Whether you prefer the scenic Northumberland countryside, the Cumbrian Dales or a West Country river setting, there's a farmhouse out there for you. And if you are looking for something a little different, take a look at a selection of spectacular Scottish castles for sale, or try our round-up of the best country houses for sale this week, which has some of the most beautiful homes across the nation.
Portloe, Cornwall — £695,000
Looking for a project? No? Then keep scrolling down. But if you are, you've come to the right place, for this really could be an incredible house.
With sea views and splendid isolation, this wonderful old farmhouse is a four-bedroom place on the Roseland Heritage Coast, just around the coast from Mevagisssey and The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
The good news it that it's full of character and in a village that agents Philip Martin describe as 'of the "jewels" of the Roseland Peninsula'. The bad news? Pretty much everything needs doing. But we can't help but feel that it'll be well worth it.
For sale with Philip Martin. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Stoke Wake, dorset — £1,500,000
A truly beautiful thatched farmhouse set in almost nine acres of Dorset countryside, Ridouts Farmhouse is a real find.
The present owners have been here 23 years and have refurbished the place very well — including a replacement roof, which eases at least one big worry of owning a thatched house.
It's in a hamlet which sits in a lovely position on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, a five-minute drive from the thriving village of Hazelbury Bryan, which has a primary school, pub, shop and a cricket club. What more could you want?
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Sykehouse, South Yorkshire — £1,250,000
36 acres, eight bedrooms and over 3,500 sq ft at this huge property in Yorkshire, as well as potential for more accomodation in the form of holiday cottages and a barn conversion.
The main farmhouse itself has plenty of character and — as you can see from the pictures — is in a decent state of repair.
The potential here, however, is in the numerous outbuildings including a 3,200 sq ft 'American Barn' that's just one of a string of traditional farm buildings.
For sale with Fox Grant. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Shirland, Derbyshire — £350,000
Yes, you read that price right. This really is a detached, four-bedroom farmhouse that sits in eight acres, with a sub £500k price tag (it's up for auction on May 23).
It won't take long to see the catch: there are holes in the roof, the floors, pretty much everywhere — this house needs gutting.
And yet there is huge potential, not least with the charmingly pretty outbuildings — and given that this is in a spot with superfast rural broadband available (according to the agents) then there will surely be metropolitan buyers keen for a change of pace and ready for a project.
For sale with Bagshaws. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Wanborough, Surrey — £1,500,000
At The Farmhouse in Wanborough — just a couple of miles from Guildford — you won't have to remember when 'all this were fields', for the simple fact that it all still is. To find a rural feel like this close to a county town (and commuter hotspot) is rare indeed.
It's not the prettiest house, of course, but in such a remote setting the adage that you 'live inside a house looking out, not outside looking in' has never seemed more apt, since the interiors are very nicely done.
There are four bedrooms, four reception rooms and four bathrooms, including two of the best children's rooms we've seen in a while.
For sale with Knight Frank. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Pinchinthorpe, North Yorkshire — £750,000
This classic 1750s farmhouse for sale on the edge of the North York Moors National Park is a picture-perfect, Grade II-listed home.
There are six bedrooms, a 'proper' farmhouse kitchen and open fires in several rooms of this house, giving it huge character while also offering plenty of scope for a bit of restoration and redecoration.
Stables, barn and workshop complete the picture while there is also a store room that could easily be converted into a games room or similar — and all at the price of a suburban semi inside the M25.
For sale with Roseberry Newhouse. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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Worplesdon, Surrey — £3,250,000
A delightful old farmhouse that's become a comfortable and pretty country house over the three and a half centuries of its existence.
Inside the house offers an intriguing blend of old and new — it's rare to see such a clean, modern-looking kitchen in the same home as the lovely old brick fireplaces.
The 12.5 acres of grounds includ a separate two-bedroom cottage, tennis court, paddocks and stables — and it's within easy reach of both Woking and Guildford for those who need to be close to decent rail links to London.
For sale with Savills. See more pictures of this property or request further details from the agent.
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