Villas
The latest Villa breaking news, comments and features from Country Life
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What's a 'wellness village' and will it tempt you back into the office?
The team behind London's first mixed-use ‘wellness village’ says it has the magic formula for tempting workers back into offices.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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The 2024 ranking of the 'best places to live' in England and Wales
Redbourn has been named the best place to live in the country.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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A historic villa for sale on the Via Nomentana worthy of Rome's rich history
Three floors, lots of balconies, and a private garden in one of Rome's loveliest neighbourhoods.
By James Fisher Published
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This elegant Greek villa offers would-be buyers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in the shadow of the Acropolis
Athenian Legacy consists of two houses in walking —and almost touching — distance of one of the world’s most famous and precious landmarks.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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A sleek, seven-bedroom villa with a wine cave, wellness space and a 20-person Jacuzzi
Incredible attention to detail at Almancil Loulé's, an amazing home for sale in Portugal's exclusive Quinta do Lago resort.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Villa Crusoe: A glorious Devon house, with a private beach, for sale for the first time
With links to Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, the property will 'meet the requirements of even the most demanding of castaways.'
By Penny Churchill Published
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Keira Knightley's Black Doves home is up for sale — and it's a beautiful villa in the neighbourhood dubbed 'South London’s answer to Notting Hill'
The five-bedroom mansion in London’s up-and-coming Crystal Palace stars as the home of Keira Knightley’s character, Helen Webb.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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The sleepy village hall that's been transformed into a breathtaking home
The Village Hall in Shotley Bridge is a masterful conversion of a much-loved village amenity.
By James Fisher Published
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Dawn Chorus: Audrey Hepburn’s Swiss villa hits the market for £17 million and research reveals that looking at art can, quite literally, help you live longer
Everything you need to know today: The Swiss home that Audrey Hepburn lived in for 30 years prior to her death is for sale, those who regularly engage with art have a 31% lower risk of dying early and an iconic Palm Beach hotel teams up with interior designer Ashley Hicks.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Villa Frere: The centuries-old garden created by an English diplomat, reclaimed by Nature, and now once again restored by Man
Rubble and ruin were all that remained of the early-19th-century Villa Frere and its gardens, planted by the English diplomat John Hookham Frere, until a group of dedicated volunteers came to its rescue. Josephine Tyndale-Biscoe tells the story of the gardens of Villa Frere in Pietà, Malta.
By Country Life Published
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A Victorian reservoir transformed into a sprawling underground home that's part Roman villa and part Hobbit house
A lot of houses get touted by agents as being 'unique'... but The Old Reservoir in Wharfdale really does live up to its billing.
By Toby Keel Published
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A four bedroom Grade II-listed villa in Kent with interiors reminiscent of the temples of the Greek gods
A house fit for a king? No, a house fit for Zeus himself.
By James Fisher Published
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Time to swap your one-bed flat for an immaculate six-bedroom Victorian villa near the beach? The English town where you can max out bang for your buck
On the hunt for a home with more space? Here’s where you should look… (and why you shouldn’t necessarily focus on price tags)
By Annabel Dixon Published
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A glorious thatched five-bedroom family home in one of Oxfordshire's most sought-after villages
Merrythought isn't just a state of mind, it's a terrific home in Great Haseley too.
By James Fisher Published
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Villa Devereux, home of Ron Hickman and one of Jersey's most famous houses, comes up for sale
From the mind that brought us the Lotus Elan and the Black and Decker Workmate, comes this gorgeous modernist property, inspired by California but made in Jersey.
By James Fisher Published
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At a home designed by the architect of the Royal Botanical Society, a new garden takes shape
Almost two centuries separate this Decimus Burton villa from its new contemporary garden and yet they suit each other perfectly.
By Caroline Donald Published
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An oak-timbered home in a picture-perfect Surrey village with pub, church and village hall, and under an hour from central London
Tumbledown Farm in Brockham is exactly the sort of place you're probably thinking of when you think of moving out to the country.
By Arabella Youens Published
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A Nordic-style home with solar panels that sits on the edge of one of Somerset's best villages
Higher Kingswood near Stogumber is a dream of functionality and form, bathed in natural light.
By James Fisher Published
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A handsome Georgian villa in a quiet and sought-after Dorset village
Grade II-listed Church Villa sits in the heart of a tranquil village, five miles from the mainline railway at Wareham, and 12 miles from the beach at Poole.
By Penny Churchill Published
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A delightful family home in the heart of one of the Cotswolds' finest villages
Cleeve House in Ampney St Peter is spacious, listed Grade II and in a 'pivotal position' according to Pevsner.
By Penny Churchill Published
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The Newt review: The hotel that put Somerset firmly back on the map
The Newt in Somerset — with its restored Roman villa and world-class apple orchard — is in a country house hotel league all of its own, says Lucy Ford.
By Lucy Ford Published


