I turn the kaleidoscope wheel with my finger and peer in. Glorious slices of colours sweep past. After purchasing the handtooled object at an art gallery in Wales, I think about how much of that beautiful country I’d love to slip into a suitcase and fly back to Canada: The warmth of the people, the musical language, rugged pastoral landscapes, luxury hotels and charming tea shops, Victorian shopping arcades, castles, farm-fresh greens with heritage tomatoes and a particular gin drin… (View original article)

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the first issue of the Anglotopia magazine in February. Subscribe today to receive the next issue of our magazine and read about British History, Culture and Travel all in one place. Issue 2 is now available – order before it sells out! 

© thecoach1

One of the great Whig political palaces of the 18th century, Wentworth Woodhouse is the largest country house in England with a façade that stretches more than 600 feet…. (View original article)

Derbyshire is blessed with many things – and one thing that the county isn’t short of is tourist attractions. From the stunning stately homes of Chatsworth, Kedleston Hall and Calke Abbey to theme parks, museums, cable cars and even an aquarium, there is a lot to be discovered.

And not all the attractions cost a fortune to visit – as Derbyshire is home to some spectacular scenery, such as Dovedale, which, apart from car parking, is completely free.

So, whether you’re look… (View original article)

Comments (0)

Ashton House in Chaffcombe “faces the inimitable expanse of open country, diversified by Somerset’s eternal hill, flourishing woods and smiling pastures” according to the 1931 publication Somersetshire Country Houses and Villages.

Perhaps surprisingly not a listed property, this Edwardian country house was built in 1914 by Colonel Noblett to his design in a beautiful Tudor style. Covering approximately 7,500 sq ft, the property is an excellent family home and… (View original article)

The classic middle-class desire to move to a house in the country with fine period features and glorious gardens shows no sign of easing, despite the chancellor’s increase in stamp duty on high-end properties.

Prices have been rising in the prime country-house market for 13 consecutive quarters, the longest period of sustained price growth since before 2007.

Agents report that city dwellers are hunting for bargains, with prices for country piles 13.6 below their 2007 levels, … (View original article)

Three years ago the 360-acre Newhall Estate three miles outside Ennis in Co Clare was offered for €5m. Having failed to sell, it’s now going for auction in lots in June through Sotheby’s, with the house on 65 acres guiding €500,000 – currently the same price as an apartment on offer at Idrone Terrace in South County Dublin. And you’d fit almost 15 average city family homes into it. Newhall is also being offered with a 310 acre package guiding €1.7m. This beautiful house comes with gate lodg… (View original article)

If you had the resources, Georgian Ireland must have been a very agreeable place in which to live. It was certainly more prosperous and peaceful than it would be after the 1848 famine. This idyllic world is captured in Patricia McCarthy’s scholarly and highly entertaining work, which stretches from the start of the building of Castletown House, Co. Kildare, in 1722, to the 1848 famine.

The chapters are arranged as though one were visiting an Irish country house: you approach the hou… (View original article)

The story of Beamond House, the opulent country seat of “super miller” John McCann, began in 1800 when a young McCann arrived in the locale four miles from Drogheda and hacked out a millrace to divert water from the River Nanny and built a grain mill. His first clever step was a careful selection of local oats which produced a “nuttier” taste – greatly appreciated by porridge consumers.

McCann was also on the ball with progress and installed a steam engine on site at a tim… (View original article)

Published:
12:48 EST, 19 May 2016
|
Updated:
19:50 EST, 19 May 2016

A stunning Georgian country house that has been home to Second World War soldiers, a ballet school and one of the world’s most impressive collections of pianos has gone on the market for £3million.

Finchcocks, in Goudhurst, Kent, is considered to be one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the county and its formal gardens are Grade II listed.

Steeped in history, the Grade I lis… (View original article)