Somerset — £1,700,000
The glass-walled room. The roses growing across the front door. The chic, clean design and decoration inside.
Yes, this really is it: a country cottage that still, somehow oozes cool. Even the location backs that up: The Newt and the Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Bruton are both nearby.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Dorset — £5,500,000
The home of Kirstie Allsop's late parents — a place they transformed magnificently in almost every aspect — has been on the market for a little while, with the price now reduced to £5.5m.
It represents the vision of its owners translated into a modern Georgian masterpiece by local builder Martin Fulford. ‘A few walls and one window’ are reputedly all that remains of the original farmhouse.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Kent — £10,000,000
With trains to London Bridge in just over half an hour, Tonbridge is a popular commuter haven — and that makes this 24-acre mini-estate incredibly desirable, especially given that permission is in place to create a modern Palladian mansion (the main picture here is an artist's impression).
Your £10m, buys more than a building plot, though: Elizabeth House, the so-called 'Secondary' home of 3,650 sq ft and four floors, is recently completed and ready for new owners to move in.
For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.
Surrey — £2,750,000
Kitchens sell houses, so they say. If that's really true, you'll need to act quickly to snap up this one: a six-bed wonder on the western fringes of London.
Not that it's just the kitchen that's a draw: the garden is glorious, the rooms have perfect proportions and there's even a cupola skylight above the sweeping staircase.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.
Somerset — £2,750,000
A manor house near Bath that's so unapologetically traditional you'd expect Mr Darcy to wander out of the front door at any moment to glare at people.
Seven bedrooms make this a great home for big families — and a separate three-bedroom coachouse means that it could be a multi-generational home with ease.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures and details for this property.
Devon — £2,750,000
A third house in a row at £2,750,000 seems a bit much, but we couldn't leave this gem out: a wisteria-clad marvel near Axminster.
As idyllic as the house is — and it really is — we'd almost still insist that the gorgeous 29 acres of grounds are really the selling point: this is secluded living in fine style, with gardens, woodland, 1,000 yards of river front and a separate cottage. Bliss.
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The Dorset home of Kirstie Allsopp's parents has come up for sale at £6.5 million
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp remembers the moment her parents first caught sight of Lyddon House in the pages of Country
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A spectacular coastal estate in Dorset set on its own private peninsulaThis 160-acre estate is part nature reserve and part country home, with a beautiful Arts-and-Crafts home at its heart.
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A converted bothy on the shores of Loch Tay from which to enjoy the fresh tastes of SpringWaterfall Cottage offers four bedrooms and a garden that stretches right down to the lapping waters.
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An idyllic home in Hampshire that's perfect for the musical mindLyewood House sits in 3.5 acres and comes with a purpose built recording studio and an outdoor heated pool.
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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National ParkOld House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
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18 magnificent homes for sale from £550k to £20 million, as seen in Country LifeFrom a charming thatched cottage to a 300-acre estate with its own vineyard, here's our pick of places to come to the market via Country Life of late.
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A converted monastery for sale where the chapel has become the most incredible swimming pool we've seen in yearsYou can't help but wonder what the Trappist monks who once owned this 80-acre site in Devon would make of how the place has turned out.
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The sounds of spring and stained glass in an Arts-and-Crafts masterpiece in DorsetWith 35 acres, more than 10 bedrooms, a swimming pool and tennis court, Winterfield has it all.
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An eight-bedroom wonder in East Sussex where the outdoors are an adventureThe interiors of Old Middleton are pretty good too.
