Penny Churchill

An eight-bedroom Queen Anne home in Hertfordshire with perfect gardens and a party barn

Dancers End House is a family home seemingly made for entertaining.

A Grade II-listed house in the Surrey Hills that was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and comes with its own secret tunnel

Winkworth Farm at Hascombe sits in some 15 acres of fine gardens and grounds, and has been immaculately restored by its current owners.

A Scottish country home near St Andrews that once bred championship winning sheep

Inner Gellie House has a lively history behind its elegant façades, and is looking for a new owner to take it into the 21st century.

One of Suffolk's great country house estates — 12 bedrooms, 1,763 acres and 36,000sq ft —  comes up for sale at £19 million

Glemham Hall comes to the market for the first time in 101 years, and the scale of it is quite staggering.

One of the greatest homes built in Britain this century has just come up for sale

The Mount, near the Shropshire town of Oswestry, is a quite incredible home built with no expense spared — and it's now seeking a new owner. Penny Churchill takes a look.

When 150 acres of magnificent Oxfordshire just isn't enough? Buy the estate, and pick up the next-door neighbour as part of the deal

The sale of one great Oxfordshire farm estate has prompted the sale of its neighbour — a situation that throws up intriguing possibilities, as Penny Churchill explains.

'An oasis surrounded by countryside' for sale in the heart of the Cotswolds

With 30 acres of gardens and grounds and 9,500sq ft of living space, Purton House in Church End is a family home that spans the generations.

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.

An enhanced Elizabethan Manor house in Kent with gardens by Gertrude Jekyll

With 9,400sq ft of living space and almost eight acres of gardens, Stonepitts Manor near Seal Chart is a rose in the Garden of England

This wisteria-clad former home of Dame Clara Butt on the edge of Wallingford is ready for a new lease of life

With a stunning location near the River Thames in prime Oxfordshire, Georgian Prospect House presents a prime opportunity for a new owner.

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.

14,000sq ft of space and 100,000 snowdrops — the manor house where bigger really is better

From the former Premier of Queensland to the chairman of British Land, Caldrees Manor has some history in its halls

A hall house in Suffolk that comes with plenty of space and a most-interesting name

Mockbeggars Hall can trace its name back to the 16th century, and has been substantially renovated by recent owners.

An Art Deco country house in Essex with almost 5,000sq ft of living space

New Farm near Great Dunmow was designed by Walter 'Pink' Crittall, and it's not hard to see how he got his nickname.

An amazing opportunity to go off grid in the middle of the Northumbrian countryside

This old gamekeeper's cottage on Threpwood Hill near Hexham already has fantastic views and planning permission — all it needs is a new owner to make the magic happen.

Beautiful, sustainable, profitable: A Cumbrian farmhouse for sale that generates £200k a year

This 154-acre fenced farm near Maulds Meaburn hasn't used fertiliser since 2008 and has ambitious plans for restoring the landscape.

A Victorian clocktower with its own moat, and just a stone's throw from one of Norfolk's most beautiful beaches

With more than two acres of immaculate garden and grounds, five bedroom The Clock Tower in Old Hunstanton is packed with history and charm in an enviable location.

A Suffolk farmhouse with its own private beach, stables and 141 acres, on the open market for the first time in its history

Penny Churchill takes a look at the gloriously situation Lodge Farm Estate, in the beautiful Suffolk countryside near Woodbridge.

This 16th-century home near Hoo has been recently modernised and comes with six bedrooms, but more importantly, a fully functioning moat

Scotland's sweet secrets: The estates that lit up the market north of the border last year

The number of estates for sale in Scotland increased last year and, while fewer sold overall, the market saw an increase in private transactions