Country Life: 13th July 2022 Early Property Pages

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Moray Place, Edinburgh 7-9 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 5 reception rooms | Cellar | Lift | Private garden | Access to Moray Place gardens | EPC F | Freehold

One of Edinburgh's finest townhouses, with breathtaking views. This exceptional property is one of only a handful of full townhouses in Moray Place and is now on the market for the first time since the 1950's.

Edinburgh Waverley train station 1.1 miles | Edinburgh Airport 7.8 miles

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LIDLINGTON, BEDFORDSHIRE Asking Price: £1,250,000

7 Bedrooms | 3 Reception Rooms | 3 Bathrooms | E EPC

An early 1900s Arts and Crafts style house on an elevated position with open countryside views. The property has 3,856 sq. ft. of sympathetically refurbished living space arranged over three floors including a cellar. Half an acre of landscaped gardens include the original summer house, an oak-framed garden room with power connected, a coach house and a range of brick outbuildings.

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1 2 3 4 Woodmancote, Gloucestershire

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6 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 4 reception rooms | Garage & machinery store | Landscaped gardens | Kitchen garden | Tennis court Approximately 2.07 acres | EPC E | Freehold

A stunning family home situated on the edge of a pretty Cotswold village with beautiful south-facing gardens and far-reaching views across the surrounding countryside.

Cirencester 5.5 miles | Cheltenham 10.6 miles

Guide price £2,750,000 Knight Frank London & Cirencester peter.edwards@knightfrank.com 020 4502 8544

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Fabulously Located Country House Fawley, Oxfordshire Henley-on-Thames: 2.5 miles, Reading Station: 10 miles (London Paddington from 23 minutes) Magnificent country home with exquisitely landscaped gardens of international repute, set on the edge of one of Henley’s finest villages. 4 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms (5 en suite), family bathroom, wine cellar, swimming pool, tennis court, helipad, 1 bedroom annexe, summer house, 2 garages, workshop/garden office, greenhouse, landscaped gardens and wild flower meadow. Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = F

About 12 acres | Guide £12 million

Ed Sugden Savills London Country Department 020 4579 2514 esugden@savills.com

Stephen Christie-Miller Savills Henley 01491 378 186 schristie-miller@savills.com

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Dorset, Nr Shaftesbury

A substantial farmhouse in an idyllic semi-rural setting with far-reaching views Motcombe: 1.5 miles, Shaftesbury: 4.2 miles, Tisbury: 7.2 miles (London Waterloo 1 hr 58 mins), A303: 5 miles Reception hall | Sitting room | Dining room | TV room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Conservatory 6 Bedrooms (2 ensuite) | Family bathroom | Shower room | Large 2-bedroom converted barn Games room | Substantial range of outbuildings forming a yard | Pool house | Garaging Garden & Grounds | Swimming pool | Tennis court | EPC Rating E | In all circa 11,000 sq ft About 9.46 acres

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Guide Price £3,500,000

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Handsome Country House East Sutton, Kent Headcorn Station: 3.9 miles (London Charing Cross from 67 minutes), Maidstone: 7.1 miles Sympathetically refurbished Grade II listed home. 3 reception rooms, 9 bedrooms (5 en suite), 3 further bathrooms, cinema room, study, gym, indoor/outdoor pool and complex, professional football pitch, garaging, walled garden, and extensive parkland. Freehold | Council Tax Band = H

About 22.64 acres | Guide £6.5 million

William Peppitt Savills London Country Department 07967 555 7112 wpeppitt@savills.com

Sarah Hunt Savills Cranbrook 01580 428 047 sarah.hunt@savills.com

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Meet Our Experts A chartered surveyor and an agricultural valuer, this week’s specialist focuses on the sale and purchase of high-value rural properties as well as overseeing Savills dedicated equestrian team

Louise Harrison Director, MRICS FAAV

I grew up on a family farm in Warwickshire and spent a lot of my childhood and teenage years with horses, so when it came to choosing a profession I knew early on that I wanted to work in the countryside. This role is perfect, allowing me to combine all my interests.

While I’m based in the head office, my weeks vary enormously. I could be travelling to Wiltshire to value a sporting estate, overseeing the sensitive sale of a farm which has been in the family for generations or meeting clients in London to discuss their equestrian property needs.

I’ve been involved in some of the highest value estate sales and have had the pleasure of working with clients from all over the world. My aim is to ensure all are given the best possible advice and that the process—be it a sale or purchase—is as seamless as possible.

