The bigger picture

DESPITE the restrictions on movement imposed on various parts of the country as a result of the Covid pandemic, the country-house market is set to record its best year since 2007, says Crispin Holborow, of Savills, who has overseen the disposal of some of England’s most prestigious country houses and estates since the re-opening of the UK housing market in May.

Although many of the biggest deals have been done behind closed doors, Savills (020–7409 8871) has broken cover with the launch onto the open market—at a guide price of £10 million—of pristine Adshead Park, a striking Arts-and-Crafts-style country house set in 136 acres of formal gardens, woods and farmland in the hills above the west