Chalcot Coach House, Chapmanslade, Westbury, Wiltshire. This Grade II-listed Victorian coach house forms three sides of a courtyard and has an unconverted southern wing. It has an outdoor pool with a summerhouse. 5 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, study, flat, stables, gardens, parkland, terrace, lake, helipad, 40 acres. £2.5m Savills 01225-474501.
Fort Redoubt, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. A GradeII-listed house with a one-bed holiday cottage, set within a Victorian fort. The sitting room has French doors opening onto a terrace that overlooks the sea. 3 beds, 3 baths, split-level recep, 3-bed flat, 2-bed annexe, period building with planning permission for conversion into 2 holiday lets, helipad, 3 acres. £3m Biles & Co 01983-872335.
Mandalay House, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. A waterfront house with its own marina and helipad on the Whitsunday Coast of the Great Barrier Reef.6 beds, 9 baths, master bed suite, 3 receps, gym, cinema, staff quarters, 2 jet ski docks, infinity pool, 1 acre. £8.85m Sotheby's International Realty +61 414 760 305.
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A farm and ranch at Canton, Texas, US. A country house overlooking a lake with landscaped gardens and a helipad. It has double-height ceilings, polished wood floors, open fireplaces and a grand hall with arched pillars and cathedral ceilings. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, barn with games room and flat, 3 guest houses, lake, 92 acres. $2.2m Virginia Cook Realtors +1 214 750 7373.
Rookery Farm, Ashwick, Oakhill, Somerset. A renovated, extended 19th-century farmhouse surrounded by landscaped gardens with its own helipad and hangar. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces and a terraced pool area with a hot tub. 6 beds, 6 baths, 4 receps, orangery, tennis court, 18.4 acres. £2.75m Knight Frank 01225-325999.
A country house between East London & Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. This house is set on 648 acres of the Sunshine Coast with two kilometres of frontage on the Indian Ocean. It has a landing strip and a helipad. 6 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, courtyard with plunge pool, 2-bed estate manager's house, lagoon. $6.75m Investabroad Properties 0121-616 5108.
Trafalgar Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire. A Grade I-listed, Georgian house in parkland above the River Avon. 11 beds, 5 baths, baroque hall, 4 receps, south wing with 2 receps, gallery hall, 2-bed flat, north wing with unused state rooms, stable block with 3-bed flat, an unconsecrated church, swimming pool, tennis court, helipad, 33 acres. £12m Savills 01722-426880.
The White House, Whimple, Devon. A modern house set in grounds that include a nine-hole golf course and a helipad. 6 beds, 7 baths, 3 dressing rooms, 3 receps, indoor pool, bar, cinema, gym, shooting range, tennis court, volleyball court, squash court, badminton court, offices, 28 acres. Price on application from Knight Frank, 01392-423111.
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