Houses for sale with kitchen gardens
From a 15th-century mill in Oxfordshire to a 17th-century farmhouse on a residential smallholding in Devon, eight of the best properties with productive vegetable and kitchen gardens.
Clifton Mill, Clifton, Banbury, Oxfordshire. This restored, Grade II-listed, 15th-century mill retains its original mill wheel and grain loft. The gardens are divided by a bridge over the mill stream leading to a vegetable garden with fruit trees. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, 2-bed annexe, outbuildings, 3.14 acres. £1.6m Savills 01295-228000.
Halamiling, Lesnewth, Boscastle, Cornwall. A Grade II-listed farmhouse with a two-bedroom and a one-bedroom cottage set in gardens and grounds that include three trout lakes, a productive vegetable garden and a 40ft by 12ft greenhouse. 4 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, outbuilding, pasture, woodland, 56.39 acres. £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01392-229405.
Red Croft, Skilgate, Taunton, Somerset. This period cottage has been converted into a large family property with the addition of a two-storey glazed atrium. The landscaped gardens include a greenhouse, productive kitchen gardens with raised vegetable beds and an orchard with pear, plum, damson and apple trees. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, dining kitchen, 2 garages, stables, pond, 2 acres. £725,000 Jackson Stops 01823-325144.
Glengarth, Cullingworth, West Yorkshire. A detached Victorian property surrounded by open countryside with landscaped gardens that include a vegetable garden, greenhouse and a large paddock. The house has wood floors, sash windows and period fireplaces. 3 beds, 3 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, kitchen/living room, stable block, manège, 3 acres. £950,000 Carter Jonas 01423-580926.
Hollacombe Farm, Kentisbury, Barnstaple, Devon. A renovated, 17th-century farmhouse with later additions in a residential smallholding with solar panels and a wind turbine on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The house has open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves. It comes with a two-bedroom cottage and is set in over 62 acres of agricultural land and woodland divided by hedgerows. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, gym, cellar, outbuildings, 62.76 acres. £1.2m Greenslade Taylor Hunt 01769-574500.
Hutcherleigh Barn, Blackawton, Totnes, Devon. A converted period barn set in gardens that include a polytunnel for growing vegetables, a greenhouse and a two-bedroom barn conversion. It has beamed ceilings and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, swimming pool, paddock, 7 acres. £1m Marchand Petit 01803-839190.
Calveshill House, Chedworth, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A refurbished, 17th-century house set in 11.63 acres of land that include an established vineyard, a herb garden and a vegetable patch. There is also a heated outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub and a tennis court in the grounds. 6 beds, 5 baths, 4 receps, library, bar, wine cellar, music room, coach house with an office above a triple garage. £3m. Strutt & Parker 020-7318 5095.
Cobbolds Mill, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich. A Grade II-listed, Georgian-fronted, 15th-century former mill house overlooking the River Brett with gardens that include a mill pond and a kitchen garden. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, a kitchen with an Aga, and a garden room overlooking the mill pond. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, 2 attic rooms, 3-bed cottage, studio, outbuildings, tennis court, traditional greenhouse, paddocks, woodland, meadow, 16.7 acres. £1.5m Savills 01473-234800.