Castles & Estates
The latest castles and estates for sale, as seen in Country Life.
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Five stunning stretches of land for sale in Scotland, from mountains and woodland to a coastal estateIf you've ever dreamed of owning thousands of acres of pristine Highlands, you've come to the right place.
By Toby Keel Published
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How the drive for net zero has sparked a boom in the sales — and prices — of Scottish Highland estatesHighland mists are increasingly full of buyers, but they're not likely to be individuals with big dreams and deep pockets — instead, as Penny Churchill discovers, they are institutions hoping to do their bit for the environment.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Careston Castle and its vast estate come up for sale for the first time in a century and a half, an astonishing place with arguably the finest fireplaces in ScotlandA dizzying array of handsome houses and fertile land is available on the 1,528-acre Careston estate in Angus, a property centred on Careston Castle itself. Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A glorious, rolling Hampshire estate with grounds designed by Capability Brown, on the market for the first time in three-quarters of a centuryWilverley Park offers the chance to buy an idyllic slice of England, a place where one of our greatest landscapers left his mark. Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Rossley Manor, the Cotswolds country house and estate that became a country club, now a house once more and seeking a new ownerPenny Churchill takes a look at Rossley Manor, a beautiful estate in the Dodswell Valley near Cheltenham.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A timeless and magical Cotswolds country house for sale, with 26,000sq ft, 117 acres, royal neighbours, and a £7.5 million price tagElmstree House Estate is a sprawling rural paradise for those seeking a lot of space — especially if you're after outbuildings — and a rather enormous project.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A selection of truly magnificent country houses and estates for those with £10 million to spendAt the top end of the market, the properties for sale are breathtaking.
By Toby Keel Published
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An £11 million castle for sale in Kent, with 130 acres, views over to France, and absolutely breathtaking both inside and outThe Grade I-listed Lympne Castle in Kent is a breathtaking castle and estate which boasts beautiful gardens and vast grounds — and what's more, it could even pay for itself. Lydia Stangroom takes a look.
By Lydia Stangroom Published
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A rare chance to buy Barton Hall, a spectacular Derbyshire house with breathtaking gardensA Georgian home with superb rural location has come to the market in the form of Barton Hall. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A pocket-sized estate on Dartmoor with a little bit of everything, including a 10-bedroom house and a riverIf you want a piece of the land to really call your own, but don't fancy the headaches that come with managing huge swathes of land, Ludbrook could be ideal.
By Toby Keel Published
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A fantasy castle for sale on Loch Lomond, with a Rennie Mackintosh library and a herd of Highland CattleTurrets, carved stone fireplaces and wood-panelled walls abound at the extraordinary Auchendennan House, a castle near Glasgow that's on the market with virtual tours available for interested parties.
By Toby Keel Published
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Bowden Park, one of England's great estates, has comes to the market at £35 millionThe Bowden Park estate is a truly vast property — with a correspondingly vast price tag — whose sale marks a great new chapter in its four-hundred-year history. Penny Churchill reports.
By Penny Churchill Published
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An estate in the Brecon Beacons for sale that's family home, sanctuary, working farm and business opportunity rolled into one362 acres of beautifully-unspoilt Brecon Beacons countryside is for sale as The Mandinam Estate comes to the market. Penny Churchill takes a look.
By Penny Churchill Published
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Grandeur, splendour and practicality in two homes for sale that make it easy to live in your own castleLiving in a spectacular castle doesn't have to come with the headaches of owning a castle, as shown by these beautiful apartments at Thurland Castle, a grand pile wedged into the space between the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland.
By Toby Keel Published
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A dreamlike castle for sale set on a hillside overlooking a sweep of river in one of the most beautiful areas of BritainGlandyfi Castle was built to impress 200 years ago — and it still manages to do so today.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 13-bedroom castle under £1m with a stunning oak-panelled library and impossibly romantic boathouseThe beautiful Glencruitten House bears the mark of one of Scotland's great architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After years of ownership by a religious community, it's now looking for a new custodian.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 'baby Windsor Castle' in Devon that's been transformed into a gorgeous family homeTawstock Castle was originally built as a folly, a feature in the grounds to be grand, beautiful and raise a smile. It's still that, but it's also now a comfortable family home.
By Toby Keel Published
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A stunning Scottish castle for sale at less than the cost of a luxury carKnockhall Castle is beautifully, irresistibly romantic — but to say that 'it needs a bit of work' would be one of the great understatements of the year.
By Toby Keel Published
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A castle in the 'new Cotswolds' for sale with stone spiral staircases, 30 acres and a castellated roof terraceAstwell Castle is a 15th century castle in Northamptonshire for sale that's full of history and absolutely bursting with potential.
By Toby Keel Published
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Mountains, beaches and 'perhaps a loch or two': The incredible Scottish estates at the price of a family home in SurreyIf you're after thousands of acres, a string of properties and breathtaking scenery — as well as incomparable sporting life — for the cost of a family home in the south east of England then a Scottish estate is the answer, says Holly Kirkwood.
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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A beautiful Georgian home at the heart of a 563-acre sporting and residential estate in whisky-making countryThe grand house that's the centrepiece of the Cairnty Estate is just the start of a property which offers pheasant shooting, deer stalking and trout fishing, as well as opportunities for farming, forestry and residential development – what more could one want from a Scottish country estate?
By Penny Churchill Published


