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A stunning country house the Queen Mother would reputedly stop off at en route to the races has come on to the market for £2,975,000.

Grade II listed Skeynes Park, built in 1840, was leased at the start of the 20th century by her uncle, The Honourable Patrick Bowes-Lyon.

It is believed that the late horse racing fanatic would pop in to see him on her way to Lingfield Racecourse five miles away.

The spacious property in Edenbridge, Kent, has eight bedrooms, five bathrooms and an indoor swimming pool and sauna complex.