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rguably Guildford's finest private residence with the most breathtaking uninterrupted views. Situated within about 8.5 acres, the property is located under two miles of Guildford High Street. On the instructions of Daniel Hardy & Neil Bestwick of Sanderson Weatherall LLP as fixed charge receivers. 7 B E D R O O M S | 8 B AT H R O O M S | 6 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S | I N D O O R S W I M M I N G P O O L S P A A R E A | S T E A M R O O M & C H A N G I N G FA C I L I T I E S | 2 L O O S E B O X E S & TA C K R O O M | P A D D O C K | E P C C G U I L D F O R D 1 . 8 M I L E S | G U I L D F O R D S TAT I O N 2 . 8 M I L E S ( L O N D O N WAT E R L O O F R O M 3 2 M I N U T E S )

Guide price £12,500,000 Knight Frank London & Guildford james.crawford@knightfrank.com 020 3930 2523 james.ackerley@knightfrank.com 01483 355875 House Partnership lberman@housepartnership.co.uk 01483 266700 Ref: GLD012143062

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LOUGHTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Guide Price: £4,000,000

9 Bedrooms | 8 Reception Rooms | 8 Bathrooms | B EPC*

A Grade II* listed 16th century Manor House and a detached contemporary barn in grounds of approximately 2.12 acres. Set back from the road, both Little Loughton Manor and Manor Barn are accessed via electric gates and beneﬁt from extensive gravelled parking. The Manor has a detached triple garage, a self-contained two bedroom annexe, and an outbuilding. The Barn has a double garage, a workshop and a greenhouse. The properties are within walking distance of local amenities, including Milton Keynes station for commuting to London.

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ST GEORGE'S HILL , SURREY

grand family house set in about 2.25 acres backing directly on to St George's Hill Golf Course. Perfect for entertaining with a swimming pool, tennis court and fabulous gardens.

Guide price £7,950,000 Knight Frank London & Weybridge stuart.cole@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8866 nathaniel.bracegirdle@knightfrank.com 01932 809938 Savills sashwell@savills.com 01932 838 004 Ref: CHO150028

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Magical Country Estate Abridge, Essex Grange Hill Station: 3 miles (Liverpool Street Station from 30 minutes) Striking character house set within an outstanding parkland setting with direct links into Central London. 6 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, tennis court, 4 bedroom lodge house, various outbuildings and planning consent for replacement dwelling. EPC = F

About 30 acres | Guide £7 million

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magnificent estate in a rural yet convenient situation with exceptional equestrian facilities. The Chobham Park Estate comprises an outstanding Grade II listed manor house and three excellent secondary properties. 8 B E D R O O M S | 6 B AT H R O O M S | 6 R E C E P T I O N R O O M S O U T D O O R SW I M M I N G P O O L | T E N NI S C O U RT | C OAC H H O U S E W I T H GA R AG I N G P R I VAT E O F F I C E S | 3 S E C O N D A R Y R E S I D E N C E S

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Great Dalby, Leicestershire

£650,000

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Wigmore, Herefordshire

£615,000 guide price

Barcombe, East Sussex

£950,000

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An idyllic Grade II listed thatched cottage set in approx. 0.25 acres and believed to date back to the late 17th century. Contact: Melton Mowbray 01664 518325

A recently renovated three-bedroom detached property with a double garage and an outbuilding, set in approx. 0.35 acres (0.14 Ha). Contact: Ludlow office 01584 539966

A 16th century detached four/five-bed cottage in an idyllic rural location with a double garage and superb south-facing garden views. Contact: Lewes office 01273 083818

Kipping’s Cross, Kent

Rame, Cornwall

Mayals, West Glamorgan

£1,250,000

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£420,000

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£1,100,000 guide price

A beautifully presented five-bed oast house and 2,195 sq. ft. detached barn with conversion potential (STPP). Set in approx. 4.2 acres. Contact: Wisborough Green 01403 453768

A substantial and well-presented four-bed home set in a convenient location. Includes front and rear gardens with driveway parking. Contact: Truro office 01872 395947

A Georgian-style six-bedroom property set over three floors with generous living space, garage, drive and well-maintained gardens. Contact: Mumbles office 01792 925780

Hartley, Kent

Reading Street, Kent

Nr. Woodbridge, Suffolk

£695,000

A delightful 16th century Grade II listed three-bedroom house steeped in history and offering a wealth of accommodation. Contact: North Kent office 01474 527863

