Southerly views are all part of the deal for buyers at the Linton Estate, near Maidstone, which is on the market for the first time in 50 years.

Properties now for sale include Cuckoo Field House, which was built in the 1970s, and a number of estate cottages.

Also for sale are farm buildings, which selling agent Strutt & Parker believes to be a good development opportunity, as well as a lake, arable land, woodland and even a cricket club.

The estate is for sale in up to 15 lots with guide prices ranging from £325,000 to £1.1m for the individual lots and £7.3m as a whole.

Simon Backhouse, head of Strutt & Parker Canterbury, says: “The sale of the Linton Estate represents an opportunity for a purchaser to acquire a fine residential estate, in a strategically convenient location less than 40 miles from Canary Wharf. The diversity of the residential lots are bound to have great appeal, and the stunning location with one of the best views in Kent cannot fail to impress.”

The estate has southerly views over the Kentish Weald.

Owned by the Daubeny family since the early 1960s, the original estate was split up in the late 1970s when the mansion house and some parkland was sold off.

For information ring the agent on 01227 451123.