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Mary Berry's daughter sells Oxfordshire mansion for £3.95m
Belles Berry sells her custom-designed Oxfordshire home to fund family life after mother's 80th birthday.
In brief
Belles Berry sells her custom-designed Oxfordshire home to fund family life after mother's 80th birthday. Belles Berry sold her £3.95m Oxfordshire mansion designed with her husband to her mother Mary Berry. Originally reported by Dailymail.
Sale announcement
Dame Mary Berry's daughter Belles Berry sold her Oxfordshire hideaway mansion for £3.95million.
Property details
The home was constructed on an old bungalow site near Ewelme, overlooking ten acres of countryside.
Design process
Belles designed Blenheim Farm with her husband in 2020, creating two kitchens and a champagne chiller.
Family life
The property hosted Mary Berry's 80th birthday and regular Sunday roasts with pudding.
Garden features
The garden includes a 60-year-old beech woodland and fruit picking areas for blackcurrants and gooseberries.
Home amenities
The house features two kitchens, a swimming pool, tennis court, and games room for family entertaining.
Literary collection
The library contains over 5,000 books from Belles' father's antiquarian shop.
Gardening space
Belles' garden includes a fruit garden where Mary Berry helps pick blackcurrants and gooseberries.
Family activities
The home was used for family life, including rearing lambs, cows, ducks and bees.
Savills appraisal
Savills head Victoria Knight described the property as 'thoughtfully designed to maximise scenic setting and bring the outside in'.
Mother's involvement
Mary Berry regularly visited the home for Sunday roasts and garden activities.
Design philosophy
Belles said the home has 'the wow factor' and is a 'happy house' for family life.
Fruit production
Mary Berry picks blackcurrants and gooseberries, returning with warm jam by noon.
Property history
The family originally lived in the old bungalow before moving into the barn for the rebuild.
Family impact
Belles described the home as providing an 'idyllic time' for her children.
Sale timing
The house was listed in May 2020 and sold just five months later.
The essence
Belles Berry sold her £3.95m Oxfordshire mansion designed with her husband to her mother Mary Berry.
