From an award-winning barn conversion in the Howardian Hills in North Yorkshire to a stone farmhouse in Penzance, Cornwall.
Hollin Hill Terrace, Riding Mill, Northumberland. A Grade II-listed, 1860s terraced house with a courtyard garden designed by a Chelsea Flower Show award winner. The house has wood floors and marble fire surrounds. 6 beds, bath, 3 receps, workshop, parking. £600,000 Sanderson Young 01661-823951.
Brinkburn Barn, Brookside, Hovingham, North Yorkshire. An award-winning barn conversion in the Howardian Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has exposed stone walls, exposed beams, open fireplaces and white-oak floors. 4 beds, 2 baths, recep, study, workshop, gardens. £600,000+ OnTheMarket.com 01904-595655.
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Greenways, Wistow, Selby, North Yorkshire. A family house in a popular village surrounded by large gardens with a terraced area. It has period fireplaces and wood floors. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, outbuildings. £575,000 Savills 01904-617820.
Kirkside House, St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire. The principal part of a country house with sea views. The house is arranged over three floors and has period fireplaces, parquet floors and panelled ceilings. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, walled gardens, greenhouse, dovecot, 3.7 acres. £590,000+ Savills 01356-628628.
Old Smith's Barn, Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire. A converted 19th-century barn with exposed oak beams, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, wood and tiled floors, exposed stonework and a large kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, courtyard garden. £650,000 Butler Sherborn 01285-883740.
Ridley Road, Kensal Rise, London NW10. A first-floor, 81.7 sq m flat in a house that has been refurbished to a high standard, with sash windows, high ceilings and newly fitted bespoke fittings in the kitchen and bathroom. 2 beds, bath, open-plan kitchen/recep. Share of freehold. £635,000 Knight Frank 020-3815 3020.
Staward Villa Farm, near Catton, Hexham, Northumberland. A traditional farm and cottage with far-reaching views. It has a period fireplace with a multi-fuel stove and a stained-glass window on the half landing. 5 beds, 2 baths, recep, conservatory, 2-bed cottage, outbuildings, 2.25 acres. £650,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
Trevore Cottage, St Buryan, Penzance. A modernised, extended stone farmhouse surrounded by open countryside, just a shortdistance from the beaches at Land's End. It has beamed ceilings, wood-burning stoves and a large kitchen with an Aga. 3 beds, 3 baths,2 receps, 1-bed annexe,summer house with lookout tower. £595,000 Country & Waterside 01872-240999.
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