Northants, Leics &amp; Rutland


<figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-10.10.12.png" alt="Rivals Disney+" class="wp-image-174485" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Come in! Lord Tony Baddingham at home in Rivals, played by David Tennant</figcaption></figure>



<p>Amorous action on Concorde, a telegenic naked tennis match between Alex Hassell and Emily Atack, and backstabbing, bottoms and big hair galore. Yes, the Disney+ adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s 1980s bonkbuster <em>Rivals</em>, which landed last week in a whoosh of Krug and Diorissimo, <a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/film-tv/back-stabbing-big-hair-and-bottoms-galore-disneys-rivals-has-landed/">is a total hedonistic hoot</a>. Naturally, we’re desperate to join the party. So, check out these Rivals-esque properties we’ve found for sale in the ‘hood, punch some numbers into your brick mobile to get the estate agent on the case, and say hello to these honey-stone cottages and manor houses within chopper distance of Rupert Campbell-Black’s Penscombe Court. Even if you don’t have the bank balance of Lord Tony Baddingham required to make an <em>actual</em> offer, you can still channel the <em>Rivals </em>vibe with a spot of property porn. Dame Jilly would approve.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-culworth-house-culworth"><a href="https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbbarsbas220201" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Culworth House</a>, Culworth</h2>



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<p>This whopper of a Georgian pile on the Northants/Oxon borders, on the market for £1.95m has been painstakingly brought back to life in recent years and comes with its own lake &#8211; perfect for a spot of skinny dipping (it&#8217;s the new naked tennis don&#8217;t you know), and a rather fabulous ten bedrooms. The perfect party house, there&#8217;s plenty of space for live-in staff accommodation in the service wings too, thank heavens, and Claudia Schiffer is one of your neighbours, so you can expect some very stylish goings-on in the vicinity.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-barnsdale-great-easton"><a href="https://www.pelhamjames.co.uk/properties/19858245/sales#/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barnsdale</a>, Great Easton</h2>



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<p>We all love a Jilly Cooper heroine on reduced means who struggles to keep the hot water on (I’m thinking <em>Rivals</em>‘ Lizzie Vereker). So here’s a property for the (slightly) more modest budget of £700,000. For that you’ll get a thatched, chocolate box country cottage, cosy kitchen complete with Aga and a picturesque village setting. Sounds like peak Cooper to me. Now you just need the filthy rich but golden-hearted electronics magnate to come calling. We&#8217;re looking at you David Ross &#8211; the Carphone Warehouse founder and art collector owns the nearby Nevill Holt estate, where he also hosts an annual opera festival &#8211; perfect husband hunting territory. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-home-farm-house-wood-end"><a href="https://www.knightfrank.com/properties/residential/for-sale/main-street-woodend-towcester-nn12/str012385217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Home Farm House</a>, Wood End</h2>



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<p>Set in the sought-after hamlet of Wood End (I’m feeling the Rutshire vibes already), Home Farm House is a Grade II listed stone farmhouse dating back to the 17<sup>th</sup> Century. This charming £1.2m property has period features galore including exposed beams, an inglenook fireplace, flagstone flooring and window seats. The house is beautifully placed and screened from the village street by the extensive range of stone-built barns, making it <em>very</em> private. Say no more.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-hall-brockhall"><a href="https://www.knightfrank.com/properties/residential/for-sale/the-hall-brockhall-northampton-northamptonshire-nn7/str012357955" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Hall</a>, Brockhall</h2>



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<p>Yes, you really can make like Declan O&#8217;Hara (aka Aiden Turner with the world&#8217;s most fabulous mustache) and nab yourself an actual Jacobean manor in the country. This one&#8217;s a <em>little</em> more on the affordable side at £750k, as it&#8217;s a mere wing of the 17th century Grade II listed, Northamptonshire ironstone Hall, remodelled in 1800 in Gothic style. Pull on your favourite Laura Ashley gown and flounce around the generously proportioned rooms, complete with high ceilings, working fireplaces, shutters, flagstone floors and an internal well. There&#8217;s also 14 acres of communal grounds to explore, which might mean &#8216;accidentally&#8221; bumping into a debonaire neighbour behind the yew hedge on your constitutional. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-manor-house-stoke-albany"><a href="https://kingwest.co.uk/property/the-manor-house-stoke-albany/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Manor House</a>, Stoke Albany</h2>



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<p>Want to ogle – sorry, admire the sporting prowess of – the polo players at vO Polo Club? This six-bed manor house in the sought-after village of Stoke Albany will put you within easy second-husband-stalking distance. The price? About £1.6m, so quite a stretch unless you’re an &#8217;80s TV exec. But as a bonus, there are two additional flats, a studio and a stable blocks, Ideal romping territory and, if you&#8217;re lucky, they might chuck in the chintz curtains. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-old-rectory-great-easton"><a href="https://www.fineandcountry.com/property-sale/14-bedroom-country-house-for-sale-in-le16-great-easton-high-street/3784090" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Old Rectory</a>, Great Easton</h2>



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<p>More tea, Vicar? Mere minutes from the nearest landed gentry, The Old Rectory in the shadow of Rockingham Castle has no fewer than fourteen bedrooms, three in the coach house, two in the cottage, one in the annex and eight in the main house, one of which is Jack and Jill style &#8211; we can only imagine the sneaking in and out of rooms Dame Jilly would make of that set-up. For £2,325,000 you&#8217;ll get beautiful period features, including high ceilings, intricate cornicing, original fireplaces, and mullion windows, plus a generous wine cellar. Cheers to that. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-steane-park-estate-brackley"><a href="https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gblhchbar230058" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Steane Park Estate</a>, Brackley</h2>



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<p>And finally, grab your cheque book, this is definitely a property suitable for the perennially bare-chested Rupert Campbell Black. For £8m, you get 12,175 square foot and 276 acres to roam around in, including formal gardens and grounds, ponds and water gardens, a kitchen garden, tennis court (I know what you&#8217;re thinking &#8211; naughty naughty), period stable block, coach house, three cottages, and a studio &#8211; perfect for those cheeky afternoon assignations.</p>


Property flirt! 7 gorgeous homes in Northants, Leics and Rutland giving us Rivals vibes

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