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Ploumilliau, Cotes d’Armor, Brittany, France.
A renovated period house with two stone dwellings in a large park close to local beaches. It has eight bedrooms and four bathrooms spread across three dwellings, with exposed stone walls and period fireplaces. Workshop, garage, gardens, 1.72 acres.
Price: £500,000 Hamptons International 020-3918 9635.
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Burrow Farm, Drewsteignton, Exeter, Devon.
A newly refurbished cottage with beamed ceilings, exposed stonework, an open fire, and a newly fitted kitchen and bathroom. The garden includes a raised seating area and a mature cottage garden. 2 bedrooms, bathroom, open-plan dining kitchen/living area, parking.
Price: £500,000+ Knight Frank 01392-423111.
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Cliff Hill, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
An 1850s, Grade II-listed house with a viewing tower that affords panoramic views over the harbour. It has wood floors, elegant reception rooms with period fireplaces and a well-equipped kitchen leading onto the garden. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, garden room, lookout room, 2-storey separate accommodation,
Price: £550,000 Sowerbys 01603-761441.
Cliff Hill, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
An 1850s, Grade II-listed house with a viewing tower that affords panoramic views over the harbour. It has wood floors, elegant reception rooms with period fireplaces and a well-equipped kitchen leading onto the garden. 5 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen, garden room, lookout room, 2-storey separate accommodation,
Price: £550,000 Sowerbys 01603-761441.
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Gloucester Circus, Greenwich, London SE10.
A bright, one-bedroom apartment close to Greenwich Park and situated in a Grade II-listed, converted Georgian property in a crescent with a garden square, with access to the private residents’ gardens. The flat has wood floors, a period fireplace and floor-to-ceiling French doors leading onto a balcony. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 reception, kitchen.
Price: £500,000 Dexters 020-8815 2215.
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Greystead Cottage, Tarset, Northumberland.
A renovated, Grade II-listed house that dates from 1818. It is situated in the grounds of a former rectory and was once the stables and accommodation for the rectory’s coachman. It has period fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a bespoke kitchen with a range cooker and built-in appliances. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen, walled garden, grounds, outbuilding.
Price: £550,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266.
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Seagull House, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
A renovated, period house in an elevated position on Cliff Street with views across the harbour to Whitby Abbey. It retains its beamed ceilings and has exposed brickwork, a newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms, a wood-burning stove and a raised front terrace. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception,
Price: £500,000 Savills, 07816-372002.
Seagull House, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
A renovated, period house in an elevated position on Cliff Street with views across the harbour to Whitby Abbey. It retains its beamed ceilings and has exposed brickwork, a newly fitted kitchen and bathrooms, a wood-burning stove and a raised front terrace. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep,
Price: £500,000 Savills, 07816-372002.
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Ewe Hill, West Farndale, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire.
A Grade II-listed cottage in an outstanding position in the North York Moors National Park. It is now in need of some modernisation and has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces, the original cast-iron range, and a country kitchen with an Aga. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining kitchen, wood store, stone outbuildings, parking, gardens, vegetable garden, 0.27 acres.
Price: £500,000 Peter Illingworth 01751-431107.
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The Old Manor, Rowington, Warwick, Warwickshire.
This Grade II-listed house is now in need of restoration. It is set in large gardens with views across the surrounding countryside and has leaded-light windows, exposed timber wall and ceiling beams, brick flooring, a two-chamber vaulted brick cellar and original inglenook fireplaces. 5 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 receptions, breakfast kitchen, cellar, greenhouse, garage/workshop, gardens.
Price: £350,000 Knight Frank 0203-540 2448.
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