£1,650,000

A fabulous, converted oast house with equestrian amenities, cottage, gardens, paddocks and outbuildings. In all, approx. 3.5 acres. Contact: Tenterden office 01580 468937

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£1,450,000 guide price

A unique Grade II listed Victorian residence with statement reception rooms overlooking wonderful gardens and woodland grounds. Contact: Ipswich office 01473 679734

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Port Navas, Cornwall

£2,250,000 guide price

Thorner, West Yorkshire

£1,500,000

Narkurs, Cornwall

£800,000

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A charming, creek-side family home with lovely gardens, slipway and running mooring providing direct access to the Helford Estuary. Contact: Exeter office 01392 976725

An impressive four-bed detached residence set in private southwest-facing gardens, with a small lake and set in approx. 1.25 acres. Contact: Wetherby office 01937 205882

Beautifully refurbished three-bed cottage and guest lodge in an idyllic location. Includes stables, manège and a 6 acre paddock. Contact: Plymouth office 01752 948692

Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Albury, Surrey

Kyleakin, Highland

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A stunning Grade II listed property situated in an idyllic, hidden valley two miles from the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Contact: Sevenoaks office 01732 658692

£800,000

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A well-presented three-bed detached home with a one-bed garden annexe. Set in a central village location with stream frontage. Contact: Shere office 01483 665627

£600,000

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Old Kyle Farm is a substantial detached threebed property with a self-contained one-bed annexe and a separate two-bedroom cottage. Contact: Kyle of Lochalsh 01599 217992

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£725,000

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This striking village property is beautifully spacious with five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a malt house and lovely gardens. Contact: Devizes office 01380 584955

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£1,150,000

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SOUTH MIMMS, NEAR POTTERS BAR, HERTFORDSHIRE Conveniently situated within 20 miles of central London, this delightful mixed broadleaved and coniferous woodland was until the mid-1970s part of the North Mymms Park Estate. Mature oak, pine and larch reaching maturity, Norway spruce ready for felling. Sporting and mineral rights owned and included in the sale. For full details visit www.tustins.co.uk or contact the Selling Agents on the number below. 102.61 Acres (41.42 Hectares) | Freehold for sale | Guide price £1,200,000 Contact Mike Tustin or John Clegg on 01869 254938 miketustin@tustins.co.uk | johnclegg@tustins.co.uk Tustins Group Ltd Unit 2, Park Farm, Akeman Street, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire OX5 3JQ

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Exceptional Grade II Listed Georgian country house on the edge of a Wiltshire village just four miles from Bath. Set in five acres of mature, landscaped, Italianate gardens running down to the river bank and encompassing a lake, ponds and water features. The immaculately maintained house is complemented by highly-specified contemporary buildings in period style totalling 13,500 sq ft. Planning permission has been granted for a further 15,000 sq ft, offering a unique opportunity to create additional bespoke living and leisure accommodation of the highest quality. Secure and private walled grounds | Stone barn | Coach house | Outdoor heated swimming pool | Riverside log cabin | Helipad | Easy access to motorway and main line rail services to London, Heathrow and West of England Planning Permission Granted For: Dower House | Indoor heated pool & spa | Cinema room | Gym and fitness studio | Ballroom | Leisure pavilion with retractable roof | Conservatory kitchen/diner | Riverside bothy lodge | Garaging for 10 cars | Tennis court

Private sale. Contact Charles Tull, 07831 404707. Email: charlie@bvpuk.com

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Grade II Listed Gort Lodge is situated on one of the most popular roads in Petersham with highly performing schools, polo and golf clubs nearby.

Stunning barn conversion in the heart of the Dorset countryside. Charming Minster town offers a mix of shops, restaurants and the Tivoli theatre.

