Best country houses for sale this week - Country Life (2024)

From a truly magnificent Shropshire stately home to a string of delightful thatched cottages, enjoy our pick of the finest homes for sale in Britain today.

East Sussex — £4,250,000

This 300-year-old house near a lake in Wadhurst is for sale for the first time in half a century.

There’s a main house, two cottages and an oast house with twin roundels as part of the property.

This is an amazing collection of buildings in the countryside, yet with trains to London in under an hour.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Devon — £3,000,000

An 84-acre farm with a Grade II-listed farmhouse at its centre, wonderfully refurbished and sensitively extended.

It’s a wonderful mix of old and new, a property where ancient beams and solar panels co-exist happily amid a bucolic setting.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Buckinghamshire — £2,250,000

This Grade II*-listed family home dates back to the 16th century, though it now has a Queen Anne façade.

There are six bedrooms, gorgeous gardens and a separate cottage in the grounds.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Wiltshire — £8,000,000

A manageably-sized country estate for sale in Wiltshire, with just over 50 acres that has at its heart Chalcot House.

From the drawing room with its grand piano in a bay window to the library, kitchen and wonderful hallways and landings, this is the sort of country house we all dream of.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Dorset — £5,500,000

A truly gorgeous country house —inside and out — not far from Sherborne, with a four-bedroom main house and a four-bedroom converted mill.

There is a pool, sauna, agricultural barns, lakes, woodland, a thatched summer house… the list goes on and on.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Warwickshire — £1,750,000

Beautiful gardens and wonderful countryside views at this huge house on the edge of a village in the northern Cotswolds.

For sale with Hayman Joyce.See more pictures and details for this property.

Kent — £1,700,000

If the lake with the fountain and the rural location doesn’t reel you in, the interior — with its spacious rooms and oak-panelled walls — surely will.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Devon — £1,150,000

Simply picture perfect, this is a wonderful historic farmhouse in stunning gardens and grounds in the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

For sale with Stags.See more pictures and details for this property.

Derbyshire — £1,100,000

A Grade II*-listed, 17th century manor house on the edge of a village.

For sale with John German.See more pictures and details for this property.

Wiltshire — £1,100,000

A wonderful and charming home in one of Wiltshire’s most sought-after villages, with charming gardens and an outdoor swimming pool.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Leicestershire — £895,000

Flexible accommodation and a landscaped garden in a modern barn conversion that’s sleek and stylish within.

For sale with Bentons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £850,000

A detached family home with beautifully manicured gardens and a secluded rural position.

For sale with gth.See more pictures and details for this property.

North Yorkshire — £750,000

Breathtaking location at this traditional five-bedroom house with stunning views of Wensleydale.

For sale with Robin Jessop.See more pictures and details for this property.

Hampshire — £3,000,000

Sarson Mill is a delightful, immaculate modern mill house set on the banks of the Pill Hill Brook near Andover.

The brook itself provides a wonderful backdrop to the glorious gardens and grounds, which include an Alitex greenhouse, vegetable patch and a large paddock.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

North Yorkshire — £500,000

A barn converted into a large family home with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a separate annexe and generous gardens.

For sale with JR Hopper.See more pictures and details for this property.

Twickenham — £8,500,000

It’s hard to know where to start with this endlessly intriguing house on the banks of the River Thames, with 8,494 sq ft in a sensational location.

The fabulous library, huge kitchen, lawns running down to the waterside and endless stream of impressive rooms really have to be seen.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

West Sussex — £2,250,000

In a village between Petworth and Midhurst, this is something of a tardis: a quaint cottage from the outside which reveals a spectacular family home within.

Elegant and charming inside, the outdoor space is superb with panoramic views over the countryside from the various levels of terraces and lawns —a perfect home for entertaining.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Northamptonshire — £2,000,000

Nine bedrooms and over 5,600 sq ft in this house in Great Houghton, not far from Northampton.

Beams, original fireplaces and stone floors add charm to a farmhouse which was once the centre of village life.

