It takes a special property to break through the £3m price barrier in Wales.
These incredible homes have smashed right through it by offering incredible locations, huge chunks of Welsh countryside or a unique design and history; some even have all three.
From modern abodes with mesmerising sea views, to period properties fit for royal visits, to farms that come with extra houses, every property has a story to tell behind its hefty price tag.
Llangynog, Carmarthenshire: from £15m
The most expensive home currently for sale in Wales is on the market for an eye-watering £15m.
But for this price the new owner will be buying literally their own little hamlet in Carmarthenshire as the sale comes with eight properties in total plus an impressive number of agricultural barns.
There's also a vast amount of glorious Welsh countryside included in the sale - about 993 acres - so the new owner is definitely going to need more than a ride-on mower for that large island of greenery.
The property is a dairy farm that can accommodate up to 1,000 cows and has enough properties to accommodate a large, extended family over a range of houses and apartments.
According to the estate agent selling the property and land, a number of the properties have planning to be used as holiday lets, rental income or to house farm workers required to run this substantial farming business.
The main home is Mount Zion House and it has recently undergone an extensive renovation project including a substantial extension to create a stunning and spacious property.
Huge windows framing incredible rural views, French doors out onto the garden, characterful stone fireplaces and stripped wood floors make this house a dream home as the luxurious base for the working farm.
The interior design mixes contemporary with luxury natural materials such as granite, stone, marble, wood and leather to create a visually stunning scheme throughout.
The little hamlet, in addition to the main four bed home, includes another house offering five bedrooms and a three bed annexe called The White House.
The Old Workshop is a three bed stone barn conversion and one of the potential holiday let properties.
And finally, for the humans at least, The Long Barn is a brilliant bonus building, again converted to the highest standard very recently in 2020.
The barn is now a collection of homes; 2 three bed apartments and 3 two bed apartments.
The estate agent states that this property, called Coomb Farm, also has an income stream of about £700,000 via its 500kW anaerobic digestion plant and biomass boiler.
For further details about this comprehensive property package, including exactly what the cows get at this vast farm, contact the Savills rural team on 01865 269000 or 0207 016 3715.
Monmouthshire: from £10m
Another unique property for sale that also comes with a suite of home, a substantial slice of land, extra properties and a source of income is this award-winning vineyard.
Ancre Hill Estates is currently the second most expensive house on the market in Wales, but as with Coomb Farm, a new owner will be getting so much more than a gorgeous home.
A state of the art, award-winning, fully equipped winery and full range of vineyard operating assets, including a visitor centre, comes with sale of the beautiful period house.
Of course for the business to be successful the property has to have a huge chunk of sunny Monmouthshire land to grow the grapes, so there's about 137 acres that also includes an cider apple orchard.
There are extra properties to discover on the site too.
A full tour of the land reveals a completely separate farm house that has been recently renovated, two cottages, a building plot for a holiday let and a range of outbuildings including barns, garages, greenhouse and even a tractor shed.
But the main house is undoubtedly the star of the property show.
The attractive red stone facade and painted side-wing of the main period property are just the beginning of the distinctive original features and classic decor of this impressive home.
The house has original fireplaces, large sash windows, sanded floors, picture rails and coving that combine to give the home a feeling of grandeur.
Colours throughout are predominantly neutral, accent colours are rich in tone, patterns are traditional and furniture is predominantly antique or classic in style.
There are plenty of moments of sparkle though, with classic chandeliers and ornate metallic gold mirror frames being the shiny stars of the interiors show.
Fixtures and fittings are classic and tasteful and as age appropriate to the style of the home as possible, including the roll-top bath and the column radiators.
In total, this main house has five reception rooms, including one dedicated to snooker, plus the large kitchen/diner that leads into a sunny conservatory.
For further details about the estate call Savills at their Cardiff branch on 029 2036 8915 or Powells, Monmouth on 01600 714140.
Near Wrexham: guide price £4.875m
Called Hem House this period package of property, farm buildings and land has not been on the market in over 100 years.
The same family have lived here and farmed here since they bought the property at auction in June 1912.
The sale of Hem House comes in two parts, handy for any potential buyer who can't quite stretch to almost £5m and maybe doesn't want to purchase as much land.
Lot one is the 18th century, Grade II listed six bed farmhouse, support buildings and about 295 acres and these can be secured for offers over £3.75m
Lot two is an additional 145 acres for sale for offers over £1.125m.
The estate agent selling the property says an additional, notable feature is that the entire farm is contained within a ring fence.
The property also benefits from extensive road frontage and access, making it easier to operate as a working farm.
The land has River Dee frontage and the wealth of wildlife, flora and fauna and the farm's owners participation in a number of environmental schemes has resulted the property being awarded with a FWAG Cymru Silver Lapwing Award for Conservation.
Wrexham is about seven miles away and Chester, about nine miles.
For further information about Hem House contact J Bradburne Price & Co on 01352 753873.
Near Abergavenny: £3.85m
This incredible manor house in Nantyderry near Abergavenny has a royal stamp of approval, having said to have been visited by Princess Margaret, the Queen's sister, on many occassions.
The Grade II listed Georgian style house is called Llanfair Grange and, according to the estate agent selling the property, was also the home of the Foxhunter stud, founded by Sir Harry Llewellyn in memory of his famous show jumper, a Gold medal winner in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic games.
So anyone with this level of property buying budget might be on to a winner with this historic home that comes with equestrian extras.
There are grand iron gates that lead to a sweeping driveway, beautifully landscaped gardens and a most impressive triple-storey period home, complete with fancy Grecian-style porch boasting two stone columns.
