Amazing English Country Houses

Leisurely afternoon:

^ That house was also Gosford Park, yes?

[quote] My absolute favorite country house is Nether Lypiatt Manor, which was once owned by Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

I guess swastikas have been tastefully incorporated into the overall design. Is there a sign saying "Arbeit macht frei!"?

Is she the blackamoor expert?

R2:

[quote]4. BROUGHTON CASTLE (LOWOOD)

Fukunaga used the medieval Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire for Jane Eyre’s Lowood School. Its romantic and historical settings have made the castle famous in many other films as well, including The Madness of King George (1994), Three Men and a Little Lady (1990), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982), and Lady Jane (1986).

but this is Broughton Castle

this is Wrotham Park, which doubled as Gosford Park.

Agree with OP on Nether Lypiatt. The only negative is that it's very close to the road.

Chartwell is absolutely charming for being a family home yet it isn't particularly significant size wise or architecturally. But it's still a great place.

My favorite is Brympton d'Evercy, near Yeovil in Somersetshire. It has often been called the most beautiful house in England.

R10, thanks for sharing! I don't know about this house and will now spend hours learning about it and looking at photos. It looks lovely.

I live in a village called Wickhambreaux and we have a house in the village centre called the Old Rectory, which was built in 1712. It's in the Queen Anne style which is basically early Georgian and while it isn't huge, it's very grand. I always fantasised that it's where I'd like to live if I ever got rich somehow.

Anyway, I'm 90% sure it was owned by a queen who recently sold it, I think he got £1.5m for it in the end although he was looking for £3m.

This is the listing for the Old Rectory from when it was sold, with interior photos. It was £1.9m.

That is a lovely somewhat modest size estate, compared with the grand properties here. Though I love the style of most of the grand houses here, I'd rather fantasise about something a bit more realistic like your example. A small place in the Cotswolds would be nice enough for my taste if I ever move back to Britain.

R12 R13 - wow this is a truly beautiful modest house. Thanks for sharing it!

This has just come on the market near me. It dates from the mid 1800s and us currently being used as offices but would make a very nice family home for a very rich person. I like the woodwork and the huge rooms, but it needs some imagination. £1.5m.

The photos conveniently miss out the face that there's a huge warehouse next door that goes right up to the property boundary, but you can see it on the street view and satellite view.