Devon — £2.95 million
A townhouse right on the waterfront in Dartmouth, set in one of the prettiest estuaries in Britain.
For sale via Knight Frank — see more details and pictures.
Buckinghamshire — £1.95 million
This barn conversion in two and a half acres comes with pool, paddock and wonderful views over open countryside.
For sale via Michael Graham — see more details and pictures.
Cornwall — £3.4 million
With a breathtaking position on the edge of Polruan-by-Fowey, and with gardens running down to the water and your own private mooring, this is the stuff of fantasy for house buyers looking for a dream home in Cornwall.
For sale via Strutt & Parker — see more details and pictures.
Surrey — £2.69 million
In the hills of the North Downs near Dorking, this is an Edwardian house that has been magnificently refurbished: seven bedrooms, sauna and gym, a converted stable and landscaped grounds with a pool.
For sale via Savills — see more details and pictures.
Oxfordshire — £4.4 million
Up to 347 acres of land are part of the deal (depending on which of the available lots you choose to go for) at this charming farm, which has productive land, a wooded valley and an eight-bedroom principal house as well as several other cottages and buildings. All that plus a location close to Chipping Norton, where some of the most celebrated spots in the Cotswolds are to be found.
For sale via Savills — see more details and pictures.
Buckinghamshire — £2.5 million
This gorgeous period house with six bedrooms is charming inside and out — particularly in the gardens, with summer house, re-wilded orchard and a hidden pool.
For sale via Knight Frank — see more details and pictures.
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A grand country house and 329-acre estate for sale at £1.89 million — and it's on the market for the first time in a quarter of a millenniumArabella Youens takes a look at the beautiful Monreith House and Estate on the south-west coast of Scotland.
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A beautiful home on the outskirts of one of Scotland's prettiest market towns, and an easy commute to EdinburghArabella Youens looks at Kirklands House, a wonderful old home set in five acres of charming gardens near Melrose.
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18 grand country homes, from £600k to £6 million, as seen in Country LifeOur regular look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week include a house in a charming seaside village and a 17th century farmhouse.
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Caveat renovator: The TV star, the writer and the salvation of a crumbling farmhouseThe actor, writer and comedian Robert Webb and his comedy writer wife Abigail Burdess embarked on a renovation project in 2019 which became far more than they imagined — and just as the job is at last complete, they've decided that it's the right time to put house on the market.
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An Alpine hideaway on a Swiss mountaintop that's like something from the pages of a Gothic novelA wonderful Baroque castle set amid gardens and woodland is for sale in one of Switzerland's most beautiful areas.
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The beautiful part of Britain where £1 million still buys a grand period house and a swathe of unspoilt landThe Scottish Borders might just be the best value spot in Britain today, as Arabella Youens reports.
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A beautiful old farmhouse in 15 acres of breathtaking Scottish scenery, for sale at just £825,000A wonderful country home with almost 15 acres of land has come up for sale at a price which will make urban dwellers question their life choices.
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A country house that was the set for one of the best-loved sitcoms of the 1980s is for sale, with 40,000sq ft of space, 39 bedrooms and almost endless potentialLynford Hall, a vast neo-Jacobean house that's been everything from a country hotel to an agricultural college, has come to the market. Toby Keel tells its story.