Inside, the substantial home does not disappoint with the classic Georgian architecture of high ceilings and large windows ensuring that the wealth of original features on show can be seen and properly admired.
Statement fireplaces, wooden floors, decoratively carved coving, picture rails and a sweeping staircase combine to create the impressive interior that the exterior promises.
Anyone visiting might have to leave a trail of bread crumbs, as the house is huge and so it might be easy to find yourself getting lost. Briefly the ground floor has a kitchen, two dining rooms, a library, study, garden room, drawing room and office.
In the basement there's even a bar and a dance floor to host maybe the best parties in the county combined with the cinema room, swimming pool and tennis court.
In total the property can boast 11 bedrooms.
For more information about this property contact Savills on 020 7016 3780.
Near Hay-on-Wye: guide price £3.75m
This charming and historic home is believed to have been constructed around 1820 and the choice of location at the top of a slope results in far-reaching views across the Welsh countryside, Black Mountains and the town of Hay.
Approaching the substantial house down a long, winding driveway sets the scene for a property that is undoubtedly a gem within the region.
The distinctive, large multi-paned windows designed in a symmetrical pattern are typical of a property from the Georgian period.
Inside, maybe the most impressive is the stone curved and cantilevered staircase, featuring metal spindles and polished wood bannister.
The flagstone floors add to the period charm, as do the high ceilings, coving, deep skirtings, shutters, panelled interior doors and arched doorways throughout the home.
There are arched, stained glass windows, stripped oak floors and eye-catching fireplaces that create a charming period decor backdrop.
On the ground floor there is a drawing room, sitting room and lounge, all next to each other, all spacious and all looking out over the manicured garden lawn.
There is a separate family room just off the kitchen, a study, utility room and a cloakroom that completes the ground floor accommodation.
Up that special staircase and on the first floor there are six bedrooms to discover, four of which have ensuites. One of the bedrooms is currently being used as an extra sitting room.
Up another level and into what would have been the servants' quarters.
There is also a coach house in the garden that could be perfect for multi-generational living or run as a holiday let but arguably the most stand-out feature of the home is the stunning swimming pool building.
The structure has carried the theme of large feature windows from the original house and given it a contemporary twist, with a large wall of glass at one end of the building, extending up into the roof apex.
The building has been designed as a pool party space, with a large first floor balcony overlooking the entrance garden at one end and a sunny patio at the other end; all a new owner needs to do is send out the party invites.
This charming manor house is for sale with estate agent Chancellors, call them on 01497 821222 to find out more.
Near Chepstow: guide price £3.5m
Nestled into a Welsh hillside, overlooking the gorgeous Vale of Usk and commutable to Bristol as well as Newport and Cardiff, the Grade II listed Devauden Manor is so special even its terraced garden is listed.
The property includes a wealth of unique buildings, not just the six bedroom manor, but also a beautiful listed coach house that includes two self-contained apartments.
Private woodland, pretty gardens, paddocks, a covered swimming pool, and a tennis court are just some of the distractions to tempt you before you enter the house.
The house itself dates back to 1902 and has retained a wealth of its charming original features, including colourful tiled fireplaces, ceiling beams, wood-block flooring and wooden wall panelling.
The manor is a unique historical gem and a perfect example of the arts and crafts style, each room oozing period charm with a multitude of original features to visually tempt the eye.
For more information, contact estate agent Fine & Country Chepstow on 01291 629779.
Benar Headland, Abersoch: offers over £3m
Above the popular and pretty harbour village of Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd stands a small, rocky outcrop called Benar Headland.
This exclusive stretch of rocky headland is one of the most expensive strips of coastal real estate in Wales.
And like a super villain's luxury home in a James Bond movie, this incredible coastal property is perched on a cliff-edge that allows it to have the most breath-taking sea views.
The home has been designed to have as many outdoor spaces as possible, with a house-wide terrace on the ground floor, balconies to every space on the first floor and a huge triangular window in the apex of the roof on the second floor.
Glass roofs, mezzanine levels, an atrium-style reception hall, wide double doorways and bi-fold doors combine in this bespoke designed house to ensure all spaces are highly contemporary and highly connected to the outside, be it sea or sky.
Travertine tiling, integrated Siemens appliances, quartz worktops, oak floors and a master suite bath with stunning views of the sea are all aspects of this top of the range home.
The interior design is tasteful, making reference to the home's coastal location by subtle use of tones of blue, natural materials such as wood and stone and appropriate subject matter within the feature artwork.
The swimming pool at this amazing properties has been carved out of the rock and would not look out of place on the Monte Carlo coastline.
Add to the luxury home the extremely exclusive and prestigious location of the property and the price tag reflects the uniqueness of this super special home.
Give estate agent Savills a call on 01625 909044 to find out more.
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Tenby: offers over £3m
From its incredible location on the cliff top, this distinctive Huf Haus designed house has mesmerising and uninterrupted views of iconic Tenby, Pembrokeshire coastline and the ocean from all of its rooms.
Where other homes have walls and straight angles, this home has triangular windows, complete walls of glass surrounding spaces, double-height ceiling areas and architectural structures to ensure a contemporary feel.
The overwhelming views are so perfectly connected to the occupants of the house with doors and windows opening out onto terraces, patios and balconies.
And the terraced garden featuring a gorgeous heated infinity pool and sun loungers on the pool terrace makes this the perfect dream home to ensure every day feels like a holiday.
The four bed contemporary glass mansion even has a lift and an ensuite sauna in the master bedroom wing.
Find out more about this stunning home in this video tour:
Called Kingswood, this distinctive home is on the market for offers in excess of £3m. Contact Fine &Country Narberth on 01834 862138 to find out more.
