Country Style – Lounging around
The home of country style takes a look at five new items to make an ordinary lounge a thing of count…
Country Style – Lounging around
The home of country style takes a look at five new items to make an…
Welcome!
A warm welcome and thank you for visiting the British Country Homes Blog
I have a passion for country homes and I hope you enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy producing it!
Why British Country Homes?
Ever since I was young I was fascinated with older country houses. Whether it was a large stately home or a smaller medieval cottage I was always drawn to find out more. I have been lucky enough to have found myself in a career which allows me to indulge my passion. From Georgian Manor Houses to 17th Century Cottages, Victorian Residences to Jacobean Mansions I have inspected, appraised, valued and sold them all.
In addition to working with beautiful rural property I also write about it. You can find out more about my stories, columns and blogs by going to the “About” page here.
My latest blog is below, or you can see more on the sliding carousel beneath….
I have so many stories I could write a book, although I doubt many people would believe it.
Over the years as a country agent I’ve been bitten by dogs, attacked by a parrot, trampled on by a horse, locked in, locked out, threatened and propositioned. I’ve even watched a surveyor being chased by an ostrich…
Despite this I love my job, I genuinely do. I enjoy helping people buy their dream homes and I have a passion for country properties. Normally when I attend a dinner party or other social event I am asked “How is the market?” My wife sighs as she knows I’ve just been given the green light to wax lyrical about the market and how it’s not as simple as putting properties onto an online portal…
A Manor House with its own Castle!
If a Manor House isn’t enough, then this magnificent home has its own historic castle…
Sedgwick Park House, a pure delight!
There has been a house on the site of Sedgwick Park House for 700 years,…
A Country Castle of Grand Designs
A beautifully restored country Castle featured on Grand Designs. Take a look around both…
The Summer’s Hottest Houses!
It’s been the hottest summer on record in the UK this year and these amazing…
Scottish Castle on the Esk
One of Scotland’s most significant and historic castles…agents, Savills Brechin Castle overlooking the Esk Brechin…
Irish Manor House near Bushmills
Dunderave House is a quintessential Irish manor house near the village of Bushmills in Northern…
A Plum of a Manor House!
A truly fabulous English Baroque Manor House with a troubled past.
Mill of your dreams
A home of many parts, some of them moving! A water and windmill of your…
Dream Holiday Homes!
If you love the homes we look at as much as we do, then why…
A Whopping Manor!
The 0.4 mile-long drive leads to an important manor house of exceptional quality, in Steyning,…
A Simply Divine Manor!
A stunning village Manor House with huge character.
A Deep Purple House
Once owned by Deep Purple’s Jon Lord Burntwood House is an extraordinary country house
Rightmove’s most viewed homes in March
Here are Rightmove’s 5 most viewed properties in March 2022. Everything from a fishermans…
10% off at the English Heritage Shop!
Get your 10% DISCOUNT CODE for the English Heritage shop now!
5 Essential Country Garden Books
Most people think they can only dream of having an English Country Garden, these 5…
Swan Lake! A fine Sussex Court…
An exceptional country house of significant style and grace. A classic in every way.
Look inside five Bridgerton-style dream homes!
Bridgerton is back! Take a look inside five dream homes which wouldn’t look out of…
This weeks Prime 5 Country Houses
This week’s Prime 5 Country Houses from across Great Britain. We take a look…
These Cottages Three!
Three of the most popular cottages from our social media pages
Hall & Cannon Ball!
A magnificent Jacobean mansion that has been in the same family for 450 years!
Daylight Robbery!
As in most countries throughout the world, everyone in Great Britain has to pay “council…
This week’s Prime 5 Country Houses
This week we see some of the markets finest homes being advertised across Great Britain,…
Period Homes Pt 1: Medieval & Tudor
Everyone can visualise what a ‘period house’ looks like but defining exactly what it is…
Rightmove’s most viewed January ’22
New data from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove reveals the most viewed homes in…
Game, Set, Thatch!
Thatched Cottages are the envy of the world over, but how much do you actually…
The Stunning Chobham Park Estate
“Chobham Park House, has been in its time a manor house, a royal hunting lodge,…
Rightmove’s most viewed, Christmas ’21
The most viewed properties on Rightmove over Christmas 2021
Harry & Meghan’s Californian Home…
It may not be a “british country home” but it is a home that was…
Top 5 country properties in 2021
This is the countdown of the top 5 most liked British Country Homes from 2021…
A Handsome Elizabethan Hall
The details of South Walsham Hall, a handsome Elizabethan Hall with an impressive history
A Glorious Georgian Cotswolds Pile
DESCRIPTION Firs House is an elegant and impressive Grade II listed Georgian house situated in…
A Charming Georgian House
An impressive Georgian home in a magnificent position
A Badminton Court
An elegant country house with the most beautiful gardens and grounds. Stunning interiors provide the…
The Most Refined & Sophisticated Manor House
The Most Refined & Sophisticated Manor House
A Country Home good enough to hide a King!
the gate house to this country home
History! History! Historic Hall!
The striking Priors Hall is a historic hall indeed! Bursting with history near the village…
All things… Cotswolds
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for your while life, you will have heard…
The Most Viewed Homes Of 2021
New data from the UK’s biggest property website, Rightmove reveals the most viewed homes of…
The Estate Office
I have been A Country Agent for a number of years now, this is the…
This week’s “Prime 5” Country Homes
Every week we take a look at five prime country homes that have been brought…
Historic House with breathtaking views
“A fascinating home with exciting querks and significant history oozing out of every wall. The…
Gothic Mansion worthy of a Bishop
“A truly gothic mansion which provides opportunity for confession if you were suddenly overwhelmed by the…
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An history house in Northamptonshire with its own castle! 🥰🏡🏰😍![]()
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A Manor House with its own Castle! British Country Homes
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If a Manor House isn’t enough, then this magnificent home has its own historic castle within the grounds! Three stunning English Country Cottages, which is your favourite 1️⃣,2️⃣ or 3️⃣? ![]()
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These Cottages Three! – British Country Homes
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English Cottages are some of the most beautiful in the world! Here’s three of the most popular, it’s easy to see why! If you love a period country house, then you’ll definitely love all of these… 😍🏰🥰![]()
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Look inside five Bridgerton-style dream homes!
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Bridgerton is back! Take a look inside five dream homes which wouldn’t look out of place on the set of the hit show Ever wondered what a Jacobean entrance hall looked like? Wonder no more… 😍🏰🥰![]()
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Hall & Cannon Ball! – British Country Homes
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A Jacobean Hall with a deep history including a door damaged by a cannon ball in the civil war! Owned by the same family for over 450 years! British thatched cottages are admired and loved the world over, so here’s everything you need to know about these stunning properties…🥰🏡😍![]()
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Everything you need to know about thatched cottages and the thatching process!
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Thatched Cottages are the envy of the world over, but how much do you actually know about the thatching process?
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