Country estate

The former home of property magnate Sir Robert McAlpine has come to the market – and it's a perfect spot that would make the country ideal estate.

Today, the 100-acre English estate holds a Grade II-listed, Georgian-style main house and other outbuildings

Elmestree House Estate, situated next to Prince Charles' Gloucestershire home, Highgrove, has just come on the market for the first time since 1949.

The English manor house, called Rookwoods, comes with a pool, equestrian facilities and a tennis court

The perfect home if you REALLY love your commute. A 77-acre cliffside estate with what is thought to be one of the longest driveways in England has come to the market for £7 million (US$8.73 million). Glenthorne House, in the South West of the country, is what sits at the end of the 2.5-mile-long zig-zagging driveway that took almost a year to build.

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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, who is worth £345m, had opposed an application to register part of his massive Hertfordshire estate as common so the public could access the grounds.

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On the market for those seeking the most authentic of English country house experiences is Manston House, the eight-bedroom manor first built in the 17th century and today of the Grade II listing.