Berryl Farm Cottages, Whitwell, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. This row of farm workers' cottages has been restored to create a 3-bed end-of-terrace cottage and three 1-bed cottages that can be used as holiday lets. It is surrounded by open countryside with only a few near neighbours. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen, conservatory, loft. £750,000 Watson Bull & Porter 01983-852021.
Bonners Farm, Fellside, Caldbeck, Lake District, Cumbria. A registered smallholding in the Lake District National Park, 13 miles from Keswick. It has exposed beams and a range of outbuildings. 3 beds, bath, recep, kitchen, loft, workshop, adjoining stone barn, 2-room bothy with room above, 6 acres. £495,000 Hayward Tod 01228-810300.
Ffrwdgrech House, Ffrwdgrech, Brecon, Powys, Wales. A Grade II-listed Regency house with views of the Brecon Beacons. 8 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, library, study, kitchen, flat, 5-bed lodge, 2-bed bothy, two additional 3-bed houses, 3-bed cottage, stables, walled garden, woodland, 355 acres. Available in eight lots. £2.5m Knight Frank 01432-273087.
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Lasborough Park, Gloucestershire. A 1790s property high on a hillside in a Gloucestershire valley overlooking a lake below. 9 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, library, study, billiard room, 3-bed guest wing, estate office, 2-bed coach house, 1-bed cottage, swimming pool, stables, 55 acres. £12m Savills 01285-627550.
Little Bokeelia Island, Bokeelia, Florida, USA. A private island only accessible by water or air with a restored 1920s Spanish-style villa and an old Florida village with a museum. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, 2 cottages, swimming pool, 3.5 miles of shoreline, electricity from mainland, reverse osmosis water plant, planning permission for 29 waterfront lots, 104 acres. £14.55m Michael Saunders & Co 020-7467 5330.
Littlequoy & Hunda, Orkney. A sheep farm with a private island linked by a causeway. It has a traditional farmhouse, detached studio, byre and modern sheep shed. 5 beds, bath, 2 receps, kitchen, 155 acres pasture, 232 acres grazing, 4.2 miles of coastline, 422 acres in total, available in 4 lots. £600,000+ Savills 0131-247 3720.
Low Fell House, Lupton, nr Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. An extended, upgraded Grade II-listed farmhouse in a rural location with views of Wyndhammere. It has beamed ceilings, wood floors, a period fire surround and a wood-burning stove. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, kitchen, gardens. £495,000 Carter Jonas 01539-722592.
Ord House, Sleat Peninsula, Isle of Skye. A renovated Georgian house on the west coast of the peninsula with views over Loch Eishort. It has oak floors, a Georgian fireplace, a Shaker-style kitchen with Aga and the grounds include six acres of coast with a private slipway and 2 beaches. 5 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, library/study, conservatory, 18 acres. £850,000+ Knight Frank 0131-222 9600.
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