British country house

Some homes pull off the trick of offering the best of both worlds. Take as an example Champions Farm, an ancient home that’s been carefully brought up to modern spec while retaining its charm. Then there’s the location: it sits in splendid isolation in the middle of its 111 acres of rolling fields, with magnificent …

This six-bedroom Georgian manor house in Beaulieu, Hampshire, is set within the protected New Forest,...

Reddish House, in the Wiltshire countryside, was bought by Beaton for £10,000 in the 1940s

Penny Churchill casts her eye on a fine old rectory which has been beautifully restored — and shows exactly how the housing market has moved in the last three decades.

On the market for those seeking the most authentic of English country house experiences is Manston House, the eight-bedroom manor first built in the 17th century and today of the Grade II listing.

Knight Frank - Country Houses Department present this 7 bedroom detached house in Chapel Lane, Westhumble, DORKING, Surrey, RH5.

This Queen Anne house in the Cotswolds is home to Emily Todhunter and her husband Manoli Olympitis and their family. Both the interiors, gardens and architecture are full of English country house charm, taste and style.

Grade II listed Turnstone House in Painswick offers classic Cotswolds charm and a secondary revenue stream: the five-bedroom house has a three-bedroom cottage that can be let for £150 a night. The house, with its neogothic mullioned windows, is set in almost five acres, with orchards, paddocks and lovely gardens that won a national landscaping award in 2016. 01452 595204, hamptons.co.uk