Cantray House, Croy, Inverness. This renovated Palladian house was built in 1926. It has a self-contained, one-bedroom flat on the top floor and a panelled reception hall. 5 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, breakfast room, gardens, stables, outbuildings, 0.5 km of salmon fishing on the River Nairn, 9.8 acres. £1.3m+ Strutt & Parker 01463-719171.
Park Farm, Slinfold, West Sussex. A 15th-century farmhouse with later additions set in 32 acres of its own parkland, which include a three-bedroom, converted barn with a vaulted sitting room. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and an inglenook fireplace. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps. £2.5m Hamptons International 01403-29028.
Pear Tree Cottage, West Buckland, Devon. A Grade II-listed, thatched cottage with a separate one-bedroom annexe set in landscaped gardens within walking distance of Bantham beach. The house has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a garden room with a curved glass wall and bi-folding doors leading onto a terrace. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, 1.18 acres. £1.15m Marchand Petit 01548-857588.
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Sheen Lane, London SW14. A large, refurbished family house in the Parkside area of East Sheen, close to Richmond Park. It comes with an architect-designed, one-bedroom annexe in the garden with access to Richmond Park Road. The house has a period fireplace and a contemporary kitchen leading on to a conservatory. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, utility/cloakroom. £2.25m Marsh & Parsons 020-8878 2828.
Westgate House, Westgate, Co Durham. A restored, four-storey, 1870s property in the Wear valley. The house comes with a one-bedroom annexe, a riverside terrace and fishing rights on the river. It has stained-glass windows, period fireplaces, a drawing room with a bay window with wooden shutters and a window seat, and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, original greenhouse, range of outbuildings, gardens. £675,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
The Old Granary, West Chiltington, Pulborough, West Sussex. A converted Victorian granary overlooking the surrounding fields. It has a large kitchen with an Aga and a four-bedroom annexe opening onto a courtyard with a swimming pool. 5 beds, 3 beds, recep, gardens, 0.9 acres. £1.65m Fine & Country 01903-790 490.
The Old Vicarage, Claines, Worcester. A large Victorian house dating from 1856 surrounded by mature gardens that include a self-contained, two-bedroom annexe above a garage with a dual-aspect sitting room and its own separate entrance. The house has open fireplaces and sash windows with shutters. 5 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps, breakfast kitchen, cellar/home office, double garage, workshop, 0.97 acres. £995,000 Knight Frank 01905-723438.
The Nest, Moreton Eye, Leominster, Herefordshire. A Grade II-listed, 16th-century house with a detached annexe with double doors in the living room opening onto a paved seating area. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, open fireplaces, a conservatory and gardens that have been part of the National Garden Scheme for 15 years. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, range of modern and traditional outbuildings, 1 acre. £850,000+ Samuel Wood & Co 01584-875207.
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