Buried in the ancient foothills and woodland of the largest Iron Age hillfort in the Chilterns there’s a 773-acre estate. At its heart is Hexton Manor, an 11-bedroom country house that is on sale for £10 million — but it is so much more than that.
Described by Savills estate agency as the “ultimate residential and sporting estate”, it has two self-contained flats on the top floor — a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom — for live-in relatives, staff or lodgers. As if that wasn’t enough for the budding B&B host or multigenerational family, there are six houses and cottages in the grounds, a converted stable block that is being let as four offices, and planning permission to build two more homes.
The ornately furnished morning room, with French doors that lead out on to a veranda with views of the lake
JUSTIN PAGET
The grand country residence