Eight of the best houses for sale with separate accommodation

Brooke House, Thorne, Yeovil, Somerset. A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with a separate home office and a detached, two-bedroom annexe with a vaulted ceiling and its own private garden. The house has exposed beams and open fireplaces. 5 beds, 2 baths, dressing room, 2 receps, study, garden, 1.4 acres. £1.25m GTH 01935-415300.

Quarry Lodge, Quarry Wood, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. A restored period property with riverside gardens that include a boathouse and a studio with a bathroom and kitchenette. The main house has a turret with a weather vane, open fireplaces and a contemporary kitchen. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps. £3m Hamptons 01628-260324.

Hope Farm, The Haven, Billinghurst, West Sussex. An estate with a Grade II-listed house set in landscaped gardens that include a separate Grade II-listed, five-bedroom farmhouse, a two-bedroom cottage and an American barn that includes a riding school and stables. The house has vaulted beamed ceiling and a loggia leading onto a converted barn. 4 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, 220 acres. £8.5m Knight Frank 01428-770562.

Brackendene House, Low Fell, County Durham. A Grade II-listed, mid-1850s property in an elevated position in a village overlooking the Team Valley. It comes with a separate, refurbished one-bedroom coach house and a tennis court, and has solid oak doors, wood panelling and open fireplaces. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 dressing rooms, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, garden, 1.5 acres. £1.75m Sanderson Young 0191-223 3500.

Glenhurst, Pleasant Harbour, Bewdley, Severn Valley. A three-storey, Grade II-listed, early 18th-century house with a classic Georgian frontage in an elevated position in south-west facing landscaped walled gardens with a courtyard to the rear that includes a detached, two-bedroom coach house. The house has oak floors, period fireplaces, a large panelled dining room and a breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps. £1.5m Strutt & Parker 01584-873711.

The Old Court House, The Green, Richmond, London TW9. A Grade II-listed, Queen Anne house built between 1705 and 1708 with a separate one-bedroom cottage. It has Adam-style doors and fireplaces and oak floors. 8 beds, 4 baths, 4 receps, kitchen, walled gardens. Six-year lease with option to extend. £2m Knight Frank 020-8939 2800.

Appletree, Eden Valley, Penrith, Cumbria. A period property in the Eden Valley with a one-bedroom cottage and a barn converted into a one-bedroom and a three-bedroom apartment that are currently used as holiday lets. The house has a conservatory overlooking the gardens and a formal dining room with a beamed ceiling and an inglenook fireplace. 4 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, breakfast kitchen. £895,000 Fine & Country 01768-869007.

The Dower House, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse with landscaped gardens that include an office suite with a kitchen, which could be converted into a separate house, and a pool complex. The house has sash windows with shutters and window seats, panelled walls and a bespoke kitchen with an Aga. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, courtyard, garage and barn, gardens, grounds, 0.7 acres. £2.95m Savills 0115-934 8020.