For sale with Michael Graham.See more pictures and details for this property.

Dorset — £2,650,000

A pretty Georgian home that is a former rectory with outstanding views over the local countryside. Unusually, it’s not listed, offering plenty of scope to a new owner to come in and truly make it their own.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Surrey — £2,500,000

A stone plaque dates this house in the centre of Reigate to 1784, and it has all the wonderful symmetry characteristic of the era.

Meticulous restoration has brought it up to date while retaining its charm.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Surrey — £6,750,000

Great Tangley Manor is a home that is thought to be the UK’s oldest continuously inhabited house, looking for its latest owners.

10 acres of gardens, an indoor pool, tennis court and over 11,000 sq ft of space — and one of the most impressive ancient homes in open countryside south of Guildford.

For sale with Strutt & Parker. See more pictures and details for this property.

Cheshire — £11,400,000

In a rural location outside Nantwich, Dorfold Hall is a spectacular Jacobean hall with everything from clocktower and lake to historic gardens.

It’s a Grade I-listed house that also includes an events business and over 100 acres of land.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Norfolk — £2,250,000

An amazing location that’s secluded and beautiful, a few miles inland from the coast at Sheringham.

The buildings – as you’ll probably guess from the architecture —are a mix of ages, but nothing here is listed giving great scope (subject to permission) to do wonderful things in this 3.7 acre plot.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

West Sussex — £2,875,000

What was once a small, stone cottage 192 years ago is now a beautiful and extensive country home in the charming village of Milland, in the rolling hills near Haslemere.

Eight bedrooms (depending on how you arrange things) as well as five reception rooms and a string of outbuildings are on offer here —this is a wonderful piece of property.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Kent — £1,750,000

One of the finest village houses close to Canterbury, set in a magical walled garden overlooking the ancient parish church.

This 15th century home is a huge as it is charming, with seven bedrooms, five reception rooms and a cellar.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Cornwall — £1,000,000

A 2,500sq ft wing of this stunning Regency mansion on the Fal Estuary.

As wonderful as this property is within, it’s really the setting that sells it: the house sits in six and a half acres, with lawns stretching all the way down to the water’s edge. Glorious.

For sale with Lillicrap Chilcott.See more pictures and details for this property.

Buckinghamshire — £3,000,000

Paddocks, stables, barns and more are the main draw of this equestrian property near Stowe, with 70 acres of land and a very large four-bedroom house.

The house itself is relatively modern and could do with some —well, quite a lot of —updating, but the space and the flow is all just what you’d hope for.

For sale with Michael Graham.See more pictures and details for this property.

Kent — £2,250,000

A grade II-listed Georgian house just outside the M25 and close to the racing circuit at Brands Hatch.

The hallway alone is a joy which will surely prompt viewings of this effortlessly graceful home.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Suffolk — £19,000,000

On the market for the first time in 101 years, the Glemham Hall Estate is a property that is staggering in every sense.

There is over 1,700 acres of land, with the 36,000sq ft Glemham Hall at its heart.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Buckinghamshire — £4,750,000

A picture-perfect country house with wood-panelled walls, 16.7 acres of grounds and much more.

It also has the greenest bathroom we’ve seen for many a year, somehow a perfect match for the wonderful views of fields and trees.

For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures and details for this property.

Wiltshire — £349,950

A fully-refurbished (and recently thatched) Grade II-listed cottage with three bedrooms and a fine garden.

Internally it’s not what you’d have expected: totally refurbished and left as an almost entirely blank canvas for the new owner to make their mark.

For sale with Cooper and Tanner.See more pictures and details for this property.

Biggar, Scottish Borders — £3,600,000

A sumptuous property with turrets, battlements and magnificent views, Hartree House is a sprawling 14-bedroom property in over 22 acres of grounds.

The estate itself dates back to the 14th century, though the main house itself is a blend of Georgian, Victorian and 21st century — the latter courtesy of total refurbishment, some new additions, ground-source heating and solar panels.