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FOR SALE | Nettlebed, Oxfordshire | Offers in excess of £23 million A rare opportunity to acquire an estate of about 741 acres, in a desirable and beautiful area, close to Henley-on-Thames.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = F

Louise Harrison Savills National Farms and Estates 020 4579 8331 lharrison@savills.com

SOLD | Marsworth, Buckinghamshire | Guide £3.75 million This pretty residential and equestrian farm attracted interest from farmers, lifestyle buyers and equestrians, selling with multiple bids.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = G | EPC = E

FOR SALE | Hitchin, Hertfordshire | Guide £15 million Hexton has a great reputation as a sporting estate of about 770 acres in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Benefitting from being close to London with excellent rail, road and air links locally, this traditional home is very accessible to those based in the capital and overseas.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = E-F

FOR SALE | Rhoscolyn, Anglesey | Guide £7.75 million I love the wild and unspoilt feel of this coastal estate which includes private beaches and endless opportunities.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = I | EPC = C-G

FOR SALE | Bowerchalke, Wiltshire | Offers in excess of £18 million The house at the heart of this estate of about 600 acres has views across the Cranborne Chase AONB, Dorset and towards the coast.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = D-E

Grade II Listed Hall Skipton, North Yorkshire Harrogate: 16 miles, Leeds Bradford Airport: 15 miles An exceptional renovated and extended principal house available for rental. 5 reception rooms, 9 bedrooms (6 en suite), further bathrooms, library, play room, drawing room, dining room, conservatory, office, tennis court, stables, garages and landscaped gardens.

Available now | 60 months minimum tenancy | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = E

About 9.3 acres | £9,500 pcm + plus fees may apply Susannah Pick Savills York 01904 211 761 susannah.pick@savills.com

Jordan Moynihan Savills York 01904 530 217 jordan.moynihan@savills.com

Additional Payments: Deposit £20,000 | Holding deposit: £2,192 (1 weeks rent)

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Outstanding Manor House Scarcroft, Leeds Leeds: 6 miles One of Yorkshire’s finest Georgian manor houses, standing in beautiful landscaped grounds and woodlands with enviable views of the surrounding countryside. 6 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms (6 en suite), guest suite, wine cellar, music room, games room, cinema room, gym, swimming pool, garage, barn, landscaped grounds and woodlands. Freehold | Council Tax Band = E

About 60 acres | Guide £6.5 million Edward Stoyle Savills York 01904 211 763 edward.stoyle@savills.com

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Outstanding Manor House Greywell, Hampshire Basingstoke Station: 6 miles (London Waterloo from 45 minutes) Set in beautiful gardens and with 18th century origins, this elegant listed manor house has been refurbished to a high standard, combining period features with a Georgian facade. 5 reception rooms, 5 bedroom suites, 5 shower/bathrooms, swimming pool, pool house, tennis court, pond, barn, extensive garaging, 3 bedroom cottage and 2 bedroom Coach House. Freehold | Council Tax Band = G

About 4.5 acres | Guide £5 million Clive Moon Savills Farnham 01252 980 242 cmoon@savills.com

Philippa Dalby-Welsh Savills London Country Department 020 4571 3525 pdwelsh@savills.com

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Quintessential Cotswold Home Coates, Cirencester Cirencester: 3.5 miles, Tetbury: 9 miles, Cheltenham: 23 miles Charming house set in delightful english gardens, on the edge of a popular village.

3 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, landscaped garden and paddock.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = E

About 2.5 acres | Offers in excess of £3 million Anthony Coaker Savills Cirencester 01285 300 197 acoaker@savills.com

Sebastian Hipwood Savills Cirencester 01285 300 124 sebastian.hipwood@savills.com

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Beautiful Old Vicarage Windsor, Berkshire Ascot Station: 4.4 miles, Windsor: 7 miles, Heathrow Airport: 14.5 miles A wonderful country residence requiring modernisation, which offers extensive accommodation set in picturesque gardens and grounds. 4 reception rooms, 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, utility room, tennis court, swimming pool, staff flat, 3 bedroom guest annexe, vine house, garage, landscaped gardens and paddocks. Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = E

About 8.31 acres | Guide £4.95 million John Henson Savills Windsor 01753 260 723 john.henson@savills.com

Paul Finnegan Savills London Country Department 020 4579 6471 pfinnegan@savills com

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Versatile Country Home Watlington, Oxfordshire Watlington: 4 miles, Henley: 14 miles, Oxford: 16 miles A family home with glorious far reaching views. 4 reception rooms, 5 en suite bedrooms, study, tennis court, home office with shower room, large double garage, detached 3 bedroom cottage, stables and workshop, gardens, woodland, orchard and 2 paddocks.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H | EPC = C

About 14.9 acres | Offers in excess of £3.5 million Stephen Christie-Miller Savills Henley 01491 378 200 schristie-miller@savills.com

Hugh Maconochie Savills London Country Department 020 4579 8170 hmaconochie@savills.com

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Historic Grandeur Worplesdon, Surrey Worplesdon Station: 2.5 miles, Guildford: 3 miles, Heathrow Airport: 21 miles Handsome Grade ll listed Charles ll home with wonderful gardens. 3 reception rooms, 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, swimming pool, tennis court, games barn, self contained cottage, garaging and store.

