Properties within commuting distance of London
From a French-style house in Maidstone, Kent, to a former 17th-century mill in Oxfordshire.
Chrishall Grange, Heydon, near Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border. A Grade II-listed house within five miles of Whittlesford station 60 minutes to London Liverpool Street. 8 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study, office, kitchen, cellars, 2-bed cottage, party barn with kitchen and games room, outbuildings, stableyard, riding school, tennis court, swimming pool, gardens, woodland, paddocks, 28 acres. £3.45m Savills 01223-347147.
Gabriels Manor, Marsh Green, Edenbridge, Kent. This Grade II-listed house is situated one and a half miles from Edenbridge station, 45 minutes from London Bridge. It has a farmhouse kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 4 bath, 3 receps, garage, outbuildings, gardens, paddock, 2.75 acres. £2.25m Howard Cundey 01342-833333.
Moat Farm House, Hasketon, Woodbridge, Suffolk. A Grade II-listed Georgian house nine miles from Ipswich 65 minutes from London Liverpool Street with period fireplaces and oak floors. 6 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, dining room, kitchen, swimming pool, stables, gardens, 4.5 acres. £1.65m Strutt & Parker 01473-220444.
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The Old Farm, The Downs, Givons Grove, Surrey. A period property less than two miles from Leatherhead station 44 minutes by train from London Waterloo or Victoria. It has wood floors and open fireplaces. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, 2-bed annexe, 1-bed cottage, summerhouse, stable, workshop, gardens, 2.5 acres. £2.75m Savills 01932-586200.
Old Ramerick Manor, Ickleford, Hertfordshire. A Grade II-listed manor house three and a half miles from Hitchin station, 30 minutes to London King's Cross. It has a Jacobean fireplace, wood panelling and a moat in the grounds. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, office, wine store, outbuildings, gardens, 3 acres. £1.65m Putterills 01462-632222.
The Oast House, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent. A French-style house on the outskirsts of Harrietsham, 80 mins by train to London Victoria. It has open fireplaces and a detached double garage. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, outside office space, gardens, 5 acres. £1m Freeman Forman 01892-615757.
The Old Mill, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire. A former 17th-century mill within five miles of Bicester, which is 45 minutes by train to London Marylebone. It has beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, office, breakfast kitchen, wine store, gardens, 2.8 acres. £1.175m Knight Frank 01865-790077.
Tumblehome, Woodborough, Pewsey, Wiltshire. A 19th-century house within four miles of Pewsey with 60-minute rail connections to London. It has a separate home office and a thatched garage with a games room and guest accommodation. 3 beds, bath, 2 receps, study, dining kitchen, parking, gardens. £649,000 Smiths Gore 01672-529050.
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