It’s the beauty of the place inside that we’re most struck by, however, not least the graceful hallway with its green walls and parquet flooring.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures of this property.

Bath — £4,895,000

It’s hard to beat a majestic Georgian townhouse, and this wonderful home is a good an example as you’ll see.

The location is pretty much perfect, near Henrietta Park and Pulteney Bridge in the heart of the city.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £2,400,000

An immaculate 17th century Somerset farmhouse with stables, 16.33 acres, and views out to Glastonbury Tor and Cadbury Castle.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £2,200,000

Tucked away in a hopelessly bucolic setting is this elegant former rectory, with two further cottages amid its extensive gardens and grounds.

For sale with Stags.See more pictures and details for this property.

Buckinghamshire — £4,000,000

A substantial executive family home with high-specification — including cooling installed in all rooms — and built to an energy efficient design, set within lovely gardens.

The house dates to 2020, built in Georgian revival style to an exacting specification by the current vendor, with over 7,300 sq ft of space over three floors.

For sale with Hamptons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Hertfordshire — £2,300,000

From the pristine gardens to the cream-coloured Aga in the kitchen, this five-bedroom house is beautifully presented, and includes a self-contained apartment.

The house is set in stunning, beautifully-designed landscaped gardens of around six acres, with far-reaching views across the Hertfordshire countryside.

For sale with Hamptons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Surrey — £1,625,000

A 17th century cottage in Ripley, between Guildford and Woking, with wonderful gardens that really have to be seen.

Inside there is a mix of old and new, with gnarled old beams left exposed in places, and floor-to-ceiling windows elsewhere which make the most of this idyllic plot.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Bedfordshire — £1,500,000

A stone farmhouse with huge amounts of space set in a couple of acres of truly lovely gardens, with a village location around five miles north of Bedford.

Very nicely done out within, the highlight is perhaps the orangery with gardens wrapping around on three sides.

For sale with Michael Graham.See more pictures and details for this property.

Leicestershire — £575,000

A delightful Grade II-listed Georgian home boasting considerable character with four bedrooms on a plot of around a quarter of an acre.

For sale with Bentons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Dumfries and Galloway — £850,000

The picture says it all: this is a unique opportunity, a wonderful four-bedroom conversion of a former lifeboat station in a truly stunning coastal location.

For sale with Galbraith.See more pictures and details for this property.

Oxfordshire — £950,000

A classic chocolate box cottage — timber-framed, detached and with a thatched roof — in a pretty Oxfordshire village.

For sale with Green & Co.See more pictures and details for this property.

North Yorkshire — £500,000

A charming cottage near Richmond, and potential for far more: a two-storey barn included in the purchase has planning permission in place.

For sale with GSC Grays.See more pictures and details for this property.

Leicestershire — £2,000,000

A grand and imposing former rectory in a delightful Leicestershire village.

It’s a house full of lovely surprises, from the orangery and spiral staircase to the bar.

For sale with Bentons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £1,750,000

Fabulous private grounds surround this house that’s ideal for a large family: there are 13 bedrooms on offer.

For sale with Sandersons.See more pictures and details for this property.

Kent — £1,650,000

A six-bedroom home near the sea at Sandwich which quite simply ticks every box.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Kent — £1,375,000

Close enough to Canterbury, far enough out to enjoy space and views, this lovely farmhouse is delightful inside and full of potential.

For sale with Hobbs Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Shropshire — £12,500,000

Simply breathtaking, one of the great houses in Shropshire has come up for sale —yet amazingly, it’s brand new.

Yes, this new-build home has only just been completed. It’s palatial inside and out.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Northamptonshire — £1,950,000

A Georgian farmhouse with three-bedroom cottage that comes with whole host of equestrian facilities within its 11.57 acres, and all set in a village that’s simply named ‘Old’.

The main house is full of fantastic character touches, yet the place is pretty much a blank canvas waiting for new owners to make their mark.

For sale with Jackson Stops.See more pictures and details for this property.

