Cakeham Manor, West Sussex. This Grade II-listed property is situated a few hundred metres from the seafront at West Wittering. It has flagstone floors, open fireplaces and a panelled dining room. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, conservatory, 1-bed annexe, 2-bed cottage, tennis court, lake, 1.8 acres. £2.95m Savills 01483-796800.
Castle Carey, Guernsey, Channel Islands. A listed 1840s castle in a Gothic Revival style with a Victorian extension. It has Adam fireplaces and wood floors. 8 beds, 8 baths, 3 receps, library, games room, 2-bed flat, gate lodge with two 2-bed flats, swimming pool, 2.75 acres. £16m Knight Frank 020-7629 8171.
Drishane Point, Drishanemore, Skibbereen, Ireland. A privately owned headland with a main house built 25 years ago and a modernised 1850s farmhouse. Main house: 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, 2-bed guest annexe. 2-bed cottage, gardens, grounds, coastline, 30 acres. £1.19m Charles McCarthy +353 28 21533.
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Halzephron House, Gunwalloe, Helston, Cornwall. A coastal house refurbished in a contemporary style. 5 beds, 3 baths, 4 receps, 3-bed cottage, 1-bed self contained unit for letting, 1-bed B&B, walled garden, coastal garden, 3 acres. £1.95m Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
Mawddach Crescent, Arthog, Gwynedd. A renovated house overlooking the Mawddach Estuary. Original features include tiled floors and elaborate fire surrounds. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, 3-bed second-floor flat, gardens. £395,000 Strutt & Parker 01244-354880.
Mill Leet, Cley, Holt, Norfolk. A Grade II-listed village house with coastal views across the marshes of the north Norfolk coast. The house dates from 1700 and has a separate garage with a studio flat above it. 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, office, breakfast kitchen, off-street parking, walled garden. £595,000 Savills 01603-229229.
Port Medway, Nova Scotia, Canada. A waterfront house with views across Nova Scotia's South Shore. It has a grand entrance atrium and a wood-burning stove. 2 beds, 2 baths, large recep, office, guest bed suite above a workshop, greenhouse, Japanese garden, large deck, 4.3 acres. £408,500 Tradewinds Realty 020-7467 5330.
The White House, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland. A 17th-century house on the seafront overlooking the Firth of Forth. Original features include Adam fireplaces, Delft tiles, panelled walls and secret cupboards originally used for smuggling. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, 1-bed flat, walled garden, garage. £695,000+ Knight Frank 0131-222 9600.
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