Cornwall, £1.35 million Lamerton Manor, Idless 5 bedrooms, kitchen/breakfast room, workshop This pretty Grade II-listed house lies in a hamlet just outside Truro. It’s been updated and extended in recent years and features a large kitchen/breakfast room as well as a garden room that opens out onto a terrace. Outside are well-stocked gardens and a paddock. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01872 261160)
Wiltshire, £1.295 million
Hallowed Mead, West Hatch 4 bedrooms, office and bedroom annexe Enjoying glorious views over the Nadder Valley and within 21⁄2 miles of Tisbury, this house was a cottage until 10 years ago, when it was substantially improved and extended and underfloor heating was installed throughout the ground floor. Savills (01722 426880)
Devon, £725,000
Summer Cottage, Higher Batson This four-bedroom house lies within a five-minute walk of Batson Creek near Salcombe. The stone garage has been converted into a studio and outside are a large terrace and a substantial garden sloping down into the valley. Marchand Petit (01548 844473)
Cornwall, £895,000
Tregustick Farmhouse, Withiel Surrounded by a garden of three- quarters of an acre, this four-bedroom Grade II-listed house looks out over an unspoilt valley. Inside are smart interiors with a bright eat-in kitchen and in the garden is a natural swimming pond. Lillicrap Chilcott (01872 273473)
Norfolk, £645,000
Mill Farm, Upper Gresham Set on the Cromer Ridge, this sub- stantial house comes with seven bedrooms and stands in 13⁄4 acres. Planning permission has been granted for a detached three-bed- room holiday cottage. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01328 801333)
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