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Alan Carr's new castle is 'a masterpiece of the baronial revival' with 17 bedrooms and its own miniature railwayAyton Castle is majestic, imposing, graceful, romantic... and the new home of comedian and 'Celebrity Traitors' winner Alan Carr.
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A house that's the epitome of the Yorkshire dream, in the heart of the county's 'Golden Triangle'Helperby Manor, one of the finest homes for sale in Yorkshire right now, offers a glorious mix of beauty, style and grandeur, as well as a superb location in a wonderful village. Arabella Youens takes a look.
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A country manor that's 18th century on the outside, 21st century on the insideHouse price growth in the north of England has outstripped that seen down south in recent years, but there's still a huge gap — and houses such as Hartlaw Manor offer astounding value.
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Sir Roger Moore's London pad is on the marketThe former home of the most prolific 007 of them all is for sale. Toby Keel takes a look inside.
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'When it came up for sale again, it felt like destiny': Philip Mould on his first home in the countryPhilip Mould reveals his favourite aspect of his first home in the country, as well as the biggest mistake made and what happened to it. Photographs by Hugo Ritsson-Thomas.
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A Cambridgeshire cottage that was once home to a Cold War poet, five miles from 'the home of horse racing'Edwin Muir spent the last three years of his life at Priory Cottage in Swaffham Prior
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The Shropshire boarding school that's lived multiple lives, transformed into a wonderful country house with the coolest cellar we've seen in yearsOakhurst Hall, just outside Oswestry, is a house that's lived many lives — but it's never looked better than it does now.
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Home is where the hearth is: Five picture-perfect cottages with glorious fireplacesAn imposing inglenook fireplace can be the natural heart of a home — and a characterful draw for buyers — as it radiates warmth and coaxes company towards that comforting glow.
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The seven best-kept secrets in the UK property marketExclusive research from Strutt & Parker shows the best places, near the best places, to buy.
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This Easter, give the gift of a small Welsh islandIn the heart of Eryri National Park, Ynys Gifftan is the very definition of privacy in natural beauty.
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A 16th century gatehouse for sale outside the castle where Henry VIII is thought to have pursued Anne BoleynBolebroke Castle in East Sussex is full of fascinating history — and its striking Tudor gatehouse is currently up for sale.
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A Cluedo board rendered real at a country pile with 19 bedrooms, and a gym in the chapelThere aren't many privately-owned houses in Britain where you need a map to get around. Burton Hill House is one of them.
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'The most beautiful house for sale in London' is a six-bedroom home with a walled garden that backs on to Greenwich ParkWill Hosie takes a look at Crooms Hill — and immediately starts figuring out how to raise three million pounds.
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12 wonderful homes, from a Cotswolds mill to a country house within the M25, as seen in Country LifeOur pick of the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes a cottage on Jersey and a string of delightful commutable homes.
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A Georgian lodge tucked away on a 900-acre National Trust estate in one of the most beautiful settings in PembrokeshireA Georgian lodge has come up for sale on a National Trust-owned estate, just a short walk from one of the prettiest beaches in Wales.
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Part Scottish castle, part French chateau, part Gothic fantasy: The $60 million home in the heart of the wealthiest village in TexasThe Lodge at Hunters Creek is an extraordinary blend of styles in a bucolic setting, yet it's just a short drive from one of America's busiest cities.
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I absolutely hated 'Wuthering Heights', but the film sounds like fun — and so now I'm moving to one of these impossibly remote and romantic farmhousesEvery generation tells and re-tells the best stories, and the fresh treatment given to Emily Brontë's 1847 classic 'Wuthering Heights' will be enough to get even the strongest among us pining for the moors.
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Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts spent four decades in this idyllic Devon home — and now it's up for saleIn the early 1980s, Charlie Watts and his wife Shirley were looking to buy a country escape. They found it in the pages of Country Life, and stayed there happily for the rest of their lives. Now their daughter Seraphina is putting this idyllic home on the market, as Arabella Youens reports.
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A 1980s sitcom superstar is selling his 'just idyllic' Surrey hideawayThe actor Peter Egan, who became a household name when starring in one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1980s, has put his home on the market.
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Five superb homes, from a Wiltshire mansion to 'the best flat in Battersea', as seen in Country LifeOur look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes several places with pools and tennis courts.
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The Norfolk home of the grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has come to the marketLady Fermoy's former home Uphall is on the market, with 11 bedrooms, endless charm and a Victorian swimming pond in the gardens.
