The best houses for sale with wildflower meadows
This week: the best houses for sale with wildflower meadows – from a 1770s mill house in Petersfield, Hampshire, to a cottage in Fittleworth, West Sussex, with gardens designed by a Chelsea Flower Show gold-medal winner

Kings John’s Lodge, Etchingham, East Sussex.
A Grade II-listed, 16th-century house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking a wildflower meadow and the countryside beyond. It has leaded-light windows, beamed ceilings and panelled walls. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 receptions, swimming pool, 3.73 acres.
Price: £2.75m Hamptons 01892-516611.
Kings John’s Lodge, Etchingham, East Sussex.
A Grade II-listed, 16th-century house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking a wildflower meadow and the countryside beyond. It has leaded-light windows, beamed ceilings and panelled walls. 7 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, swimming pool, 3.73 acres.
Price: £2.75m Hamptons 01892-516611.
Kings John’s Lodge, Etchingham, East Sussex.
A Grade II-listed, 16th-century house in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking a wildflower meadow and the countryside beyond. It has leaded-light windows, beamed ceilings and panelled walls. 7 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, swimming pool, 3.73 acres.
Price: £2.75m Hamptons 01892-516611.
Studfall Ridge, Lympne, Kent.
A renovated 1930s Art Deco house set in gardens with a raised semi-circular deck and a wildflower meadow, with views across Romney Marsh towards the English Channel. The house has floor-to-ceiling windows. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, kitchen, 3 receptions, study, studio, 0.46 acres.
Price: £1.5m Strutt & Parker 01227-473700.
Studfall Ridge, Lympne, Kent.
A renovated 1930s Art Deco house set in gardens with a raised semi-circular deck and a wildflower meadow, with views across Romney Marsh towards the English Channel. The house has floor-to-ceiling windows. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 kitchens, 3 receps, study, studio, 0.46 acres.
Price: £1.5m Strutt & Parker 01227-473700.
Hagg House, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
A restored Victorian country house with a walled garden leading down to a river that includes a cottage garden, a pond, an orchard, a Grade II-listed folly and a wildflower meadow. It has wood-burning stoves and an open-plan kitchen and dining room. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, music room, garage, workshop, paddock.
Price: £950,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
Hagg House, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
A restored Victorian country house with a walled garden leading down to a river that includes a cottage garden, a pond, an orchard, a Grade II-listed folly and a wildflower meadow. It has wood-burning stoves and an open-plan kitchen and dining room. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, music room, garage, workshop, paddock.
Price: £950,000 Finest Properties 01434-622234.
Manorford House, Gate Helmsley, York, North Yorkshire.
A modern detached house with gardens that include a wildflower meadow and a pond. It has solar panels, log-burning stoves, a large kitchen leading an Aga, a conservatory and a garage with an electric vehicle charging point. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, utility with shower room, barn with garage, stables with 1-bedroom flat above, 3.66 acres.
Price: £1.35m Savills 07816-372 002.
Alton Albany Farm, Barr, Near Girvan.
A renovated, modernised former farmhouse with a range of outbuildings on the banks of the River Stinchar. The landscaped gardens include an orchard and a wildflower meadow. The house retains its Victorian fireplaces, ornate plasterwork, wood floors and sash windows. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, home office/studio, breakfast kitchen, barns, old mill building, potting shed, workshop, 6 acres.
Price: £700,000+ Strutt & Parker 0131-226 2500.
Durford Mill House, Petersfield, Hampshire.
A Grade II-listed, 1770s mill house with gardens leading down to the River Rother and a wildflower meadow. It has open fireplaces and beamed ceilings. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, 2 receptions, garage with 1-bedroom flat above, conservatory, 3.5 acres.
Price: £2.35m Winkworth 01730-267274.
The Orchards, Bedham, Fittleworth, West Sussex.
A Grade II-listed cottage dating from the 1600s on the edge of a village in Bedham woods. The gardens are designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, a multiple Chelsea gold-medal winner, and include a wildflower meadow. It has leaded-light windows, brick floors and inglenook fireplaces. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, kitchen, barn with games room, barn with storage, swimming pool, 2 ponds, 1.56 acres.
Price: £1.5m Knight Frank 01428-770560.
Court Barton, Newton Ferrers, Devon.
A modern house in an elevated position surrounded by gardens with a wildflower meadow and a pond. The house has a wraparound terrace, large windows with panoramic views, wood-burning stoves and a dining kitchen with fitted cabinets, a double range-style oven and bi-fold doors leading onto the terrace. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception, mezzanine, garage, studio, greenhouse, 1 acre.
Price: £1.75m Luscombe Maye 01752-872417.
Court Barton, Newton Ferrers, Devon.
A modern house in an elevated position surrounded by gardens with a wild flower meadow and a pond. The house has a wraparound terrace, large windows with panoramic views, wood-burning stoves and a dining kitchen with fitted cabinets, a double range-style oven and bi-fold doors leading onto the terrace. 4 beds, 3 baths, recep, mezzanine, garage, studio, greenhouse, 1 acre.
Price: £1.75m Luscombe Maye 01752-872417.
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