From Howard Hughes's log cabin in Nevada to a converted barn once owned by the Beckhams.
2 Broome Hall, Coldharbour, Surrey. The major portion of an 1830s Gothic hall in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was once owned by Oliver Reed. It has stone fireplaces, and wood panelling throughout. 9 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, library, roof terrace, gardens, orchard, paddocks, sand school, 7.6 acres. £1.65m Savills 01483-796820.
Compton Bassett House, Wiltshire. This house is owned by singer Robbie Williams. The extensive property includes a leisure complex with swimming pool, gym, steam room and hot tub. 7 beds, 7 baths, 4 receps, 2 staff flats, detached cottage, helicopter hangar, workshop, walled garden, tennis court, grass football pitch, grounds, paddocks, woodland, 71.6 acres. £5.5m Strutt & Parker 020-7629 7282.
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Glendore House, Mayfair, London W1. Once owned by Peter Sellers, this penthouse apartment is close to Piccadilly and has views across Green Park. 3 beds, 3 baths, open-plan recep, terrace, porter, secure parking. £5.4m Knight Frank 020-7499 1012.
Hollinshead House, Heawood Hall, Nether Alderley, Cheshire. A Grade II-listed barn conversion once owned by David and Victoria Beckham. Period features include exposed brickwork and the original beams and trusses. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, indoor pool, gardens. £1.75m. Jackson-Stops & Staff 01625-540340.
La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. Set on a plateau in the hills of La Toracca, this property was built for Coco Chanel. 7 beds, 7 baths, 2 receps, library, courtyard, commercial/staff kitchen, staff rooms, caretaker's house, guest flat, gardens, terraces, olive groves, 6.4 acres. £34.5m Knight Frank 020-7629 8171.
Les Parettes, Plascassier, Cte D'Azur, France. A restored 19th-century hilltop bastide once home to Edith Piaf. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, galleried library, study, 3 guest suites, 2-bed cottage, gym with sauna, tennis court, swimming pool with pool house and summer kitchen, gardens, 4 acres. £4.85m Savills 020-7016 3740.
Summertide, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, US. A luxurious 1920s log cabin on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, once home to Howard Hughes. 5 bed/4 bath main house, lakeside guest cottage, garage, pier and buoy, more than 500 ft of lake frontage, gardens, 5.5 acres. £12.9m Chase International 020-7467 5330.
Toad Hall, Broad Campden, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. A Cotswold house owned by musician Julian Lloyd Webber. It has beamed ceilings, a music room with vaulted ceiling and a country kitchen with flagstone floors. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens. £799,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01386-840224.
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