THIS grade I listed country house is on sale for £2.2 million with Country and Classic agents.

The nine double-bedroom property at Rudhall Manor sits on ten acres of idyllic scenery with landscaped gardens and three majestic lakes.

Rudhall has been owned by a number of important figures over the years, most notably Admiral Lord Nelson, and was used by the Royal Hospital to house retired British soldiers who fought in the Boer war and the First World War during the Second World War.

Other notable owners include Alexander Baring, later the first Lord Ashburton, ornithologist Sir Peter Scott and Sir John Harvey Jones, the high-profile British businessman and entrepreneur.

Located near Ross-On-Wye, the property has an indoor swimming pool and gym, triple garage, and music room in the outbuildings. It also has a self-contained four-bedroom annexe attached to the main house.

The great hall has a magnificent fireplace, panelled walls, a Venetian window, and a grand oak staircase that reflects the Tudor origins of the property. There are five other reception rooms one of which has oak panelling and a carved oak door.

The main property has eight-bedroom with the main suite having large south-facing windows with original shutters, a huge ensuite and its own living room. The seven other bedrooms are all double rooms, and each have their own unique period features.

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There is a kitchen garden, nearby woodland walks and the lakes have a boat jetty and foot bridges.

The east wing annexe has its own entrance and functional artist studio. Upstairs there is a main bedroom with an ensuite and built-in wardrobes and there are three other bedrooms which share a large family bathroom.

Situated on the edge of the village Phocle Green, this house is three miles from Ross-On-Wye, twelve miles from Monmouth and fourteen from Hereford making it easily accessible whilst still being surrounded by the rural Herefordshire countryside.