Freehold | Council Tax Band = H

About 2.4 acres | Guide £2.25 million Alastair Mercer Savills Guildford 01483 945 962 alastair.mercer@savills.com

Ed Tighe Savills Guildford 01483 944 787 ed.tighe@savills.com

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Exceptional Beach House Pett Level, East Sussex Rye: 5.5 miles, Hastings: 6.5 miles, Ashford International: 24 miles A unique architecturally designed eco-friendly home, finished to a very high standard. Open-plan reception/dining room/kitchen, principal bedroom suite with dressing room, further en suite bedroom, studio with en suite shower room, boot room, utility room, lift, balconies and garden with direct beach access. Freehold | Council Tax Band = G | EPC = A

Offers in excess of £2 million Duncan Petrie Savills Cranbrook 01580 428 099 dpetrie@savills.com

Leanne Gammon Savills Cranbrook 01580 428 149 lgammon@savills.com

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3 Near Sevenoaks, Kent 5 bedrooms | 5 bathrooms | 5 reception rooms | Gym | Summerhouse Thatched pool house with bar | Garage | Heated swimming pool | Padel tennis court Outdoor dining area with fireplace | Approximately 4.66 acres | EPC D | Freehold

A stunning family home built to the highest standards set in magnificent gardens and grounds and within good reach of London.

Knockholt 2 miles | Chelsfield 2.7 miles | Orpington 4.4 miles | Sevenoaks 5.6 miles Central London 20 miles

Guide price £4,750,000

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Flax Bourton, North Somerset

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10 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 5 reception rooms | 5 cottages | Delightful gardens | Walled kitchen garden | Heated swimming pool Outbuildings | Paddock | Approximately 4.49 acres | Freehold

An impressive Grade II* listed south-facing country house of historical note situated in an elevated setting. Further outbuildings and about 8.33 acres available by separate negotiation.

Bristol City Centre 7 miles | Bristol Airport 4.5 miles | Bristol Temple Meads Station (London Paddington) 6.4 miles

Guide price £2,000,000 Knight Frank London & Bristol sarah.ka.brown@knightfrank.com 020 4579 2532

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1 2 3 4 Morebattle, Kelso

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8 bedrooms | 7 bathrooms | 6 reception rooms | Garden | Wine cellar | Outbuildings | Stabling | Cottage | Cobbled courtyard Garaging | Workshop | Approximately 2.68 acres | EPC E | Freehold

A secluded Georgian country house at the foot of the Cheviot Hills. Dating from the mid-18th century this handsome home is situated within its own gardens and grounds.

Offers over £1,100,000

Knight Frank Melrose james.denne@knightfrank.com 01896 888502

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Ludlow, Herefordshire

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6 bedrooms | 6 bathrooms | 2 reception rooms | Adjoining carport & stores | Range of traditional barns | Modern barn for stabling Woodland | Freehold

A Grade II listed house situated within about 12 acres in the heart of Mortimer Forest.

Ludlow 3.5 miles | Hereford 22 miles

Guide price £975,000

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Berkshire, Hare Hatch

A wonderfully appointed Grade II listed Georgian country house in a beautiful parkland setting Twyford: 1.7 miles (London Paddington from 29 mins), Henley-on-Thames: 4.8 miles, Reading: 6.5 miles (London Paddington 27 mins), Heathrow Airport: 20.8 miles, Central London: 33 miles Hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Sitting room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Family/games room | Cellar | Principal bedroom with dressing room and ensuite bathroom | 6 Further bedrooms (3 ensuite) | Family bathroom | Office/bedroom 8 Separate cottage with 2 bedrooms | Double garage | Garden office | Tennis court | Gardens and grounds | Woodland About 31.54 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £5,950,000

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Surrey, Chobham

A quintessential period farmhouse with a detached coach house and equestrian facilities, in a delightful setting M25 (J11): 3.4 miles, M3 (J3): 5.4 miles, Sunningdale: 5 miles, Woking station: 3.5 miles (London Waterloo 27 mins), Heathrow Airport (T5): 11.7 miles, Central London: 26.5 miles, Gatwick Airport: 34.5 miles Reception hall | Drawing room | Dining room | Sitting room | Breakfast room | Kitchen | Utility room | Cloakroom | Principal bedroom with ensuite bathroom | 5 Further bedrooms (1 ensuite) | Family bathroom | 1-Bedroom coach house with integrated double garage | Workshop | Ample parking Gardens | Swimming pool | Tennis court | 4 Paddocks | Stable block comprising 4 stables and a tack room | Manège | EPC Rating E About 5.38 acres

Over 50 offices across England and Scotland, including prime Central London.

