The Appuldurcombe Estate, Isle of Wight. This tourist attraction includes a park laid out by Capability Brown and a partly restored Grade I-listed mansion, currently used as a wedding venue. It also has a museum, shop, falconry centre, 4 Grade II-listed holiday cottages, an 18th-century farmhouse, Grade II-listed lodge house and farm buildings. Available in lots. 287 acres. £6m Savills 01962-841842.
Collaven Manor, Sourton, Okehampton, Devon. This Grade II-listed manor on the edge of Dartmoor National Park is run as a hotel. It has outbuildings and a coach house that could be converted into accommodation, subject to planning permission. 9 en suite beds, 2 receps, bar, 3 acres. £1m Miller Town & Country 01837-54080.
Porch House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. A Grade I-listed restored Elizabethan townhouse that has a shop on the ground floor leased to an antiques shop. The house has beamed ceilings, panelled walls and ornate fire surrounds. 6 beds, 3 baths, open-plan kitchen/living area, library, walled garden, 2 workshops. £1.4m Savills 01285-627550.
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Prudom House, Goathland, North York Moors National Park. A refurbished 18th-century property run as a restaurant with rooms and a separate three-bed holiday cottage on the edge of a popular National Park village. It has a commercial-grade kitchen and bar. 8 beds, 8 baths, 5 receps, laundry. £895,000 Savills 01904-756303.
Ravensby Hall, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. An 1870s country house in a parkland setting with a range of outbuildings, including commercial-grade boarding kennels for up to 50 dogs. 8 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study, tower room, 1-bed cottage, stables, gardens, 20.7 acres. £790,000+ Strutt & Parker 0131-226 2500.
The King's Inne, Yarmouth Port, MA, USA. A renovated 1830s property run as a B&B in Yarmouth Port. It is licenced for three B&B rooms, with the option to increase the number of rental rooms subject to approval. 6 beds, 5 baths, 4 receps, breakfast kitchen, gourmet kitchen, rear deck, gardens. $899,000 Robert Paul Properties +1 508 237 2851.
The Priory, Minting, Lincolnshire. A Grade II-listed, late-17th-century cottage with landscaped grounds that include a certified campsite for 5 caravans/motorhomes and a carp fishing lake. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, dining kitchen, barn, 5.2 acres. £399,950 Robert Bell & Company 01507-522222.
Whitney Toll Bridge, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire. A privately owned toll bridge. Owners are exempt from tax from stamp duty, capital gains, inheritance, VAT and income taxes. The bridge brings in an annual income of around £55,000 and the property comes with a small cottage, fishing rights on the River Wye and 20 pitches for camping. There is planning permission for four self-catering lodges. 2 acres. £850,000 Colliers International 0117-917 2000.
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