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Belmot House in Wiltshire is a location home available through Peagreen Locations and it is an absolute gem. So many original/period features and stunning outdoor spaces including a shepherds hut! (Photos: Paul Viant)

Please enjoy these wonderful gardens and outdoor spaces designed by London based garden and landscape designer Alexandra Noble. I love how lush yet purposeful her designs are.

An absolutely beautiful château for sale in Poitou-Charentes, in the Angoulême region of southwestern France. I love the unassuming, rustic nature of the architecture. With its high walls and its tower, this 15th century fortified unit, was redesigned on the 17th century, and it is incredibly charming. Of about 650sqm of living space, it is composed of:
A dwelling (320sqm), a wing with a master room (bedroom, sitting, room, bathroom and toilet) and 2 bedrooms with bathroom and toilet (100sqm), a guest house composed of a sitting room, equipped kitchen, bedroom and bathroom (88sqm), a large reception/recreation room (113sqm), a study in the dovecote. The outbuildings comprise: some stables (loose boxes, tackle room), a double garage, a large outbuilding as well as an old farm to be restored. 15 acres of land mainly composed by meadows. It also comprises some wood and a horse riding arena. A large pool (5x10m) heated by heat pump and situated a bit further away from the chateau. For sale (1,890,000 €) via Le Nail.

Winter is ALMOST done in my part of the world and I’ve been daydreaming of long, hot days, sand between my toes and relaxed living. I must say this holiday house in Portugal by  Daniel Suduca and Thierry Merillou of Suduca & Merillou is what I see when I close my eyes. Perfect.

Built at the end of the 15th century by architect Jacques de Persigny for Lord Philippe du Moulin as a reward for having saved the life of King Charles VIII during the Battle of Fornoue in 1495, this castle located on almost 100 acres has a quadriform plan, surrounded by a moat and flanked by circular towers at each of its corners. It consists of two buildings, the dwelling (420sqm over 5 stories) and the manor house, which are accessed by a drawbridge, now dormant, defended by an entrance gatehouse with a postern and flanked by two towers. The outbuildings face the entrance châtelet and form a U-shaped courtyard. They comprise of a 3 bedroom caretaker’s cottage, a house known as the “vegetable garden” built of bricks under tiles, comprising various rooms for storing equipment, vegetable store and garage with an attic above, and a former stables with 6 stalls and a garage that could house several cars, with 9 bedrooms above. There is also a laundry building and an orangery.
A castle completely surrounded by a moat?! I can’t even begin to wonder how magical owning this would be… For sale for 1,976,000 € via Cabinet Le Nail.