A country house in central London? The £10m Primrose Hill home on the square where Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes once lived

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Rachael Turner November 8, 2023 A house has come up for sale on one of the most beautiful — and most photographed — streets in London. Rachael Turner explains more. Chalcot Square in Primrose Hill has long been a magnet for the great and the good Famous former residents include poets and novelists Sylvia Plath and Ted … Read more

A ‘country house in London’ for sale in Hampstead, complete with quirky murals

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Annabel Dixon October 24, 2023 Located in one of London’s most sought-after neighbourhoods, this Grade II-listed property could set you back £11,000,000 — and that’s before you revamp it. After the best of both worlds? You may just find it with Frognal Rise House, a rare opportunity to own ‘a country house in London’. But you’ll … Read more

A riverside mansion with keys to south west London’s secret garden

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Rachael Turner October 11, 2023 This dreamy property has a stunning pool, a gym, wine cellar and cinema, plus access to the exclusive Pleasure Gardens, a 12-acre green space with tennis courts and lake. This expansive Thames-side mansion is seriously impressive at first glance. Step inside and things only get better. And then, when you … Read more

How the Bloomsbury Group shaped life in London WC1

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There’s more to the Bloomsbury Group than squares, circles and triangles, says Rosemary Hill, who explores what drew its members to London’s WC1 in the first place and the lasting effect they had on it. It was the American wit Dorothy Parker who described the writers and artists of the Bloomsbury Group as a circle … Read more

Hugh Grant’s former South Kensington penthouse on the market with £700k price cut

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Carla Passino August 29, 2023 I’m just a girl, standing in front of a 3,000 sq ft London penthouse, asking it to please let me in. Hugh Grant used to own this magnificent South Kensington penthouse, which is decidedly more glamorous than the house with the bright-blue door that belonged to his celebrated character William … Read more