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The enchanting cottage that was once home to Sir William Golding
Picture-perfect Ebble Thatch was the home to the great Lord of the Flies author and Nobel Prize in Literature and Booker Prize winner Sir William Golding CBE.
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Six spectacular country houses for sale at £700,000, from thatched cottages to country mansions
We take a look to see what you could get across Britain for a budget of £700,000 – the answer is 'an awful lot'.
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Is it too late to ask Santa for Christmas Cottage?
It'd be idyllic at any time of year, but the aptly-named Christmas Cottage seems particularly enticing at this time of year.
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Six lovely cottages bursting with character, close to London – and all under £390,000
Whether you want to live overlooking the village green, close to a beautiful country pub or just want an amazing fireplace and beamed ceilings, these properties tick every box.
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10 picture-perfect thatched cottages which are immaculate inside and out
Buying a thatched cottage needn't mean walking into a nightmare of work to do – these delightful places are all as spick-and-span on the inside as they are devastatingly charming from the outside.
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Six places you could buy for £650,000
What you get for your money varies wildly depending on where you're looking...
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An unbelievably romantic home tucked away in a fairytale wood
Colwell Wood Cottage has the most unimaginably romantic location in the heart of 75 acres of ancient and unspoilt woodland.
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30 magnificent properties, from picture-perfect cottages to converted windmills
Our regular look at the houses which have come to the market via Country Life in the last week or so takes a palatial neo-classical home in London, dreamy cottages across the country and a fantastic converted windmill.
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Seven beautiful character homes for under £450,000
For the price of a small London flat you could live in an immaculate thatched cottage, a Victorian villa with a sea view or a stunning stone farmhouse set in 12 acres of National Park.
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The quintessential Georgian farmhouse owned by a make-up artist to the stars
Watkins Farm was bought in the 1990s by Amanda Jackson Sytner and James Wedge and has undergone an extensive refurbishment.
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Harry Potter's childhood home goes up for sale
This irresistibly pretty house in Suffolk is a Grade I-listed wonder in its own right, even before you consider its place in film lore.
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A 'manor house in miniature' full of beautiful Tudor features
A 'manor house in miniature' full of beautiful Tudor features
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A sprawling Dorset cottage for sale where Thomas Hardy met his inspirational mentor
Old Came Rectory is a delightful thatched cottage just outside Dorchester where one of Britain's greatest writers was a regular visitor.
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A romantic cottage in the heart of the Cotswolds at the price of a small city flat
A heart-stoppingly romantic cottage in the Cotswolds has come to the market at a price which will make city dwellers green with envy.
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A perfect thatched cottage with a fairytale garden, pool and room for horses
A dreamy little cottage has come up for sale within the New Forest National Park.
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Six gorgeous character homes for less than the price of a London terrace
The average cost of a terraced house in London comes in at around £650,000 – but you can find astonishingly beautiful homes for as little as half that.
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A house for sale where Thomas Hardy broke his love rival’s heart
This lovely old vicarage in Cornwall has a quite incredible back story.
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A 200 year old cottage with fabulous views over the Marshwood Vale
Providence Cottage is an attractive detached period property.
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Romantic but affordable cottages within an hour of London
You don't have to go as far as the Cotswolds for a cosy cottage at a reasonable price.
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Beautiful period village house within easy walking distance of a popular day prep school
Cotfield House is a stone's throw from Spratton Hall day school.
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Six stunning village properties close to the village green
Because everybody needs good neighbours.