Guide Price £4,000,000

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LITTLE KINGSHILL, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE £2,000,000 FREEHOLD

ST LEONARDS, TRING, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE £2,395,000 FREEHOLD

A charming four double bedroom Arts & Crafts family home on the edge of the village with splendid countryside views and magnificent grounds of two acres. EPC E : Council tax band: G

A former vicarage set in 1.53 acres of mature gardens with a wildlife pond and separate studio/gym, six bedrooms & four reception rooms. EPC F: Council Tax Band H

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EWHURST, SURREY £2,250,000 FREEHOLD

NEW FOREST, HAMPSHIRE £2,000,000 FREEHOLD

A most attractive and charming five bedroom family house with a beautiful period barn and about 2.2 acres, situated overlooking the village green. EPC E : Council Tax: G

A stunning four bedroom Victorian farmhouse with land in excess of 4.5 acres, a swimming pool and equestrian facilities including four loose boxes. EPC D: Council Tax Band H

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WHITCHURCH, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE

£2,850,000

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[9 bedrooms] [5 bathrooms] [4 reception rooms] [tennis court] A spectacular Grade II Listed home steeped in history in a discreet location at the end of a tree-lined driveway, on the edge of a 13th century village with beautiful grounds of 2.89 acres, detached garage and a two bedroom cottage. Council Tax Bands H for House and C for Cottage, EPC F HAMPTONS GREAT MISSENDEN 01494 857812

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NORTH DEAN, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE

£3,950,000

FREEHOLD

[5-6 bedrooms] [4 reception rooms] [ballroom] [swimming pool] [annexe/pool house] A magnificent Grade II Listed 18 th century country house extending to 6,861 sq ft with uninterrupted views over its own glorious grounds of 15.4 acres and stunning period features including wood panelling, a minstrel’s gallery, open fireplaces and large sash windows. Council Tax Band H. HAMPTONS GREAT MISSENDEN 01494 857812

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BOURNE END, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GUIDE PRICE

£4,500,000

FREEHOLD

[6 bedrooms] [separate 3 bedroom lodge] [tennis court] [just over 5 acres] A substantial and beautifully appointed Arts and Crafts country home in a sought-after setting, within private gardens measuring just over five acres and the added benefit of a tennis court and a detached three bedroom lodge. EPC D: Council Tax band H HAMPTONS MARLOW 01628 878936

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HOLYPORT, BERKSHIRE GUIDE PRICE

£3,500,000

FREEHOLD

[6 bedrooms] [village location] [swimming pool] [approaching 1.6 acres] A substantial country house, originally built in 1932 and later extended, offering immense character, with six bedrooms and seven reception rooms, set in gardens and grounds approaching 1.6 acres with a heated swimming pool and located in a desirable village. EPC D: Council Tax Band H HAMPTONS MAIDENHEAD 01628 873618

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CHESHIRE, PRESTBURY

WARWICKSHIRE, COUGHTON

Modern 8,200 sq. ft seven bedroom mansion house | EPC C £3,500,000 excess | Alderley Edge: 01625 540340

Beautifully presented five bedroom barn conversion £1,250,000 guide | Chipping Campden: 01386 840224

SURREY, LINGFIELD

BEDFORDSHIRE, HEATH & REACH

Extraordinary Grade II* Listed characterful home £1,200,000 guide | Oxted: 01883 712375

Grand Georgian country house in 3.25 acres £3,250,000 guide | Woburn: 01525 290641

NORFOLK, PASTON

SUFFOLK, BRANDESTON

Stunning period five bedroom coastal home £1,500,000 guide | Norwich: 01603 612333

Elizabethan manor house nestled in the Deben Valley £2,150,000 guide | Ipswich: 01473 218218

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Conveniently situated restored Georgian manor house £2,950,000 guide | Taunton: 01823 325144

Immaculate country house with impressive views | EPC E £1,850,000 guide | Exeter: 01392 214222

ESSEX, WICKHAM BISHOPS Historic equestrian country residence | EPC E £3,350,000 guide Chelmsford: 01245 806101

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HAMPSHIRE, LANGSTONE Detached former mill house | EPC D £2,500,000 guide Chichester: 01243 786316

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SOUTH MANCHESTER, HALE BARNS

Distinguished house set in about 7 acres £1,950,000 guide | Shaftesbury: 01747 850858

Imposing property with 1 acre of striking gardens | EPC D £2,500,000 excess | Hale: 01619 288881

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Coverack, Cornwall Helston 12 miles, Falmouth 18 miles, Scorrier (A30) 22 miles, Truro 25 miles Owned by the same family since 1978, a gorgeous detached stone cottage with wonderful sea views, in the small fishing village of Coverack on the beautiful Lizard Peninsula. 3 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, front sun terrace, enclosed rear garden and private parking.

