It is a truth universally acknowledged that the lavish Bennet family home in the BBC ’s 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was a thing of wonder, and now the early 18th-century manor is up for sale. The Costwolds beauty, known as Luckington Court, has been put on the market for an eye-watering £6 million.
What's more, it was once rumoured to become the family residence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In 2018, the Grade-II listed building was put on sale with a guide price of £9 million.
Now listed via Woolley & Wallis, the Rightmove listing says that the mansion still boasts "original Tudor features" with "16th Century remodelling".
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The lavish two-storey property is nestled in 18.99 acres of "permanent grassland" and features an impressive eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
Owing to its grandeur, the gorgeous home was tipped to become Harry and Meghan's family home once married, as the stately manor was quickly taken off the market just after the news broke of their engagement in 2017.
Luckington is a tiny village that's situated near Harry's childhood home in Highgrove, where Prince Charles still lives.
The breath-taking property sits in 156 acres of beautiful countryside and is just 18 miles from Bristol, falling on the Wiltshire-South Glos border.
This fairytale move never materialised for the royal couple, but the home still enjoys iconic status thanks to its role in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice adaptation, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.
The Wiltshire manor includes five other cottages, most of which have their own private gardens. Four of the cottages are currently let on assured shorthold tenancies.
The extravagant grounds also feature four additional outbuildings, including an outdoor riding school and home farm buildings.
The latter "lend themselves to further redevelopment" according to the listing, but this is subject to planning permissions.
Inside the stately home itself, you'll find a show-stopping reception hall with limestone flagged flooring, a large open plan kitchen or "breakfast room" with a separate scullery and utility room, a music room with a French door leading into the garden and a drawing room adorned with intricate woodwork.
Fans of Pride and Prejudice will instantly recognise the sweeping gardens surrounding the estate, which include the lake from the infamous scene with Mr Darcy; a rose garden with a lead dolphin fountain; plenty of fruit trees and a wild flower meadow.
A truly whimsical British manor, it is built in local "creamy Cotswold stone" that stands out proudly against a backdrop of luscious grounds.
According to the listing, local history places Luckington Court on the site of a manor once owned by King Harold II, giving the property a potential royal connection outside of the previous Meghan and Harry rumours.
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