Athelstan House, St Leonards, Exeter, Devon. An 1890s Victorian townhouse with Dutch gabled frontage close to the centre of town. It has stained-glass in the porch and period fireplaces. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, 1-bed self-contained annexe, coach house with studio, workshop, summer house, croquet lawn, orchard, garden. £1m Knight Frank 01392-423111.
Ballingall Farm, Leslie, Glenrothes, Fife. An 18th-century farmhouse on the edge of the Lomond Hills with a cottage and stable courtyard. It has open fireplaces and a large country kitchen. 6 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, outbuildings, 18 looseboxes, Dutch barn, woodland, 45 acres. £950,000+ Savills 0131-247 3700.
Carwythenack House, Downderry, Torpoint, Cornwall. A Victorian villa dating from the 1880s with uninterrupted views over Looe Bay, St George's Island and the coast. It has slate flagged and timber floors, open fireplaces, a colonial-style veranda and converted attic. 7 beds, bath, 3 receps, study, gardens, 0.5 acres. £1m+ Country & Waterside 01872-240999.
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2 de Vaux Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire. A Grade II-listed Regency townhouse with views of Salisbury Cathedral. The house is accessed through an internal paved courtyard and has open fireplaces with period surrounds, wood floors and a kitchen with French doors leading onto the courtyard. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, garden. £1m Strutt & Parker 01722-328741.
Holden Street, London SW11. A recently refurbished house in the popular Shaftesbury Estate close to Battersea Park. It has wood floors, an open fireplace and a large kitchen with French doors leading onto the garden. 3 beds, 2 baths, double recep, eaves storage. £995,000 John D Wood & Co 020-7228 0174.
Lochturffin Mathry, Pembrokeshire. A restored Grade II-listed country house with guest wing in landscaped grounds with a Victorian greenhouse. It has open fireplaces and a kitchen with beamed ceiling and slate floor. 9 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, coach house with gym, 13.5 acres. £995,000 West Wales Properties 01348-873874.
South Otterington, Northallerton/Thirsk, North Yorkshire. This Grade II-listed Queen Anne house comes with a 3-bed barn conversion and 2-bed cottage. It has flagstone and wood floors, open fireplaces and equestrian facilities. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, stable block with
2 yards and 14 stables, all-weather arena, 17 acres. £1.25m Hunters 01423-324075.
The Mill House, Midford, Bath. A Grade II-listed mill house surrounded by gardens bordering Wellow Brook. It has flagstone floors, an open fireplace, exposed ceiling beams and a bespoke kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, 4 floors of the original mill, riparian rights, 0.75 acres. £995,000 Savills 01225-474500.
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