Guide £950k 01326 617447

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Between Truro and Falmouth, Cornwall Falmouth 5 miles, Truro 6 miles, Mylor Yacht Harbour 6 miles, Porthtowan 10 miles A wonderfully 'secret' detached village house set in large mature gardens and grounds on the edge of Perranwell Station.

In the same ownership for 31 years with 5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms and detached former coach house. EPC - G Guide £1.35m 01326 617447

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Bildeston, Suffolk | £2.25m An elegant Georgian house with studio complex and separate cottage tucked away in an incredible 6-acre setting yet central in the village. 5 miles from Hadleigh, 14 miles from Bury St Edmunds.

East Rudham, Norfolk | £1.95m A substantial Grade II listed house c. 1850 of 6,420-ft2 in 0.75-acre gardens looking across the village green. 12 miles from the coast at Brancaster, 11 miles from Burnham Market.

Sculthorpe, Norfolk | £1.65m A Grade II listed farmhouse c.1840 of 6,190-ft2 square feet with a stunning walled garden set in grounds of 3.2 acres. 11 miles the coast at Wells-next-the-Sea, 9 miles from Burnham Market.

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Little Thornage, Norfolk | £1.5m An attractive Grade II listed farmhouse of 2,765-ft2 set in delightful grounds of 3.8 acres adjoining the River Glaven. 4 miles from the coast at Blakeney, 2 miles from Holt.

Mellis, Norfolk | £750,000 An attractive Grade II listed cottage in 0.4-acre, with separate one-bedroom barn situated in a prime location overlooking Mellis Common. Diss mainline station only 5 miles away.

Lower Somersham, Suffolk | £595,000 A fine period house situated in an idyllic rural setting on the village edge in mature grounds of just over one acre adjoining fields and wildflower meadows. 7 miles from Ipswich, 20 miles from Bury St Edmunds.

THINKING OF SELLING? Buyers continue to flock east to Norfolk and Suffolk, for our quieter pace of life, our rural and coastal lifestyles and the ample space around us which has huge appeal. If you are thinking of selling your home in Norfolk or Suffolk or would simply like some advice on anything property-related, please get in touch.

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WINDERTON, COTSWOLDS Charming characterful farmhouse with beautiful gardens.

Mid 17th Century / Hall / Dining room / Sitting room / Kitchen/breakfast room / Five bedrooms Two bathrooms / Country gardens / Barn / Four let cottages/apartments / Countryside views Guide Price £1,000,000 01608 651188 moreton@haymanjoyce.co.uk

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FOWEY, SOUTH CORNWALL

An exemplary period townhouse commanding stunning views over the Fowey River, harbour and constant boating activity; impeccably presented throughout, with 4 double bedrooms (all en-suite) and spacious accommodation arranged over four floors, just a short stroll from the town centre.

Kitchen/dining/family room with balcony. Second sitting room opening to slated terrace overlooking the harbour. Master bedroom with en-suite dressing room and bathroom, 3 further bedrooms – all en-suite. Outdoor space enjoying beautiful panoramic views over the river and out to sea. Gated path to steps leading down to the waterfront.

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Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire

£750,000

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Cresswell House is a fine stone and brick six-bedroom detached house, with beautiful south-facing rear gardens.

Contact: Melton Mowbray 01664 518325

Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire

£1,750,000

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A classically styled 1930’s residence on one of the finest, most secluded plots in Woburn Sands with 0.75 acre of superb gardens.

Contact: Woburn office 01525 204916

Longdon, Worcestershire

£1,795,000 guide price

A beautiful, Grade II listed, country house accompanied by a tennis court and versatile outbuildings set in 2.8 acres.

Contact: Cheltenham office 01242 354751

Kirkby-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire

£2,250,000

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An outstanding manor house with beautiful gardens and grounds facing south towards the Cleveland Hills.

Contact: Stokesley office 01642 966693

Croscombe, Somerset

£940,000

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Somerset Long House oozes character with its original features, approx one acre garden and outbuildings with holiday let opportunity.

Contact: Wells office 01749 587690

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£1,220,000

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A four-bedroom former farmhouse and mill nestled within a tranquil valley and surrounded by 12.25 acres of land.

Contact: Launceston office 01566 339972

Wenlock, Shropshire

£850,000

guide price

A characterful, former Victorian school house with original features, superbly tended gardens and versatile outbuilding.

Contact: Shrewsbury office 01743 534859

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Property market

Penny Churchill

Perfect peace on Chichester Harbour in West Sussex: Hook Farm enjoys an unspoilt stretch of waterfront. £10m for the whole

Private lives P Two historic estates with far-reaching views offer rare opportunities for seclusion in West Sussex and the New Forest

RIVACY, seclusion and spectacular views are among the attributes most prized by buyers of landmark country properties in sought-after areas of southern England, as the prices quoted for two notable recent entrants clearly demonstrate.

