It’s not often that a manor house of this calibre hits the market. With its 17 bedrooms, Capability Brown designed parkland, and Cotswold stone columns that look straight out of a Jane Austen adaptation, Kirtlington Park House is one of the country’s last remaining English Heritage-worthy homes to remain in ...
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Pride & Prejudice (1995). However much we adore Matthew Macfadyen’s mumbling, sad dog-eyed Darcy from the 2005 film, and however excited we are for Jack Lowden in the Dolly Alderton Netflix show, nothing will ever beat Colin Firth’s turn as the brooding, wet-shirted hero. The best Jane Austen adaptation of ...
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Moving house is always a hassle. There’s the boxes, the moving van, those things you said you’d definitely chuck out but now find yourself ramming in the boot. Even worse than moving house? Physically moving your house piece by piece from one location to the next. Discover how Britwell Priors ...
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The year was 1688 and the lords and ladies of England were concerned. Their Catholic monarch (King James II) had just given birth to a son by his second wife, Mary of Modena. While the public had been willing to put up with a Catholic ruler for a few short ...
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There’s something undeniably romantic about a house with a past, especially one shaped by an architect synonymous with Oxford’s historic skyline. Thorne House in Somerset sits within 5.7 acres of grounds, complete with an organic kitchen garden, helipad and a charming two-bedroom cottage. The Grade II listed home is now ...
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Though built in 1712, this Grade II* listed property dates back all the way to the 1500s. And with connections to two English queens, plus the inventor of the flushing toilet, Batheaston House is steeped in history, both high and low.
Batheaston House Is Up For Sale
First constructed in the 1500s, ...
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It’s all well and good dreaming of life in a historic Cotswold manor house, but the painstaking challenge of maintaining these honey-hued homes means the reality is often less idyllic. Unless you have staff on hand to keep your ballrooms suitably dust-free or a big-enough budget to maintain the gargoyles, ...
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Following the news that Alan Carr has bought up a Traitors-esque Scottish castle of his own, we’ve all been left dreaming of Highland turrets. Though not a castle per se, Tulchan Estate and its tens of thousands of acres of land makes Carr’s new 160-acre digs look like small fry.
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A historic Neo-Jacobean home in the quiet Norfolk countryside, Tasburgh Hall is certainly one of the most impressive country homes on the market right now. From an 18th century lodge and 19th century hall to an army base and Buddhist community centre, this historic property has donned many faces over ...
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Whether you dream of retiring to your own manor or are looking into buying a second home in the countryside, our roundup of beautiful country homes brings you the latest in luxury rural real estate.
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Top tip: if you’re planning to renovate a historic country manor, best to document your journey on Instagram. Fortunately, when Catherine Halliday-Taylor set out to restore the historic Oakhurst Hall to its former glory, her husband Alan advised her to do just that.
Though @oakhurst_hall_renovations started with zero followers, it seems ...
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Where most newly-weds may opt to go to Paris or the Maldives on their honeymoon escape, the options become a bit more limited when you’re the Queen. Following a brief stint at the Broadlands in Hampshire, the home of Lord Mountbatten – Queen Elizabeth II’s second cousin once removed and ...
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