Seven magnificent country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
This week's round-up looks at a magical house in Suffolk, a sophisticated Devon home and a charming Welsh retreat.


Monmouthshire – £520,000
Monmouthshire cottage within commuting distance of Bristol, Cardiff or Hereford. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, large kitchen with an Aga & walk-in larder, two reception rooms, garage & third-of-an-acre garden.
For sale with the owners. See more pictures and details about this property.
Suffolk — £1,6500,000
A striking four bedroom country house occupying the most exceptional rural setting together with outbuildings and grounds approaching five acres.
For sale with Chapman Stickels. See more pictures and details about this property.
West Sussex — £2,500,000
An elegant Grade II Listed Georgian townhouse in the sought-after Pallants at the heart of Chichester.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details about this property.
Kent — £2,000,000
An exceptionally interesting and historic Grade II-Listed riverside home in Canterbury, set in an exquisite garden and with a superb suite of formal reception rooms, generous bedrooms and family living spaces.
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For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details about this property.
Devon — £3,300,000
An iconic, recently-built clifftop home capturing a breathtaking panorama of the sea and coastline. Giving 6,000 square feet of luxury living together with excellent garaging and lawned gardens.
For sale with John Couch. See more pictures and details about this property.
West Sussex — £2,500,000
An exceptional Listed Grade II barn conversion located at the foot of the South Downs, within the beautiful South Downs National Park, enjoying breathtaking views over the Amberley Wildbrooks nature reserve.
For sale with Jackson-Stops. See more pictures and details about this property.
Surrey — £3,500,000
Contemporary country home completed in 2008 with a long sweeping driveway through the wonderful surrounding countryside. 3 reception rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, stables and tack room, separate 1 bedroom guest studio with further bathroom, extensive garaging, formal gardens, fenced paddocks, wild flower banks and a naturally fed lake complex with water source heat pump.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
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Best country houses for sale this week
An irresistible West Country cottage and a magnificent Cumbrian country house make our pick of the finest country houses for
The first house built on the island given to Lord Nelson after the Battle of the Nile, with a heated swimming pool and a 90ft mooring
Sphinx, one house of a small community built on Pharoah's Island, is set on half an acre of land and
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Five truly wonderful homes, as seen in Country Life
Our round-up includes a fabulous period home in Cheshire and a spectacular house on the edges of Petworth.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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Tim Burton is selling the house he shared with Helena Bonham-Carter, a sublime home on the Thames that comes with three private islands
Mill House in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, might just be the perfect English country home.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Puffins and shearwaters, skuas and terns, gannets and gulls and guillemots and wings, these are a few of our favourite things (seabirds)
From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills.
By John Lewis-Stempel Published
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Tim Burton is selling the house he shared with Helena Bonham-Carter, a sublime home on the Thames that comes with three private islands
Mill House in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, might just be the perfect English country home.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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A spectacular tower for sale that's a blend of Victorian folly, architectural marvel and 21st century family home
Hadlow Tower has space, and a back story of love, jealousy and intrigue.
By Toby Keel Published
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A spectacular, light-filled home on the Isle of Wight where you can see the water from practically every window
Penny Churchill takes a look at the grand and impressive Fishbourne Quay House.
By Penny Churchill Last updated
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The former stables — and recording studio for the Pet Shop Boys — transformed with a magical blend of city and country aesthetic, now seeking a new owner
In the heart of Clerkenwell, what was once a Victorian industrial unit is now a beautiful home.
By Toby Keel Last updated
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The Good Life 2025? A development promising 'Britain's greenest homes' blends zero carbon, organic allotments and a touch of luxury in the Kent countryside
Hartdene Barns, sitting on a disused dairy farm in Kent, is a vision of what sustainable living one day mean for all of us.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Breathtaking views and gardens that run down to the water's edge at this delightful home in Cornwall
The Garden House in Polruan sums up the appeal of waterside living. Penny Churchill steps inside.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A 500-acre estate that spent 11 centuries in the same family, for sale for only the second time in its history
In the beautiful hills of north Wales the Garthewin estate has come up for sale, including a great country house once restored by the architect who created Portmeirion. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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'The city has always held an important creative space within our design studio': A luxury townhouse in Tokyo, courtesy of Aston Martin
A new four-storey property in the Omotesandō district is the first single home private residence by the British ultra-luxury performance brand.
By James Fisher Published