West Yorkshire — £1,895,000

There is a stable block, manege and superb fields with this stone-built home, plus detached barn that’s been converted into a garage with studio above.

For sale with Simon Blyth.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £515,000

A four-bedroom detached house with parking, garage and garden, situated in the highly desirable village of Broadway.

For sale with Stags.See more pictures and details for this property.

Buckinghamshire — £1,500,000

A double-fronted Victorian house surrounded by a mature garden.

There’s work to be done inside, but this is a lovely family home with an indoor swimming pool.

For sale with Michael Graham.See more pictures and details for this property.

Gloucestershire — £2,950,000

Over 3,500 sq ft of space in this graceful and elegant house that sits in the lovely village of Blockley, near Chipping Campden.

The house’s evolution over the years can be seen in the mix of styles both inside and out, but the whole place has been superbly done inside.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £2,250,000

In a superb position overlooking the surrounding Quantocks, this country house is unlisted yet full of beautiful character touches, from flagstone floors to mullioned windows.

It’s beautifully redone inside, and comes with a pair of cottages.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Surrey — £4,250,000

Eastbury Manor ‘exudes the elegance and grandeur of a bygone era’, a wonderful house with grounds that include a lake.

As well as its own beauty, this house has a superb location in a village between Guildford and Farnham, with easy access to the A3 and mainline rail services to London.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

East Sussex — £2,650,000

A beautiful house that’s far newer than it looks (it was build after the Second World War) that is set in a glorious, secluded spot.

Swimming pool, tennis court and substantial garage are among the extras at this lovely five-bedroom home in three acres of grounds.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Gloucestershire — £3,500,000

A wonderful old house which, inside, has the feel of a wonderful new house.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Surrey — £4,495,000

The exposed timbers throughout this house give it a sort of medieval hall vibe, enhanced still further by the huge open fireplace in the main living area.

While the house is huge (at 11,000sq ft) the outside facilities are perhaps even more of a draw, with a lovely pool, terrace area and tennis court. There’s also a fine village location between Guildford and Woking.

For sale with Knight Frank.See more pictures and details for this property.

Warwickshire — £4,500,000

In the beautiful village of Shipston-on-Stour, you’d think at first glance this house was a couple of hundred years old; in fact it was built in 2012.

The result is a home that’s charming to look at, and full of modern convenience, technology and insulation. It even has a superb name: Wolf House.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Devon — £5,250,000

A house that is dubbed ‘one of the UK’s most spectacular coastal homes’, between Croyde and Saunton.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Oxfordshire — £3,950,000

A late-17th century house in a small estate of 157 acres, with an irresistibly romantic timewarp feel, both inside and out.

For sale with Savills.See more pictures and details for this property.

Devon — £600,000

A thatched, detached home offering beautiful beamed accommodation and wonderful terraced gardens.

For sale with Fine & Country.See more pictures and details for this property.

Shropshire — £995,000

A character house with an indoor pool? That’s what is in offer at this sympathetically-renovated Grade II-listed timber-framed home.

For sale with Balfours via OnTheMarket.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £1,000,000

A quintessential chocolate-box thatched cottage with beautiful gardens, large garage and outbuildings.

For sale with Cooper and Tanner via OnTheMarket.See more pictures and details for this property.

Dorset — £1,100,000

Braggs Farmhouse is a charming example of a 16th-century, stone-built farmhouse in a village near Dorchester.

For sale with Knight Frank via OnTheMarket.See more pictures and details for this property.

Somerset — £2,350,000

In a village between Bristol and Bath is this picture-perfect old farmhouse, with dining room, drawing room and snooker room as well as five bedrooms over three floors.

As well as the main house the sale also includes four property lets which bring in —according to the agents —around £100,000 a year.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

Cumbria — £2,250,000

On the edge of the Lake District yet also close to the coast, this is a hugely impressive home history, character and 11 acres.

There are 17 bedrooms, so if you’re keen then put in an offer now before they snap it up for the next series ofThe Traitors.

For sale with Strutt & Parker.See more pictures and details for this property.

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