8 of the best houses for sale with libraries

Horselunges Manor, Hellingly, Hailsham, East Sussex. 

A Grade I-listed 15th-century manor surrounded by a moat. It has stained-glass leaded-light windows and an oak-panelled library with built-in shelving. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, 2-bedroom annexe, 2-bedroom cottage, garage with 3-bedroom flat above, 26.61 acres. 

Price: £3.25m Batcheller Monkhouse 01424-775577.

Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey. 

A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres. 

Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.

Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey. 

A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres. 

Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.

Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey. 

A property built in 1908 in an Anglo-French style. It has an oval library with glass-fronted bookshelves and literary quotes in the plaster mouldings beneath the domed ceiling. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, garden room, gym, gate lodge, swimming pool, tennis court, 17.64 acres. 

Price: £10m Knight Frank 01483-617916.

Sydney Place, Bath. 

This renovated property comprises the four principal floors of a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with a 90ft walled garden situated in one of Bath’s most striking George III terraces. The house has double-height sash windows with shutters, detailed moulded cornicing, sanded wood floors, open fireplaces, and a library with a gallery. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, kitchen. 

Price: £3.25m Hamptons 01225-312244.

Sydney Place, Bath. 

This renovated property comprises the four principal floors of a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse with a 90ft walled garden situated in one of Bath’s most striking George III terraces. The house has double-height sash windows with shutters, detailed moulded cornicing, sanded wood floors, open fireplaces, and a library with a gallery. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, kitchen. 

Price: £3.25m Hamptons 01225-312244.

The Blotting House, Iping, Midhurst, West Sussex. 

A converted warehouse once used to store blotting paper in a village in the South Downs National Park. It has an open-plan kitchen/dining room with an Aga, and a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a mezzanine area and French doors opening onto a terrace. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, garden store/office, gardens, 0.42 acres. 

Price: £1.6m Knight Frank 01428-770562.

Great James Street, London, WC1N. 

A renovated Georgian townhouse in Bloomsbury. It retains its original wall panelling, oak floors, sash windows, period fireplaces and has a library with a corner fireplace with a wood-burning stove, bespoke cabinetry and shelves stretching to the ceiling. 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, breakfast kitchen, 2 dressing rooms, 3 receptions, study, balcony, roof terrace with outdoor kitchen, rear courtyard.

Price: £8m Savills 020-7877 4682.

Meifod, Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. 

An Edwardian house set in landscaped gardens in Snowdonia National Park. It has open fireplaces, a panelled library and an orangery. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, grass tennis court, terraces, pond, 1.75 acres. Additional 1.3-acre paddock available by separate negotiation. 

Price: £1.25m Fine & Country 01492-458020. 

Gayton Manor, Gayton, Northampton. 

A Grade I-listed manor thought to date from the Tudor period set in gated landscaped gardens. It has double-height mullion bay windows, oak panelling, grand Tudor stone fireplaces, a drawing room with a minstrels’ gallery and a library with bespoke cabinetry. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, kitchen/dining/family room, stable block with 2-bedroom flat, home office, greenhouse, gardens, 4.42 acres. 

Price: £2.95m Savills 01295-228000.

Le Malzieu-Ville, Lozère, France. 

A substantial renovated 15th-century property set around a large cobbled courtyard surrounded by nearly five acres of walled parkland gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, a large library with floor-to-ceiling shelving and a mezzanine level, and a smaller library in a medieval tower accessed by a covered walkway. 12 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, cellars, attics, garage, walled parkland. 

Price: €599k Mercure Groupe +33 9 78 06 55 62.

Le Malzieu-Ville, Lozère, France. 

A substantial renovated 15th-century property set around a large cobbled courtyard surrounded by nearly five acres of walled parkland gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, a large library with floor-to-ceiling shelving and a mezzanine level, and a smaller library in a medieval tower accessed by a covered walkway. 12 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, cellars, attics, garage, walled parkland. 

Price: €599,000 Mercure Groupe +33 9 78 06 55 62.