The greatest estates sold around Britain in the last 12 months
Farms and estates did not lose their appeal in 2023, with some local buyers and even a happy ending to a long-running Cornish dispute. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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The biggest country house sales of 2023, from the ultimate Padstow getaway to one of Britain's greatest stately homes
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An enchanting Cornish house with stunning harbour views
This secluded property overlooks the historic church and harbour at the mouth of Mylor Creek, near Falmouth.
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The country house where PG Wodehouse wrote one of his best-loved books, and where the wife of Charles I fled from her would-be captors
It was in the grounds of the 15th century property that Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, reputedly hid in as she fled on her way to seek refuge in France.
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An elegant Cornish abbey being sold by one of iconic supermodels of the 1960s
Grade ll-listed The Abbey stands high above the harbour in Penzance looking across to St Michael’s Mount.
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A spectacular mansion for sale in the heart of a World Heritage Site — and it's something of a bargain
Studley Royal House is a breathtaking property whose scale and beauty is hard to comprehend. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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A charming Grade II-listed country house with indoor pool in the Garden of England
The property comes with a magnificent timber-frame barn, which currently operates as a successful holiday let
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An immaculate timber-framed rectory from the early 1400s where period charm meets a pool and a gym
St Mary’s Grange is an imposing house which stands in some 12 acres of secluded grounds on the eastern edge of Easthorpe, near Colchester, surrounded by open farmland. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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Beams, flagstone floors and leaded windows in a glorious old manor house that comes with a pair of 500-year-old barns
Grade II-listed Fordcombe Manor is situated near the village of Fordcombe in the High Weald AONB
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A gem in West Sussex where the graceful Georgian hallway alone will be enough to sell the house
The Grange at Crawley Down is nestled in a village tucked away in the north-west corner of West Sussex.
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A wonderful country home in Yorkshire designed by a pupil of one of Georgian Britain's greatest-ever architects
If the grand architecture of Rudby Hall in Yorkshire looks both magnificent and familiar, there's a good reason: it was created by an architect who was a disciple of the legendary John Nash.
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A sprawling Bedfordshire mansion on the market for the first time in 80 years
Grade II-listed Lynch House in Kensworth, Bedfordshire, has hosted several significant individuals, including the politician who may have been the inspiration for George Orwell's 1984.
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An enchanting Surrey house set in 10 acres of delightful gardens on National Trust land
Chapel House, on the edge of the village of Westhumble, stands opposite the ruined 13th-century chapel from which it takes its name. Penny Churchill reports.
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Jerome K Jerome's gorgeous Georgian house in the Chilterns has come on to the market
Penny Churchill explores this handsome, Grade II-listed Georgian house, set in 46 acres of gardens, park and farmland, in an idyllic rural setting.
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A wisteria-clad dream home in the Cotswolds with 50 acres of enchanting gardens
The charming house dates back to the 17th century and is set in more than 50 acres of gardens, parkland and pasture, three miles from Bibury.
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A 28-bedroom 'mini-Versailles' has come up for sale in the heart of Kent's commuter belt
Oxon Hoath, near Sevenoaks, is a château-style former manor house with glorious gardens and grounds
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An exquisite Queen Anne country house that comes complete with three immaculate cottages
A light-filled home that's cosy and grand in equal measure within — and comes with a string of cottages that can be let out.
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A grand Grade II-listed former rectory nestled in the Garden of England
The Garden of England provides the ideal backdrop for The Old Rectory, a beautiful country home situated in the historic village and parish of Penshurst.
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An immaculate and irresistibly pretty 16th century house for sale in one of the prettiest villages in Bedfordshire
The Old House in Aspley Guise is a delightful 16th century home in one of the prettiest villages in Bedfordshire. Penny Churchill takes a look inside.
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Adderbury House, one of Oxfordshire's great country houses, is up for sale at £14 million
Restoring our heritage buildings can create properties of excellence and elegance, as Adderbury House demonstrates. Penny Churchill takes a look.
