Stunning Grade-I listed 12-bedroom mansion goes on the market for £32million 

A stunning 440 acre ‘quintessential’ English estate has been put on the market for a whopping £32 million.

For the hefty price tag, Linton Park includes a 12-bedroom Grade II listed house, park, lake and cricket ground, as well as a portfolio of 16 other properties.

Estate agents Strutt & Parker, who sell the estate near Maidstone, Kent, say it’s a ‘jewel in the heart of England’.

The current owners purchased the property in 1985, a British company called Camellia Group PLC, and embarked on a long-term project to restore the neglected estate to its former glory.

The main building has been used as headquarters, but permission has been granted to return it to use as a single residential residence.

The main building has been used as headquarters, but permission has been granted to return it to use as a single residential residence

Estate agents Strutt & Parker, who sell the estate near Maidstone, Kent, say it’s a ‘jewel in the heart of England’.

The site dates back to the 14th century, but the first part of the current house was built in 1730.

The estate passed through several prominent families before being split in the 1970s.

The Camellia Group bought it 38 years ago and then got the chance to recreate the original estate when 350 acres of parkland and some estate homes and cottages were put up for sale in 2015.

The estate can be broken down into lots, with lot 1 containing the main house, which has six reception rooms and 12 bedroom suites, a Grade II listed cottage, a coach house with a flat above, a detached cottage and the Grade II listed park with lake and cricket ground.

That lot is available for bids in excess of £17.5 million.

The residential portfolio of 13 houses and cottages is £13.5 million and a plot of 96 acres of arable land and woodland is £1 million.

Mark McAndrew, of Strutt & Parker, said: ‘The Linton Park Estate is one of the most valuable and well-maintained estates to have come onto the open market in recent years.

‘The listed building and the wider residential portfolio are in excellent condition and offer a significant income stream. It is not uncommon for estates of this size to be broken up over the years, as was indeed the case for Linton Park.

“The current opportunity to purchase such a historic estate in its original form is extremely rare.

The main house on the estate has six reception rooms and 12 bedroom suites (pictured: reception room with a fireplace and twinkling chandelier hanging from the ornate ceiling)

This quintessentially English estate features this quintessentially Edwardian, airy room with crimson curtains and embellished cornices

A breathtaking chandelier swings from this breathtaking entrance to one of the many reception rooms, with a light and luxurious color palette of cream colors and gold and marble columns

A study with walls that display a beautiful collection of books with a window that lets in enough light for an afternoon of relaxing reading

This study or library is naturally lit with a well-threaded window with plenty of reading nooks

A homely wood paneled reception area fitted with modern technology with a monitor and telephone in a space that has retained the majesty of its long history

The site dates back to the 14th century, but the first part of the current house was built in 1730

The elegant Grade II listed house is set in the heart of the picturesque park and is approached via a beautiful long driveway flanked by a wide avenue of trees.

The beautiful Grade II listed estate also features a park with a lake and a cricket ground

‘The current owners have not only reassembled the estate but have also taken over the main house and gardens in a very poor state and have painstakingly restored them to their former glory.

‘Estates of this size and quality are jewels in the crown of this country’s landscape, and their preservation is testament to the craftsmanship, design and thoughtful land use that has taken place over the centuries.

‘I am sure that because of its location, importance and history, Linton Park will attract interest from around the world in a market where estates of this quality are rarely available.

‘Linton Park has been used as an office in recent years, but permission has been granted for conversion into a single residence. The sale offers a buyer the opportunity to own a quintessentially English estate.

‘It is so rare to find such an elegant Grade II listed house in the heart of the picturesque park, approached by a beautiful long driveway flanked by a wide avenue of trees. It’s everything an English estate should be.’