Staunton Park, Staunton-On-Arrow, Herefordshire. A renovated, 1840s property set in landscaped gardens with a lake. It comes with a two-bedroom lodge currently let on a shorthold tenancy and has a country kitchen with a four-oven Aga. 8 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, coach house and stable block, 13.6 acres. £1.85m Strutt & Parker 01584-873711.
Bracon Lodge, Bracon Ash, Norwich. A restored, 17th-century, Grade II-listed house set in 23 acres of parkland. It retains its Georgian staircase and has a new kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, swimming pool, gym, stables, tennis court, woodland. 2-bed gate lodge available separately. £2.5m Strutt & Parker 01603-883607.
Gillsland Road, Edinburgh. This large Victorian villa in Merchiston has been extended to include an open-plan kitchen and family room with a double-height ceiling with skylights, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove, and glass-panelled doors leading onto a terrace. 6 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, study, 2-bed lower ground-floor flat, gym/games room, wine cellar, gardens. £3.4m+ Knight Frank 0131-222 9600.
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Elmbourne Road, London SW17. A double-fronted period property in the popular Heaver Estate Conservation Area, overlooking Tooting Bec Common. It has a contemporary kitchen and family room with a glazed roof, underfloor heating, integrated appliances, a central marble island and glass sliding doors leading onto the garden. 6 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, lower ground floor studio apartment. £3.3m Savills 020-8673 4111.
Cowden House, Dalginross, Perthshire. This property dates from 1707. It was extended in 1885 to include a west wing with a Victorian porch and a Jacobean-style mullion window in the hall. It retains its flagstone floors and period fireplaces and has a contemporary kitchen with white marble surfaces and a Wolf oven. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, conservatory, outbuildings, workshop, 2-bed cottage, gardens, woodland, grazing, 1 acres. £2.5m Savills 0131-247 3738.
Hop Pockets, Broomhall, Worcestershire. A converted period property with a bespoke, open-plan Howdens kitchen with integral Lamona appliances. It has exposed brickwork and beams, triple-glazed windows and an oak staircase. 4 beds, 2 baths, recep, garden, ornamental pond. £650,000+ Fine & Country 01905-678111.
High Trees, Maldon, Essex. An oak-framed house built ten years ago in a triple-gabled Tudor style on the outskirts of Maldon, overlooking open countryside. It has open fireplaces, exposed wall and ceiling timbers and a Stoneham’s fitted kitchen with a central island, range cooker and fitted ovens and fridge. 5 beds, 5 baths, 2 receps, gym, indoor pool, outbuilding with self-contained flat, helicopter landing pad, 7.9 acres £3.7m Zoe Napier 01621-840333.
Highfield, Stiffkey, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. A contemporary property set in seven acres of gardens and grounds on the edge of the Norfolk coastal paths. The large dining kitchen includes a mix of wood and high-end finishes and has glass doors leading onto a sheltered dining terrace. 4 beds, 2 baths, recep, library, study, second kitchen, 1-bed annexe, 2 studios, natural swimming pool, woodland, wildflower meadows. £2.25m Sowerbys, Holt, via OnTheMarket 01263-710777.
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