Beckstone House, Long Preston, North Yorkshire. A country house constructed from a former barn. It has wood floors, an open fireplace, beamed ceilings, a kitchen with granite floors and stables converted into a two-storey office. 5 beds, 2 baths, recep, gym. £675,000 Hunters 01756-700544.
Dingwood Park, Ledbury, Hertfordshire. A Grade II-listed 1690s house with a converted hop kiln used as a home office. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, attached 2-bed cottage, 1-bed flat, stables, orchard, pool, 16.75 acres. £1.75m Savills 01242-548000.
Douglas House, Melrose, Roxburghshire. This house dates from 1903 and has views towards the Eildon Hills. It has a newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms, multi-fuel stoves, oak floors and a detached home office. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, conservatory, garage, 0.9 acres. £725,000 Savills 0131-247 3700.
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North Farm Cottage, Hayling Island, Hampshire. An 18th-century house with a self-contained annexe currently used as a home office. It has leaded light windows and open fireplaces. 2 beds, bath, 2 receps, garden room, integral double garage, landscaped gardens, greenhouse. £875,000 Jackson-Stops & Staff 01243-786316.
Oasby House, Oasby, Grantham, Lincolnshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with a separate annexe currently used as two offices and a gym. The house has wood floors, beamed ceilings and open fireplaces. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, conservatory, courtyard, gardens. £995,000 Strutt & Parker 01858-433123.
Old Zanzig Mill, St Issey, Wadebridge, Cornwall. A former mill house close to the coast. It has a separate converted grain store with a one-bed flat on the ground floor and an office on the first floor. The main house has beamed ceilings and an oak staircase. 3 beds, bath, recep, 6.5 acres. £650,000 Country & Waterside 01872-240999.
San Ysidro Lane, Montecito, California, US. A New England-style farmhouse surrounded by woodland. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces and a home office in a wood cabin in the grounds. 5 beds, 7 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, 2-bed guest house, pool, 2.3 acres. $12.95m Village Properties Realtors +1 805 565 8600.
The Barns, Wortley, Gloucestershire. A Grade II-listed barn conversion set on the edge of a hamlet. There is a separate barn used as a home office. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study, further barn with planning consent. £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01285-653101.
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