15 Large Houses to Rent UK

Think of the perfect country manor – grand entrance hall, billiard room and library, winding staircases to attic bedrooms. Rippon Hall in Norfolk, with its beautiful neo-Tudor heart wrapped in a handsome Victorian upgrade, has all this and more.

Set in splendid seclusion, surrounded by Suffolk countryside (and yet just 20 minutes from the bustling town of Bury St Edmunds), Olive House is a pleasing blend of understated luxury and home-from-home comforts. It’s the perfect base to gather all the generations of the family or groups of friends for some quality time together.

Boleyn Hall is a Georgian farmhouse with 65 acres in rural Suffolk, just 40 minutes’ drive from the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Throughout, an eclectic mix of colourful sofas, rugs and furnishings add as much cosiness as the many log burners and open fires. Relax immediately into this sumptuous, informal oasis, which exudes character, inside and out.

A Grade II* listed Georgian country house designed by the celebrated architect Decimus Burton. Perfect for a family stay, a wedding or a wonderful event.

This truly luxurious property has been dubbed ‘Britain’s coolest party pad' by the Sunday Times. Includes a private hot tub, games room and wonderful gardens.

Come to Colnebrook Hall for fun and family times. Set in 200 acres, this gracious Queen Anne property, with its spacious, light-filled and colourful rooms, indoor gym, heated outdoor pool and tennis court, is ideal for you to bring a large family group or come as two or three families.

Escape from the city to Magpie Farm for a well-earned break. With an indoor swimming pool, a private putting and croquet green, practice golf course and a full-size snooker room with its own bar, this country gem is perfect for spending quality time with friends and family.

With original Elizabethan and Georgian features, this handsome manor house has been carefully restored to provide every modern comfort you could wish for. As you enter the magnificent hallway, you know this is a special place to stay.

Enter our Tudor cottage – a touch of novelty high up on a hill and just the place for fishing or toe dipping. It has 6 bedrooms, one in a cabin perched above the moat.

This is the place for lazing around with friends or family, in a gorgeous restored thatched roof cottage. This quintessential English farmhouse has fabulous views of both countryside and a lake.

In a beautiful corner of England sits Butley Farmhouse, a perfect Georgian gem. Here, in this generously proportioned Suffolk farmhouse, you can bring together a crowd while still finding space for moments of solitude.

Windmill View is a redbrick Georgian gem, set amidst 22 acres of private grounds in rural Norfolk. It’s ideal for a close family or friends’ getaway of up to 14 guests, and you can head to Norwich for city culture or hit the coast in under 20 minutes. Or you can sink into a hot tub under the big Norfolk skies and relax.

Pretty villages, ancient hedgerows and a neighbouring 12-acre wild orchard surround this serene, Queen Anne-style property in the Waveney Valley in Suffolk. Feel the busy world drop away as you pull up on the drive.

One of the most historic houses on our books, Highchurch House was once a Tudor tythe barn that’s now a fabulous holiday home, with an outdoor pool, a hot tub and six sumptuous bedrooms sleeping 16. Amidst the ancient brickwork and characterful beams, modern comforts abound.