Petworth, West Sussex, UK A 1970s sci-fi film was the unlikely inspiration for architect-owned retreat Cadence; an award-winning luxury country house in pretty Petworth, on West Sussex's poetic South Downs. Sleeps: Up to 10 guestsFrom: £5,495 per weekPets: Two well-behaved pets are...
Fast forward over 190 years to 1496, when Sir David Owen, the great-uncle of Henry VIII, gained Coudreye through marriage into the Bohun family. Owen lived peaceably at Coudreye for over 2 decades, but around 1520 he began to tear down the old medieval house and rebuild in grand style....