Mark Astley of Jackson-Stops in Chichester (01243 786316) and James Crawford of Knight Frank’s Country Department (020–7861 1065) are handling the sale of the gloriously unspoilt Hook Farm and its ancient Old Park Wood at Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex, described by the

agents as ‘one of the most private and unspoilt locations on Chichester Harbour, with breathtaking views over the main channel to the upper reaches of the harbour and the South Downs’.

The property is being offered with a guide price of £10 million for the whole or in two lots. Lot 1, the impeccably restored and extended main farmhouse, plus 1,100sq ft of outbuildings, six acres of gardens and grounds and direct harbour frontage of some 650ft, with a private slipway, a private jetty and two moorings, is for sale at a guide price

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Find the best properties at countrylife.co.uk of £7.75m. Lot 2, Old Park Wood, comprising some 85 acres of spectacular ancient woodland and saltmarsh, plus 2,650ft of private harbour frontage with no public footpaths, bridleways or other public rights of access, is on offer at a guide of £2.25m.

The current vendor, who bought both properties off market in 2016, has significantly improved the 5,200sq ft main farmhouse, the oldest part of which dates from the 16th and 17th centuries. Originally a cottage on the Old Park estate, the house was restored by the previous owners in the 1990s and has since been refurbished and upgraded by the present incumbent, who has added new bathrooms, utilities and state-of-the-art technology and security systems, yet has retained the character and charm of an old Sussex farmhouse. Neither Hook Farm nor its outbuildings are listed, which offers flexibility for further development, subject to planning.

Old Park Wood is the largest remaining part of the hunting forest of Bosham deer park, the history of which goes back 1,000 years The entrance hall, part of the original cottage, has massive ceiling beams, an open fireplace and a carved-stone fire surround.

The downstairs comprises a large kitchen/ family area, drawing room and separate dining room with a circular bay window overlooking the harbour; a modern, oak-framed conservatory also has harbour views. There are five first-floor bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms and air-conditioning. Two others share a family bathroom and the fifth bedroom is currently used as a study.

A traditional cottage garden comprises a mix of herbaceous and shrub borders, together with informal wildflower and softfruit areas, with a restored water well providing a natural source of pumped water.

The six acres of grounds include woodland copses, open grassland and a spring-flower meadow, with new plantings of specimen beech, oak and acers complementing the mature woodland areas and veteran oak trees along the waterfront.

The foreshore is part of the property, together with the adjoining section of the Fishbourne Channel. Hook Farm also boasts a historic oyster pond, created in the late

Five-bedroom Hook Farm is set in six acres of gardens, with a further 85 acres beyond

1800s to hold native oysters before shipping from Dell Quay. It fills naturally with the tide twice a day, and provides a precious habitat for numerous species of rare birds and insects.

Old Park Wood is the largest remaining part of the hunting forest of Bosham medieval deer park, the history of which can be traced back 1,000 years to Earl Godwin, the father of King Harald. Old maps reveal how little the woodland has changed over the centuries. Heavily protected as a designated SSSI, Old Park Wood has seen considerable investment by the current owner under a Woodland Management Programme that was approved by Natural England in 2018.

The woodland now attracts and supports a diverse range of wildlife, including deer, badger, fox, hare, small mammals and an abundance of butterflies, dragonflies and invertebrates. The bird population is of particular note and includes a long-established heronry and a growing population of egrets.

The woodland also hosts owls, buzzards, kestrels, sparrowhawk and many small bird species, whereas the foreshore is home to oystercatchers, curlew, whimbrel and shelduck.

The conservation programme has been a passion of the current owner, but could be scaled back if a new owner so wished.

Meanwhile, investors with an eye to the future may wish to avail themselves of the tax advantages granted to owners of woodland, notably capital-gains-tax benefits, including the use of rollover relief, exemption from inheritance tax for woodland within an SSSI and the possibility of exemption from income

and corporation tax for any commercial activities. It is also understood that the purchase of Hook Farm and Old Park Wood together as a mixed-use enterprise may lead to a substantial reduction in the stamp duty land tax payable.

Across the county border in Hampshire, things are stirring in the New Forest National Park, where Oliver Custance Baker of Strutt & Parker’s Country Department (020–7591 2207) quotes a guide price of £10m for Grade II*listed Boldre Grange at Boldre, 2½ miles north of the Georgian sailing port of Lymington.

One of the New Forest’s most important Victorian country houses, Boldre Grange was built in 1872 for local landowner John Lane Shrubb, to a design by the eminent Arts-and-Crafts architect Richard Norman Shaw. Shrubb was the nephew and heir of the Revd Henry Shrubb, then vicar of Boldre, and the pulpit in Boldre church was also designed by Shaw.

