From a Grade II-listed 17th-century mansion in York to a restored farmhouse with 57 acres in Arezzo, Italy.
Casa Ambra, Badia a Ruoti, Ambra, Arezzo, Italy. A restored farmhouse built in the 1800s with extensive grounds that include gardens with a tennis court and swimming pool, a small vineyard, an olive grove and woodland. The house has tiled floors, beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. 6 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, study, outbuildings, stables, covered terraces, 57 acres. £1.6m Knight Frank 020-7629 8171.
Claverdon Hall, Claverdon, Warwickshire. A Grade II-listed, 15th-century manor with exposed ceiling beams and oak panelling. The landscaped gardens include an all-weather tennis court and croquet lawn. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, cellar, stables, barn, addock, 4.5 acres. £2.95m Sotheby's International Realty 01789-200900.
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Dixton Manor, Gloucestershire. A refurbished, Grade II-listed manor house with views of the Welsh Hills. It has stone fireplaces, flagstone floors and landscaped grounds. 8 beds, 8 baths, 7 receps, cellars, flat, heated pool, tennis court, stabling, workshops, 4 cottages, parkland, paddocks, woods, 95 acres. £7m Strutt & Parker 01608-650502.
Eastwood Farm, Herstmonceux, East Sussex. The exterior of this early 20th-century house has been transformed by award-winning architect Robert Adam. The house has a double-height reception hall with galleried landing. 8 beds, 5 baths, 5 receps, pool, tennis court, summer house, lake, orchard, 32.5 acres. £3.5m Savills 01892-507000.
Glebe House, Church Cross, Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. This house was built in 1784 and is set in landscaped grounds bordering the Ilen River. 5 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, conservatory, 2 x guest cottages, gym, tennis court, planning permission for boat house, 9 acres. £4.25m Charles McCarthy +353 (0) 28 21 533.
Manor House, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed manor dating from 1704. The landscaped grounds include a tennis court and pool. The manor has exposed oak beams and oak floors, open fireplaces and leaded casement windows. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, stables, 3 acres. £1.45m Carter Jonas 01604-608200.
Oswaldkirk Hall, York. This Grade II-listed, late-17th-century mansion has a grand entrance hall with a mezzanine level and period fire surrounds. 8 beds, 8 baths, 2 dressing rooms, 3 receps, outbuildings, formal gardens, tennis court, pool, 2 cottages, stables, arable land and pasture, 191 acres. £4m Savills 01904-617800.
The Priory, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed townhouse dating from 1743. It has beamed ceilings, period fireplaces, a heated pool and a tennis court. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, coach house, 2 acres. £795,000 Chesterton Humberts 01780-758090.
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