From an 1870s mansion with a Japanese terrace on the Isle of Wight to a converted 18th-century watermill in Oxford.
Clanacombe, Thurlestone, near Kingsbridge, South Devon. A 16th-century listed manor with 19th-century extensions. The garden includes a monastic garden with a salt water heated pool and waterfalls. 6 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, library, 2-bed coach house, 3-bed lodge let on short assured tenancy, 18 acres. £3m Marchand Petit 01548-857588.
The Manor House, Ringstead, Northamptonshire. A 1760s Georgian manor with gardens whose three main areas are separated by yew balls and box hedging. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed self-contained flat, coach house (with planning permission for conversion), stable, tennis pavilion, 2.4 acres. £1.195m Carter Jonas 01604-608200.
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Middle Lypiatt House, near Bisley, Gloucestershire. A Grade II-listed house on a small estate on the Lypiatt Ridge above Toadsmoor Valley. The gardens include an arboretum, a pond with a bridge, and a walled garden. 6 beds, 3 baths, recep hall, 3 receps, 2 studies, 2-bed cottage, greenhouse, orchard, Grade II-listed stone barn, paddocks, 31 acres. £2.95m Knight Frank 01285-659771.
Northborough Manor and Gatehouse, Northborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. A Grade I-listed manor dating from 1333. The gardens include rose and kitchen gardens and contain a Grade II-listed dovecote. 4 beds, 3 baths, great hall, solar, library, 4-bed gatehouse, greenhouse, 1.2 acres. £1.8m Smiths Gore 01780-484696.
Park House, Tattingstone Park, Tattingstone, Suffolk. A conversion of the 1880s coach house to Tattingstone Place. It has an Italianate walled garden. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, kitchen, 3-bed annexe, garage block, greenhouse, 3 acres. £1.5m Strutt & Parker 01473-220444.
The Mill, Cuddesdon, Oxford. A converted 18th-century watermill spanning its own mill-race off the River Thame. The grounds include an island garden and a large water meadow, which is a haven for wildlife including black swans and kingfishers. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen, 2 acres. £1.2m Scott Fraser 01865-759500.
Woodlands Vale, Seaview, Ryde, Isle of Wight. An 1870s Grade II-listed mansion with landscaped gardens that include a Japanese terrace and a private path leading to a beach. 6 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, billiard room, tower, wing with 1-bed flat and original kitchen (all in need of renovation), croquet lawn, 9.4 acres. £2.75m Savills 01962-841842.
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