Following Shrubb’s death in 1884, his widow lived at Boldre Grange until her death in 1912. Their son, John, died in 1918, after which the house was sold. Three years later, it was advertised for sale in COUNTRY L IFE (September 24, 1921) ‘at a very low reserve, after large sums of money (had) recently been expended’. After the Second World War, the house was bought by two families and sympathetically divided, with the former service wing and the main rooms behind the porch forming one part and the rest of the house the other, in addition to a cottage that was once the estate’s dairy.

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Above and right: Grade II*-listed Boldre Grange, near Lymington in the New Forest, retains superb Victorian interiors. £10m The current owners moved into the main section of the property 20 years ago. Over the years, they managed to acquire both the porch wing and the cottage, refurbishing each with care and restoring Boldre Grange to its original Shavian splendour. The cottage remains separate, with its own entrance, gardens and garaging that can be rented out for additional income.

Boldre Grange is approached down a long, private carriage drive that runs through mixed woodland before turning a corner to reveal a dramatic view of the house, surrounded by 24 acres of grounds that include the original formal Victorian gardens. These comprise an enclosed terrace garden with a pond, yew walk, orchard and south-facing terrace running the length of the house. Of particular note, say the agents, is the security of the extensive rural views across Boldre Grange’s own landscape of field and woodland to a far tree line to the south of the property.

The house retains a wealth of original Victorian features, including oak boards,

parquet and flagstone flooring, exquisitely detailed panelled doors and architraves, elegant staircases and exposed brickwork and beams in the kitchen. It offers more than 11,000sq ft of impressive living space laid out across three floors, including two

reception halls, six reception rooms, two kitchens, domestic offices, a conservatory and access to cellars on the ground floor, with two principal bedroom suites, seven/ eight further bedrooms, five bathrooms and attics on the first and second floors.

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In the good books He who reads lives 1,000 lives, so they say. Dive in at these houses with inviting libraries

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London TW9, £50,000 pcm We don’t usually feature rental properties, but the library, painted in Adam green, at The King’s Observatory in Richmond’s Old Deer Park is too beautiful to miss. Built for George III in 1769 by Sir William Chambers, it has three floors connected by a lift and has been ‘finished to uncompromisingly high standards,’ say agents, with ‘state-of-theart audio-visual automation and climate control throughout’, including air conditioning. The four bedrooms each have dressing rooms and en-suite marble bathrooms; the seven acres of grounds contain four ha-has, wildflower and indigenous grass planting, plus a wildfowl-busy lake with a Portland-stone boathouse. There’s also a roof terrace and 360˚ panoramic views to admire; for details, visit www. kingsobservatory.co.uk. Jackson-Stops (020–8940 0066) Berkshire, £4.95 million The library at The Old Vicarage at Winkfield, near Windsor, is not the only feature of note; the drawing and dining rooms have large picture windows looking over the eight-acre grounds—home to a magnificent cedar, paddocks and tennis court—and there’s also a wine cellar. Seven bedrooms occupy the main house, including a 30ft master with en-suite bathroom. Further accommodation is found in a one-bedroom staff flat and three-bedroom guest annexe; outbuildings include a vine house. Savills (01753 834600)

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Kent, from £580,000 Extensive works have been carried out at palatial Wildernesse House in Seal, transforming the Grade II-listed former home of the Marquesses of Camden and the 1st Baron Hillingdon into a retirement community with five-star hotel amenities. There are 23 apartments in the main house (from £970,000), some of which incorporate former state rooms, with 18ft-high ceilings and ornate plasterwork, plus a cocktail and coffee bar in the Great Hall and a luxurious health spa on the lower ground floor with pool, treatment rooms and gym. The Pavilion restaurant offers a locally sourced menu and 53 new-build apartments and mews houses (from £580,000 and £1.15 million respectively) in the southern part of the grounds will complete next year; nearly 50% of the residences here have already sold.

Wildernesse’s original library, installed for Lady Hillingdon, where she entertained guests including various Rothschilds, her own Harewood family and Princess Mary, has been reimagined as a light, bright space curated by Fleur Sinclair, vice president of the Booksellers Association and proprietor of the award-winning Sevenoaks Bookshop. Divided into sections, the 600 books for all ages include those by local authors such as Rupert Latimer, the pseudonym of Algernon Victor Mills, son of Lord Hillingdon. Elysian Residences (020–3918 7997)

Gloucestershire, £1.25 million We wonder what books occupied the bedside tables of Queen Anne of Denmark, who stayed at Siston Court in 1613, Edward, Prince of Wales, in the early 20th century, or Oliver Cromwell in 1642. The Grade I-listed Elizabethan house at Mangotsfield hosted Land Girls in the Second World War, after which it was divided into six homes. This fourbedroom property occupies the central wing and has been beautifully cared for by book-loving owners; the handsome reception hall, study and drawing room double as libraries. The farmhouse-style kitchen is Instagram-worthy and the private walled garden is stocked with roses, peonies, fruit and vegetables, with a spring meadow of bluebells, daffodils and primroses; mature trees and hedges, such as copper beech, flowering cherry, yew and mulberry, pepper the grounds.

