The King owns several grand country homes on the sprawling estate, which covers approximately 31 sq miles (80 sq km) in west Norfolk. Within this area are several residential villages and hamlets, their homes rented out by the estate.
It also includes a nature reserve, woodlands, farms with eight tenant farmers, a caravan park, a museum, several schools, a cricket ground and village hall.
About a mile from the main house stands York Cottage, which was originally used as an overflow for guests staying at Sandringham to hunt. It gained its name when it was gifted to Prince George, the then Duke of York, in 1893.
He and his wife Mary, who became King George V and Queen Mary in 1910, lived in York Cottage for many years, moving to the main house at Sandringham in the mid-1920s.
Reportedly, no member of the royal family has lived there since and it has been used as office and staff accommodation.
Another property very close to Sandringham House – Park House – was the birthplace and childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales.
From 1983, it was used as a 16-bedroom hotel for disabled people, their carers and family by the Leonard Cheshire charity. It deferred a £2.3m refurbishment during lockdown and later dropped its plans and exited its lease. It is believed the house stands vacant.
The Edwardian, six-bedroom Gardens House – unsurprisingly, once the residence of the head gardener – is one of two properties at Sandringham available to the general public as a holiday let. It is described as “perfect for a quiet family retreat”.
A smaller holiday let, The Folly has three bedrooms and a wraparound balcony, and was previously used as a hunting lodge and a place to take afternoon tea.
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