The benefits of the pastoral landscape to one’s health and happiness are no secret. In Jane Austen classics, takings walks over England’s rolling hills has been presented as almost medicinal. Though Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility and Elizabeth Bennett in Pride & Prejudice had very different experiences. Now, an estate that brings these characters to mind has arrived on the market for the first time in 145 years. One family has held the property since 1875, passing it from descendent to descendent until now. Known as Blenkinsopp Estate, the utterly delightful and unbelievably enormous residence sits not far from the Scottish border and wants about $6.4 million, or £4.85 million.
Located in rural Northumberland, in the charming village of Haltwhistle, Blenkinsopp Estate consists of two lots totaling approximately 540 acres. Larger than London’s Hyde Park, the grounds stretch through woodlands and meadows, with a series of streams feeding a stocked lake. Blenkinsopp Hall, the manor home at the estate’s center has 10 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and most importantly 5 reception rooms perfect for 19th-century style balls. Then, 11 estate houses and cottages, a stable block, and a tennis court are sprinkled around the main house.
According to Mansion Global, Blenkinsopp Hall was built in the early 1800s and has retained period details such as original fireplaces, a wooden staircase, and a cellar with the home’s original wine bins.
The two lots can be purchased together or separately and are listed with James Denne and Clive Hopkins of Knight Frank.