This week has of course marked the time of year when some of the world’s most prolific eventing combinations have descended on Lincolnshire and the beautiful market town of Stamford for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. If you’re sick of spending hours in the car to get there, why not take a look at these horsey properties on the doorstep of one of the world’s greatest four-stars?
1.The Manor Barn, Northamptonshire
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Time to Burghley: 30 minutes by car.
For you: the Manor Barn is a five-bedroom converted barn on the edge of a village with an Aga and garage.
For the horses: there are two stables and paddocks set in three acres.
What’s the damage? £950,000
Agent: Fine & Country
Telephonenumber: 01780 750200
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