Six of the best country houses for sale right now, as seen in Country Life
Our round-up this week is an astonishing collection of gems, with magnificent houses in Kent and Cheshire plus a breathtakingly pretty house in Herefordshire.
Kent — £1,100,000
A most impressive and substantial detached Georgian-style residence set on the edge of Painters Forstal, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
For sale with Jackson-Stops. See more pictures and details about this property.
Cheshire — £7,500,000
An exquisite residential estate in a prime rural Cheshire location. In recent years, Ash House has been renovated and remodelled to an exceptional standard of design and quality. 6 reception rooms, 4 bedroom suites, 1 further bedroom, home office, extensive leisure facilities including a gym, steam room, spa area, swimming pool and tennis court, extensive garaging, award-winning gardens and grounds.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Essex/Suffolk border — Price on application
Elegant Grade II listed late Georgian country house in a commanding position with superb accommodation, overlooking uninterrupted southerly views of attractive countryside. 6 reception rooms, 10 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, outbuildings and formal gardens.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Herefordshire — £2,600,000
An exquisitely-refurbished Georgian country house occupying a dominant location in the centre of its seven acres, and commanding a glorious outlook to three aspects. Magnificent mature trees, walled garden, coach house and stables.
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For sale with Maurice Bricknell. See more pictures and details about this property.
Staffordshire — £1,500,000
Exquisitely restored Grade II* listed Queen Anne residence on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border. 3 reception rooms, master bedroom suite with dressing room, 6 further bedrooms, media room, hard tennis court, range of outbuildings, 3 garages and gardens. A further 2.55 acres available by separate negotiation.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
Hampshire — £2,900,000
Well-designed modern house in an exceptional setting. 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, cinema room, studio, indoor swimming pool, tennis court, 2 bedroom cottage, garaging, gardens, woodland, pasture and streams.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details about this property.
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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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The wisteria clad cottage where Noël Coward and Ivor Novello held court at the height of their fameThe 17th-century Follejon Cottage just outside Windsor was a perfect escape from the city for Noël Coward and his circle of friends. As it goes on the market, Penny Churchill takes a look.
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