Picture-perfect cottages
The latest picture perfect cottages breaking news, comments and features from Country Life
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 A billionaire's thatched cottage is for sale in Surrey, once owned by the oil magnate J. Paul GettyChestnut Cottage is a joyous little home — albeit one with the most unusual bedrooms to acreage to price balances we've ever seen. Toby Keel takes a look inside. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Nine wonderful character properties for sale at under £450,000A grand Georgian mansion, a traditional farmhouse in the Dales and a thatched cottage are all in our round-up of country houses under £450,000. By Toby Keel Last updated 
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 A hopelessly perfect country cottage that's hidden away in one of London's most romantic spotsIf you've a heart full of romance — and, frankly, a bank account full of money — then we have a home that might just be the perfect mix of town and country. By Toby Keel Published 
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 'The second cosiest cottage in Britain' is on the market in WiltshireWith its attractive period features and impeccable styling, this chocolate box home has already caught plenty of media attention. It’s set in rolling Wiltshire countryside yet still commutable from London. By Annabel Dixon Published 
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 One of the original cottages used on Cadbury's chocolate boxes has come up for saleThe term ‘chocolate box cottage’ is much overused, often in a context involving neither chocolate nor boxes. Not this time, though: Weavers was one of 12 ‘official’ chocolate box properties featured on the Cadbury’s chocolate boxes in the late 1800s, and has therefore rightly earned its title. By Lydia Stangroom Published 
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 A cleverly-converted 14th century village hall that’s taken on a new lease of life in WorcestershireA total renovation needn’t mean that a property loses its heart and soul, as The Old Hall, in Worcestershire, demonstrates. James Fisher takes a look. By James Fisher Published 
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 An almost absurdly picturesque thatched cottage in rural Dorset — and it's priced under £400,000Two-up two-down has never looked sweeter than at Mundy’s Cottage, in the sought-after village of Stour Provost. By James Fisher Published 
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 A spectacularly renovated thatched home in a picture-perfect Northamptonshire villageA superb quality refurbishment has turned Willowbrook House into a stylish, modern home which still retains a huge amount of character. By James Fisher Published 
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 A gorgeous thatched cottage for sale with stables and pool, an easy commute to LondonDormers is a fine Surrey home that ticks all sorts of boxes — tennis court, stables, swimming pool, commutable to London — at just £1.6m By James Fisher Published 
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 A heartbreakingly pretty house with party room, swimming pool and the best of the north Cotswolds on its doorstepA gorgeous house has come to the market close to popular Cotswolds spots such as Daylesford Farm Shop and Soho Farmhouse. Penny Churchill tells more. By Penny Churchill Published 
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 An achingly sweet Grade II-listed thatched cottage in the heart of the North Wessex Downs AONB that is brimming with charm and plenty of characterIt's not everyday that we come across a house quite as delightful as Little Cottage, but today is one of those lucky days. By Lydia Stangroom Published 
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 An irresistible thatched cottage — thought to be the oldest property in its village — has arrived on the market in SomersetQuirky, delightfully higgeldy-piggeldy and completely charming, this Grade ll-listed thatched cottage from the early 16th century is everything you could hope a cottage in Somerset to be. By Annunciata Elwes Published 
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 A Grade II-listed thatched cottage brimming with beams and charming period features in the popular village of WiddingtonMore is certainly more in the case of exposed timbers at this cottage in Widdington, as Annunciata Elwes discovers. By Annunciata Elwes Published 
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 A wonderfully sweet Cotswold cottage in a quiet Oxfordshire hamlet that seamlessly blends modern and period features to create the perfect country home'Elegant and unassuming' Lancotta House in the hamlet of Brighthampton in Oxfordshire is everything you could hope a country house to be. By Lydia Stangroom Published 
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 A house on Britain's most famously picturesque street, for sale at just £150,000Gold Hill in Shaftesbury is world famous for its extraordinary beauty, charm and views — and if you'd like to live there, a house is about to go under the hammer for an absolute song. But let's just say you need to take a look at the pictures before you start bidding... By Toby Keel Published 
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 An irresistible thatched cottage 'as cute as they come', on sale at £550,000There are chocolate box cottages — and then there's The Cabin, an idyllic place in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. Lydia Stangroom takes a look. By Lydia Stangroom Published 
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 A thatched cottage to die for? Beauty and charm for sale in the village made famous by Midsomer MurdersA characterful property meets a setting so charming that it was used for years by the makers of one of the most popular detective shows on television. By Lydia Stangroom Published 
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 An irresistibly gorgeous Cotswolds home comes to the market, with five bedrooms, five reception rooms and perfect village locationJames Fisher takes a look at a cottage in Long Compton that ticks every box. By James Fisher Published 
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 An idyllic cottage in the heart of Cockington that offers the perfect escape from the rat raceMoving to the country and opening a tea shop has never looked more appealing than at Rose Cottage Tea Gardens in a lovely village just outside Torquay. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Four idyllic cottages for sale, from under £400,000 to £5 millionJames Fisher picks out four of the finest cottages on the market today, from an utterly charming Gloucestershire home to a Chelsea pad with bags of rus in urbe. By James Fisher Published 
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 Where to live in the Cotswolds: A guide to choosing the perfect spotWhere in the Cotswolds should you move to? The answer will depend on what is more important to you and your family, as our handy guide explains. By Arabella Youens Published 


