Mamhead House has been an evangelical holiday-and-conference centre in the 1950s, a special school in the 1980s, an events venue and, finally, the offices of the Forestry Commission. The current owner restored it to a family home and hopes for a new owner with cash, courage and extraordinary vision to restore Mamhead to its full potential.
Robgill Tower in Dumfries is beautiful inside and out, full of character and boasts the sort of floorplan which you'd normally expect to find on the Cluedo board.
A delightful millhouse in Hampshire has come up for sale with land, stables, a river full of fish and a bridge, all within easy reach of London.
Burrator House is picture-perfect in its 34 acre estate, surrounded by lakes, trees and pastureland and set in a quite corner of the Dartmoor National Park.
This spectacularly-located estate on the banks of Loch Ness offers grand accommodation, miles of land and a castellated tower with a 360-degree viewing and entertaining space. Toby Keel reports.
The 17th century Gwysaney Hall is one of the most extraordinary privately-owned homes in Wales, full of history – and while it's in splendid nick today, a couple of of hundred years ago it was terribly neglected as Penny Churchill explains.
Beautiful country houses often come with price tags which put them out of reach for many – but delightful character properties can be found that are well within reach for most buyers, as these places demonstrate.
The surviving veterans of D-Day are well into their nineties, but many still remember the events with stark clarity. Three of them spoke to Patrick Bishop and Katy Birchall; portraits by Mark Williamson.
Penberth Valley just outside Penzance is an idyllic location for those looking to escape to the West Country. Penberth House, with its seven bedrooms and incredible views, is sure to calm even the most-frazzled mind.
Curlew Point is a rare beast: a home in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that offers total privacy for those looking for real rural retreat.
Furlong House is a dreamily elegant country house in Devon, immaculately finished with a pool, stables and a dozen acres of land.
Hill Place, potentially designed by Sir John Soan, can be purchased as a whole estate or simply as a country house, with just 20 acres of stunning parkland.
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
This incredible apartment in a huge 19th century house within the M25 has had some astonishing visitors. If only the walls of Wall Hall could talk...
Selham House is the perfect house for entertaining, with a pool for the summer, large rooms for the winter and a grand entrance hall worthy of Downton Abbey.
Avington Park, Hampshire — the home of Sarah and Charlie Bullen — is a home with rather astonishing history that’s superbly set in the valley of the River Itchen. John Goodall finds out more; photographs by Will Pryce.
