An English Estate With 93 Acres of Parkland and a Palladian Orangery Asks £14.5 Million

May 12

Pythouse, one of England’s great country houses, is now on the market.

Beds: 30 Interior: 3,530 m² / 38,000 ft² Land: 37.6 ha / 93 acres Listing: Grade II*

Amenities: 93-acre parkland estate, formal lawns, mature woodland, panoramic countryside views, Palladian orangery, stable courtyard, entrance lodge, four cottages, private chapel, dovecote, ice house, wine cellars, garaging, workshop space, long tree-lined driveway, surrounding grazing farmland, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty setting.

Set within one of South Wiltshire’s most unspoiled rural landscapes, the Pythouse estate spans 93 acres of parkland, woodland, and formal grounds near Tisbury. At its centre is a Grade II*-listed neo-Grecian manor house, now on the market for £14,500,000 with Garbett & Partners.

With origins dating back to 1542, Pythouse was completed in the 1720s and later enlarged into a Grade II-listed neo-Grecian manor.

The estate’s recorded history reaches back to the 16th century, with the first reference to Pythouse documented in 1562. The present house was completed in 1727 by Thomas Benett, before being substantially enlarged in the early 19th century by his grandson, John Benett, who added two major ranges to the original house. The result is a restrained classical composition, constructed from local Chilmark stone, with a portico façade framed by imposing Ionic columns.

Today, Pythouse offers over 3,530 m² / 38,000 ft² across three floors, with 30 bedrooms in the manor house according to the market listing. The principal interiors include a marble-floored entrance hall, south-facing state rooms, a dining room, billiard room/bar, semi-commercial kitchen, a principal apartment, further bedroom suites, apartments, ancillary rooms, and extensive wine cellars. Its layers of history remain legible in the details, from the Victorian wing to the 18th-century Palladian orangery overlooking the west lawn.

Beyond the main house, the estate includes an 1880 stable block with an arched entrance and clock tower, extensive garaging and workshop space, a Grade II listed entrance lodge, Garden Cottage, Bothy Cottage, two further former cottages requiring restoration, a Grade II listed dovecote, an historic ice house, and a Grade II* listed private chapel in the woodland. The surrounding land lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with mature parkland, formal lawns, woodland, and open views across the South Wiltshire countryside.

All photographs belong to the listing agency. See more on Garbett & Partners.