EPC Exempt £2,850,000 Contact: 0203 940 5138

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EPC: C £1,200,000 Contact: 01227 479317

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Secluded and with expansive views, Grade II-listed Hopton Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, is set in 50 acres of gardens and parkland. £7m

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Two glorious and vast country houses can trace up to 600 years of history

ISTORICALLY the heart of a 3,744-acre Derbyshire country estate, Hopton Hall near Matlock was for 600 years the ancestral home of the Gell family, whose wealth derived from substantial lead-mining interests near the picturesque town of Wirksworth. Today, the restored, 17,400sq ft Hall, listed Grade II, with its original stable

block and thriving holiday-cottage complex set in 50 acres of gardens, parkland and woodland, is for sale through Savills (0115– 934 8020) at a guide price of £7 million. In 1371, Robert Gyle de Hopton was leasing land in the village of Hopton; a century later, his great-grandson Ralph Gell ‘held the whole of the township of Hopton and all the people

of the township were his tenants’. Thereafter, the acquisitive Gell family became one of the county’s biggest landowners and, in the late 1500s, Anthony Gell, who was knighted by Elizabeth I, reputedly built the earliest part of the present Hopton Hall. The first Gell baronet, Sir John Gell, received the honour on the eve of the English

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The interiors of 13-bedroom Hopton Hall include a well-appointed kitchen (above), a wood-panelled entrance hall (below) and a drawing room with plasterwork ceiling

Civil War, but fought for the Parliamentarians during the conflict. With his unpaid army of ‘ungovernable and licentious wretches’, he captured many of the fortified homes of his Royalist opponents, who, in 1644, took their revenge by sacking Hopton Hall. The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the loss of important local mineral rights a year later saw the Gell family forced to borrow large sums of money and, controversially, ‘enclose’ common land in Carsington and Wirksworth, which led to longstanding disputes with their Derbyshire neighbours. It took 3rd Baronet Sir Philip Gell the later part of his life to clear the outstanding debts. The male line ended with Sir Philip’s demise in 1719, although his nephew, John

Eyre Gell, took the family name on inheriting Hopton in 1730. His grandson, another Philip Gell, who inherited in 1795, remodelled Hopton Hall, joining the two Elizabethan wings and adding the large dining room; he also built a writing room for his wife, Georgina, at the far end of the house. Having decided that the main road past Hopton ran too close to the hall, he realigned it and built the striking, ‘crinkle-crankle’ ribbon wall with its six curves on the northern edge of the now-restored walled garden. He also instructed the builders to erect a summerhouse overlooking the garden and to carry on building until he told them to stop, before driving off to Westminster in his coach. However, his return was delayed,

by which time his two-storey summerhouse had reached an impressive 30ft high. Gell died in 1842, leaving a life interest in Hopton Hall to his daughter Isabella and, thereafter, to his friend Henry ChandosPole, who died in 1902, leaving the property to his son, Brig-Gen Harry Chandos-PoleGell. The brigadier let the estate to another family member, Philip Lyttleton Gell, but, on his return from the First World War in 1918, was compelled by mounting debts to sell Hopton Hall to a local merchant, who promptly sold it back to Philip Gell. Much of the estate was lost to Severn Trent Water in 1978 for the creation of the vast Carsington Water reservoir, whereas the hall and its remaining land was sold in 1989 and 77

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Grade II*-listed, 23-bedroom Orielton, Pembrokeshire, is set in 118 acres with an octagonal, Grade II-listed walled garden. £2.6m

its contents dispersed in a mammoth sale at Sotheby’s. The house was sold again in 1995. The present owners of Hopton Hall had spent six years looking for a substantial country property that was private, but not remote in far-flung corners of Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and even Oxfordshire, when, in December 2010, they found and bought it. Immediately, they embarked on a major renovation of the hall, its five holiday cottages, outbuildings and the magnificent walled garden— presently carpeted in snowdrops with a mass of roses to follow—which is open to the public in the spring and summer months. They also installed a biomass heating system that uses wood pellets to heat the entire house and the communal swimming pool. Hopton lies on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District with southerly views over Carsington Water and is surrounded by 325 acres of farmland, over which it holds sporting rights. The estate is set between the villages of Hopton and Carsington, yet is screened from both by banks of ancient woodland. The main house offers extensive accommodation on three floors, including a fine panelled reception hall; a drawing room with an early-19th-century copy of an Elizabethan

plasterwork ceiling; a formal dining room with original shutters overlooking the estate; and a sumptuously appointed dining kitchen. A galleried landing leads to seven first-floor bedrooms and five bathrooms, with another six bedrooms in the north wing and 10 further rooms on the second floor.

