{"id":603080,"date":"2026-07-25T04:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/603080\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:22:27","slug":"this-welsh-estate-starred-as-bella-vista-in-rivals-lists-for-10-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/603080\/","title":{"rendered":"This Welsh Estate Starred as Bella Vista in ‘Rivals’ Lists for $10.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFans of the sleeper hit TV show\u00a0Rivals<\/a>\u00a0who wondered what life would be like inside electronics businessman Freddie Jones\u2019s lavish mansion\u2014minus the affairs, feuds, and corporate drama\u2014now have the chance to find out.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe imposing residence, known on screen as Bella Vista in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper\u2019s bestselling novel, has just hit the market. In reality, the three-story home presides over 24 acres of land and is called Foxfield. And rather than being in the fictional county of Rutshire, it\u2019s just outside the historic village of Lisvane, one of Cardiff\u2019s most affluent suburbs.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe fireside formal sitting room is filled with natural light.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe house, built in 1999, has become one of the show\u2019s most recognizable filming locations, thanks to its expansive grounds and grand interiors. Rivals\u2014set amid the excess of 1980s England\u2014revolves around power struggles between wealthy, larger-than-life personalities who live on sprawling country estates. The series has struck a chord with audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and was recently renewed for a third season ahead of the release of the second half of season two this November.<\/p>\n

\n\tBeyond its television credentials, Foxfield has been in the same family for more than 25 years, with formal gardens giving way to orchards, woodland, and ponds, creating a pastoral retreat just 20 minutes from the acclaimed restaurants of the Pontcanna neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe formal dining room seats up to 16 guests.<\/p>\n

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\n\tMultiple reception rooms include a formal dining room with seating for 16 guests, while two studies are for more intimate gatherings and the Smallbone kitchen, equipped with Miele appliances, opens to a morning room with French doors to the gardens. Seven en suite bedrooms are spread across the second and third floors. Elsewhere are an orangery, a wine cellar with its own tasting area, and a top-floor games room with a bar, lounge, and powder room.<\/p>\n