Bristol and Bath are both close by. Savills (0117–933 5802)

Buckinghamshire, £1.8 million A walk-around open fireplace is the focal point of the entrance hall at Buis Cottage, which sits in the hamlet of Wheeler End, high in the Chiltern Hills AONB. Plenty of additions have been made over the centuries, including a modern kitchen/orangery, and the library, with its colourful mural, enjoys direct access to the well-kept garden.

There are seven bedrooms, including a master with a vaulted ceiling and en-suite bathroom. Trains from nearby High Wycombe into London Marylebone take less than half an hour.

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Riviera dreaming With new offices opening in Cannes and Saint-Tropez, Savills offers buyers and sellers unrivalled access to the Côte d’Azur property market

With their superb knowledge of the French Riviera, the experienced agents of the Savills network help buyers find the finest properties

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S summer holidays get under way again this year, it’s always a great time for holidaymakers in beautiful places to consider buying a property overseas. Enquiries for homes abroad can peak in July and August, and global agents Savills are well prepared for the season, having expanded their network within one of the most highly sought-after areas for prime property in Europe, the French Riviera.

Of course, Savills are no newcomers to the Côte d’Azur: the agents have had a commanding presence in the region since 2001, with a network of offices in key

prime locations including Nice, Saint-JeanCap-Ferrat, Cap d’Antibes, Valbonne and Saint-Tropez. Now, Savills has completed two further openings, one in Cannes and the other in a second Saint-Tropez location. The Cannes office, in particular, represents a key addition to the network, reinforcing the agent’s presence across the region and complementing the connection between Cap d’Antibes and the countryside settings of Valbonne and Mougins.

Together with last year’s opening of the Beaulieu-sur-Mer office, within the highly desirable ‘golden triangle’ between Villefranche-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

and Beaulieu itself, this expansion demonstrates the confidence Savills has in the market and the resulting demand from international buyers.

Justin Marking, head of global residential at Savills, believes the new offices will help deliver an even more comprehensive service to clients, whether local and international buyers or sellers: ‘The new team in Beaulieu-Sur-Mer provides our clients with a fully integrated service across the eastern part of the French Riviera, handling all types of property from seasonal rentals to luxury villas to city apartments,’ he points out.

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Left: Unwinding and relaxing the Riviera way: Cap d’Antibes. Right: A beautiful room with a view: Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

A market such as the Côte d’Azur’s boasts an exceptional collection of truly outstanding properties, from secluded mansions up in the hills behind Villefranche to showstopping waterfront villas on Cap Ferrat: ‘The range of property here is extraordinary,’ points out Alex Balkin, executive director of French Riviera and French Alps at Savills. ‘Many gems are off market, but we have beautiful homes that are not so secret. We have Belle Epoque villas, landmark mansions built in the 1880s for crowned heads of state, striking contemporary homes and charming houses in neo-Provençal style, townhouses in Antibes and the villages that dot the Riviera, and modern penthouse apartments in the city.’

The properties may be extraordinary but buying and selling in the French Riviera is a delicate business: only agents with a highly developed network across the entire region (and an elite contact book) know all the finest properties inside out. It is this encyclopaedic level of local knowledge that allows these agents to find out when a certain property might be quietly coming onto the market for the right price or which house meets the needs of a buyer whose requirements are highly specific. The Savills network’s expansion ensures a large team of top agents are working together across the entire area, totally focused on getting the best results for their clients.

According to Mr Balkin, the teams across the new offices also play a crucial part in meeting the demand from would-be buyers who no longer want to wait: ‘Many people who come here from London, Paris or New York say they’re overwhelmed by how busy those cities have become,’ he notes.

‘The pandemic has put into perspective what is important for people nowadays: they want to be in Nature, but also need a place to work. There’s also a change in the way people are buying property postpandemic. They hesitate less, saying: “You only live once—let’s not wait any longer to make a move.”’

Only agents with a highly developed network across the French Riviera know the finest properties The main attraction of the Côte d’Azur is always the lifestyle; international buyers from all over the world are drawn by the jawdropping scenery, the lively social scene and the warm Mediterranean waters. Where else can you lunch on the beach, then pop into the car for an afternoon skiing or shopping over the border in Italy?

With local experts in key locations all the way from Beaulieu in the east to Saint-Tropez in the west, buyers can feel confident that the experienced, multilingual agents at Savills will dedicate themselves to finding every client their perfect Riviera property. At the same time, sellers can feel secure in the knowledge that they are accessing the finest network in the region to connect them with a pool of qualified buyers all keen to own a piece of this very special part of the world.

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To find out more, please contact the Savills Riviera teams: www.savills.com; riviera@savills.com. Read more online at portfolio.savills.com/lifestyle/travel/ call-my-agent-french-riviera