His return was delayed, by which time his summerhouse had reached 30ft high Across the Welsh border, in an idyllic rural setting three miles from the Pembrokeshire coast, Daniel Rees of Savills’s Cardiff office (029–2036 8915) is handling the sale of imposing Grade II*-listed Orielton, an impressive Georgian pile that, according to its CADW listing, dates from the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, when it was the grand county seat of the Owen family. In 1571, Hugh Owen, whose family hailed from Bodowen in Anglesey, married the heiress of the Wyrriots of Orielton. His grandson, the 1st Baronet, may have built

the core of the present house, which was probably rebuilt by the 3rd Baronet. Sir Hugh Owen, the 6th Baronet, died young in 1809, leaving the estate, but not the title, to his cousin, John Lord of Pembroke, later John Owen, who was made baronet in 1813. In 1810, he rebuilt the house, described in 1802 as ‘neither ancient nor modern, being fronted with brick, and the frames of the windows and the cornerstones of freestone’, but, by 1820, he was heavily in debt, and spent vastly on the 1831 election. In 1842, he sold the furniture from Orielton, and the rest of the estate in 1856. Occupied by the Australian Air Force in the Second World War, the 118-acre estate was acquired in 1950 by naturalist Ronald Lockley, who established the Orielton Field Studies Centre in the 23-bedroom house, its three detached cottages and Grade II-listed former stable courtyard, all of which have been well maintained in traditional collegiate style. The land includes a large mature woodland with scenic trails, grassland, meadows, ponds, garden areas and, the pièce-de-résistance, an octagonal, 3¾-acre, Grade II-listed walled garden. ‘The possibilities are endless’, says Mr Rees, who quotes a guide price of £2.6m for the estate as a whole.

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What a sight! Views worth moving house for

Cumbria, £1.3 million Who needs 27½ acres of gardens, pasture and woodland when you’re surrounded by rugged Lakeland fells and wide open sky? Rowling End’s position ensures that the whole panorama is seen to best advantage, both across the Newlands Valley and towards Skiddaw mountain. Near Keswick, the land is bordered by dry-stone walls and Newlands Beck to the east, and is available as a whole with the house for £1.625 million or as a separate lot for £325,000. The main house has four bedrooms and plenty of character with its overhead beams and quarry-tiled floor. Mouse House, a detached one-bedroom cottage, offers further accommodation or a holiday-let opportunity. PFK (01768 774546) 80

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Devon, £2.75 million Wall-to-wall light is the USP at ‘architectural masterpiece’ Broad Park, with its cathedral-esque atrium, floating staircase, glass bridge and full-height windows galore. Dazzling views of the South Hams wrap around the house, impossible to ignore thanks to sliding glass walls, terraces and balconies. On the edge of Broadhempston, near Totnes, there are four bedrooms (two en suite) and a separate outbuilding has been converted into a double-height dining hall with adjoining kitchen flanked by glass-fronted, temperature-controlled wine cellars to fit 3,000 bottles. Outside, 15¼ acres include lawns, paddocks, four-car garage, stable yard and tack room; heating, lighting and alarms are controlled via apps and further high-tech gadgets include remote-controlled digital showers and automated roof windows. Savills (01548 800462) West Sussex, £3.4 million ‘Foxbury is an outstanding four-bedroom property, nestled at the foot of the South Downs between the charming villages of West Burton and Bury,’ say agents, with views over the South Downs ‘impressive on all compass points’, but perhaps especially from beneath the arbour of wisteria and star jasmine on the terrace, within sight of the pond. In its own 33-acre enclave under a pretty thatch, Foxbury has been recently renovated, with a bespoke Tom Howley kitchen/breakfast room and a master bedroom with two dressing rooms, balcony and en-suite bathroom; there’s also an adjoining two-bedroom annexe, separate studio that is currently used as a gym and up-to-date equestrian facilities, including a Bill Kear sand-and-fibre school and Ascot stables. Jackson-Stops (01730 812357)

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Kent, £2.5 million The opportunity to climb to the top of Hayle Oast’s four roundels to glimpse lovely Kentish farmland from differing vantages is too tempting to resist. Set between the villages of Brenchley and Horsmonden, near Cranbrook, and with parts dating back to the 16th and 19th centuries, this is not your average oast conversion; a recent renovation has opened up the living spaces to allow for double-height ceilings, exposed beams, balustrading and galleries—everywhere, glass mingles with honey-coloured oak. The 2¼ acres of gardens have a ‘sculptural quality’, with a stream marking one boundary, and are soon to be overrun with colourful spring bulbs. All five bedrooms are within the roundels and various outbuildings include garages (one for a tractor, another with electric car-charging points) and a barn containing a biomass boiler. Hamptons (01892 640316)

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