Penny Churchill
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A grand Georgian villa in Cornwall with grace, charm and its own waterfalls
Penny Churchill takes a look at Trethill House, near Torpoint in Cornwall, built by a student of Sir John Soane.
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A £12.75 million masterpiece in Buckinghamshire once owned by JFK's sister-in-law
Penny Churchill looks on in wonder at the beautiful, sprawling Turville Grange, a house full of exquisite design and history.
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A country house that could pay for itself? The sprawling house that became one of Britain's best-loved country hotels, now up for sale
Baslow Hall was saved from ruin and converted into a glorious country house hotel, but after 35 years the owners are retiring — giving somebody the chance to buy one of Derbyshire's most beautiful homes while running a business that means it could pay for itself.
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An Oxfordshire gem comes to the market in a picture-perfect village with a pub, village green and red telephone box
The delightful village of Broadwell is the location for Millbrook House, an effortlessly elegant country house in Oxfordshire. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A picture-perfect manor house in an idyllic Cotswolds setting, yet just an hour from central London
This gorgeous house delivers on the dream of living in an idyllic, golden stone home that's still within an easy commute of London.
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Stables, pool and party barn at this gorgeous house plus 172 acres in 'one of the most sought-after locations in the Cotswolds'
Penny Churchill takes a look at the beautiful, and perfectly-situated Saddlewood Manor in South Gloucestershire.
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Endless views, period charm and a magical setting at this delightful Devon mansion
East Down Manor is on the market, a gem of a place set in a dozen acres of wonderful English countryside.
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A spectacular Wiltshire manor house that's been saved from the brink, and now in better shape than ever
The gorgeous Hazelbury Manor has teetered on the brink of destruction twice in the last century — but now it's in superb shape and ready for plenty more centuries to come. Penny Churchill tells more.
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The £75 million home that's the closest thing you'll ever get to owning your own Royal palace
Denham Place has come to the market at a staggering £75 million — and short of acquiring a royal palace, there is ‘nothing of this grandeur or provenance so close to central London’. Penny Churchill takes a look inside.
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A simply exquisite Lutyens-style house with art studio and 35 glorious acres, on sale for the first time in half a century
Lord's Wood is a true labour of love, having been in the same ownership since 1974 and meticulously cared for. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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One of the most complete surviving 14th century manor houses in the world is back on the market
Penny Churchill reports on Knightstone Manor's re-appearance on the market, a splendid — and incredibly well-preserved — medieval home in Devon.
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'One of the biggest country house sales of the century so far' is under way, a superb and historic £32m property in Kent
The astonishing and exquisite Linton Park has come up for sale with a £32 million price tag. Penny Churchill reports.
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A bright and beautiful country house in Kent with its own cave, and a Monet-inspired bridge
Elmstone Court is a dreamy house for sale just a few miles from Canterbury. Penny Churchill reports.
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A ten-bedroom home full of character, set in one of the most delightful spots in Somerset
Exquisite windows, graceful design, period features and delightful grounds make Keyford House in Somerset a real find. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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The country house where Stephen Fry went to school has become a spectacular £6m house in the Cotswolds
Stouts Hill has been everything from a prep school to a timeshare, but is back at its very best as a country house — and it's on the market. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An utterly charming old rectory in the village where Sir Christopher Wren grew up
Britain's greatest-ever architect, Sir Christopher Wren, was the rector's son in East Knoyle, where he was born and grew up. And while that even older rectory is now long gone, the Old Rectory that followed it is still there — and now it's seeking a new owner.
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A truly incredible medieval house in West Sussex where even the front door is 1,000 years old
Penny Churchill takes a look at the splendidly ancient Homestall Manor, whose every inch seems to be filled with rich stories.
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A grand entrance hall, acres of secluded garden and huge amounts of space in a beautiful house for sale in Kent
Penny Churchill takes a look at the grand yet pretty Galleys Wood, a wonderful family home in Kent.
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A sprawling and elegant house created by one of the great Arts-and-Crafts architects of the 20th century
Harold Falkner's work at Runfold Manor in Surrey is a perfect example of what makes this type of house so charming, elegant and highly liveable. Penny Churchill explains more.
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A glorious country house with library, gym and treehouse, in a hamlet a stone's throw from Guildford
A decade ago, Orange Grove near Guildford came up for sale via Country Life; now, the owners are moving on, leaving the house in fabulous condition compared to what they bought in 2012. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A beautiful 15th century house that was home to a supermodel caught up in the Profumo scandal
Bronwnen Pugh was acclaimed as one of the world's most beautiful women in the 1950s and married Viscount Astor in 1960 — only for her life to turn upside down as her husband was caught up in the Profumo scandal. Following his death, she left Cliveden to start a new life at Tuesley Manor, near Godalming, at a house which is now seeking a new owner.
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A majestic Suffolk country house and estate up for sale for the first time since 1845
In an idyllic corner of Suffolk is Woodlands, a house and estate which are on the market after two centuries in the same family.
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A 'real gem' of an Elizabethan hall where Virginia Woolf came to recuperate, and ended up writing a story
Blo Norton Hall is a delightful Norfolk home with great stories to tell. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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An 18th century watermill that was home to the man who made millions from Reader's Digest
Victor Ross made his money not from entering one of those prize draws, but from publishing the magazine itself — and he used his success to buy and restore the beautiful Worten Mill in Kent.
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