Hill House is on the edge of the popular village of Sherston, by the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border. The house dates back to the 18th century, with later alterations and its traditional character is retained with flagstone floors, stone fireplaces exposed timber beams and sash windows. * Search for prime property in Gloucestershire The property has four principal bedrooms on the first floor and two further bedrooms on the second floor, two bathrooms and two reception rooms and a light, kitchen/dining room with French doors out to the eating area on the patio. Behind the main house is a Cotswold stone barn and a range of outhouses. Through the back yard are seven stables, a tack room and a feed room. The gardens include a small greenhouse and a small kennel for two dogs. In the corner of the paddock is a hard tennis court and a boules court. There is also a vegetable garden, fruit cage, garden shed and a productive asparagus bed. Travel to London is quick: Chippenham (9 miles away) to London Paddington takes 75 minutes. The guide price is £1.6m. For further information please call Knight Frank on 01285 659 771 or visit www.knightfrank.com. * Search for prime property in Gloucestershire
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Brockfield Hall, the great Yorkshire house that's gone from Regency mansion to modern family homeBrockfield Hall in North Yorkshire is the family home of Charlie Wood and Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden, who have transformed it since they came here in 2020, winning multiple awards in the process. John Martin Robinson reports on the restoration project that revived this compact Regency house as a modern family home. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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Barbour’s heritage jackets get a floral makeover courtesy of ErdemUtilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act, inspired by some of our greatest countryside icons.
