Alan Titchmarsh has placed his Georgian farmhouse and its four‑acre landscaped garden on the market with a guide price of £3.95 million, saying he and his wife Alison are downsizing after more than 20 years at the Hampshire property.
Manor Farm House, in the village of Holybourne near the market town of Alton, is listed with Savills. The late 17th‑century, Grade II‑listed five‑bedroom home sits within grounds that include formal garden areas, a kitchen garden and roughly two acres of wildflower meadow created by Titchmarsh to provide seasonal displays.
Titchmarsh, 76, a broadcaster and horticultural journalist best known for his television gardening work, told Country Life that he and his wife are moving partly to be nearer their daughters and grandchildren and partly because he felt “I had one more garden in me.” The couple bought the property in 2002 and have carried out extensive restoration and landscaping since then, the estate agents said.
The Savills listing describes a property that retains original features such as oak beams and sash windows while incorporating modern elements installed by the owners. Interior work included replacing chipboard with floorboards, installing underfloor heating on the ground floor and in bathrooms, and fitting bespoke painted kitchen units that include an Aga, a butler’s sink, larder and utility cupboard. Titchmarsh said remedial work after purchase included removing woodworm and death‑watch beetle and clearing 48 skips of debris, but that the couple avoided structural alterations to preserve the building’s integrity.
Beyond the formal gardens, the grounds contain a kitchen garden with a greenhouse and adjacent vegetable plot with raised beds and additional glasshouses. The plot also features a fenced pond with a small jetty and an extra area of field beyond the wildflower meadows offering views across Hampshire countryside. Savills notes an “excellent range of outbuildings” including a 42‑foot party barn currently used as a theatre space.
The listing comes as Titchmarsh and his wife seek to scale down their living arrangements after more than two decades at Manor Farm House. The couple’s daughters, Polly and Camilla, are in their 40s, and Titchmarsh said proximity to family was a factor in the decision to sell.
Savills is marketing the property with the guide price of £3.95 million. The agent highlights the setting’s rural views and the gardens’ seasonal interest, created over the owners’ tenure. The announcement adds to a steady market for architecturally significant country homes in southern England, where historic houses with substantial gardens and outbuildings remain in demand among buyers seeking both heritage features and cultivated landscapes.
Titchmarsh rose to national prominence through his work on television gardening programmes and as a newspaper and magazine horticultural writer. The sale of Manor Farm House follows a period in which he and his wife substantially renovated both house and grounds while retaining the property’s historic character, according to the owners and the sales particulars.