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A pair of spectacular properties in Florida, as seen in Country Life

As the August rain continues to hammer down across Britain, the thought of a home in sunnier climes seems all the more alluring.

16 beautiful homes for sale, as seen in Country Life

A stupendous William-and-Mary house just outside Oxford to delight even the most demanding house hunter

Little Manor in Tackley is anything but little — nor is the asking price, for that matter. But it's as beautiful and well-located a house as we've seen in some time. Penny Churchill reports.

Where to live in the Cotswolds: A guide to choosing the perfect spot

A £20m Cotswolds estate for sale 'the like of which may never be seen again'

The name 'Lower Court Farmhouse' underplays what is for sale in this extraordinary piece of land in a prime Cotswolds location, which offers as great an opportunity as Penny Churchill can remember.

Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale

We take a look at the finest country houses, castles and estates for sale in Scotland

A fairytale castle in Wiltshire which could be straight out of Sleeping Beauty

Laura Ashley's former home in a remote and idyllic valley has come up for sale

Rhyldoldog House offers an incredibly rare opportunity to buy a house once owned by the doyenne of English interiors, Laura Ashley.

Six devastatingly pretty houses across Britain, all for sale at £2.5 million

From country estates to Georgian townhouses — with a few commuter hotspots thrown in — we've scoured the market for the finest £2.5 million houses for sale right now.

The historic home of Sir Francis Drake, long familiar to sailors coming up Exe, has come up for sale

Belvedere wants for nothing. A beautiful location, large rooms and acres upon acres of beautifully landscaped woodland all make this one of the most special properties on the market at this moment in time. Penny Churchill reports.

The 20-bedroom castle that went on the market for £500,000 — and what happened to the men who bought it

Last year, Ribbesford House — a vast castle in Worcestershire with 20 bedrooms, 20,000 sq ft of space and eight acres of land — caused a stir when it came to the market with a price tag of £500,000. Here's what happened next.

A beautiful Edwardian country mansion with a tennis court and swimming pool, sitting pretty on Chichester Harbour

Best country houses for sale this week

Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.

A majestic windmill in Norfolk for sale that could be a gorgeous home — or a thriving lifestyle business for someone escaping the rat race

The very flatness of north Norfolk makes Cley Windmill a genuine landmark in this beautifully-unspoilt corner of East Anglia — now, it's for sale for just the second time in a century.

A Wiltshire country house with spectacularly pretty gardens that's a horse-lover's dream

Your own loch and 65 acres of Scottish countryside for the price of small flat on the outskirts of London

A Hampshire farm with immaculate farmhouse and a huge entertaining barn, just a few miles down the road from Country Life

A sprawling house with a pair of gardens designed by some of the most brilliant minds in modern horticulture is at the heart of this huge estate for sale — which just so happens to be rather close to where Country Life is made.

Eight irresistible thatched cottages for sale, from under £450,000

The romantic appeal of an English country cottage with a thatched roof never fades, as these wonderful homes show.

A secluded Cotswolds farmhouse tucked away in a valley made famous by Laurie Lee in 'Cider with Rosie'

The Dillay is tucked away from the world in the sort of valley that you can imagine time leaving behind — yet this home has all the modern comforts and high-speed broadband you'd ever need.

A wonderful country house just outside London that was once home to a Tudor rebel and one of the last Liberal prime ministers

Hunton Court has it all: a beautiful home in wonderful part of the country and full of interesting history, yet within easy reach of London.