Cheswick House, Cheswick, near Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland. A Victorian Gothic house with gardens that include two large glasshouses and a tennis court. 7 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, library, studio, 3-bed garden wing, 1-bed cottage, stone coach houses, formal gardens, walled garden, 8 acres. £1.45m Smiths Gore 01289-333030.
Glencreggan Estate, Glenbarr, Tarbert, Argyll. An estate on the west coast of Kintyre with a B-listed, early-20th-century house and landscaped gardens including an all-weather tennis court. 7 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, office, 3 former bothies, 3-bed gate lodge with workshop, rough grazing woodland, foreshore, 124.89 acres. Available in three lots. £725,000+ Strutt & Parker 0131-226 2500.
Gurrey Manor, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. This house dates from 1610. The landscaped gardens include a tennis court and summerhouse. 7 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, kitchen/family room, games room, conservatory, attached entertaining barn, stable block, pond, paddocks, 4.8 acres. £850,000 Savills 02920-368930.
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Pembroke Square, London W8. A four-storey, Grade II-listed Georgian mid-terrace house with an additional mews house at the end of the garden. It has shared use of the main gardens in Pembroke Square, which includes a tennis court. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, study, garden. £4.9m John D Wood & Co 020-7908 1100.
Potomac Falls, Potomac, Maryland, Washington DC, US. This house is situated ten miles outside Washington DC. It has wood and marble floors, open fireplaces and the garden includes a tennis court. 5 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, studio flat, swimming pool, 2.56 acres. £2.24m Washington Fine Properties +1 703 216 1333.
Theddlethorpe Hall, Theddlethorpe, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. A refurbished, Grade II-listed thatched house in landscaped grounds that include a circular lake and tennis court. It has an oak staircase, exposed brickwork and a bespoke kitchen. 7 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, conservatory, paddock, 13 acres. £995,000 Savills 01522-508908.
The Manor House, Ringstead, Northamptonshire. A 1760s house in landscaped gardens that include a grass tennis court and a coach house with planning permission for conversion into a two-bed flat. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed flat, barn, summer house, tennis pavilion, 2.4 acres. £1,090,000 Carter Jonas 01604-608200.
Thornham Friars, Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent. This renovated 17th-century house has flagstone floors, exposed wall and ceiling timbers, inglenook fireplaces, and a grass tennis court. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, three second-floor rooms, stable yard, swimming pool, 12 acres. £2.5m Strutt & Parker 01227-451123.
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