Wiltshire, £1.2 million Newtown Farm, Semington This stone-built farmhouse sits in three acres alongside the Kennet & Avon Canal. It has six bedrooms, a swimming pool and a self-contained cottage with two bedrooms, a sitting room, dining room and kitchen. Humberts (01249 444 557)
Devon, £1.2 million Hele Linhay, Ashburton Standing within the Dartmoor National Park is this pretty house, which has been attractively decorated throughout. It has four bedrooms, an open-plan Aga kitchen and a two-bedroom barn conversion, which makes an excellent holiday let. Marchand Petit (01803 847 979)
Powys, £850,000 Glan Wysg, Sennybridge This elegant Grade II-listed house stands on the banks of the River Usk within the Brecon Beacons National Park. It has five bedrooms, a stable block, 41⁄2 acres and a three-bedroom cottage. Savills (02920 368 930)
Suffolk, £1.75 million Ford Hall, Long Melford A magnificent Grade II-listed manor house, Ford Hall is believed to date from the 16th century. It benefits from a range of outbuildings including a large timber framed barn, an office, 5 stables, stable yard, triple bay pool house with clock tower and wonderful fully self-contained cart lodge cottage. Carter Jonas (01787 882 881)
Isle of Skye, £750,000 Crionach, Kingsburgh, Portree Beautifully constructed coastal house with views of the majestic Cuillin mountain range and to the Outer Hebrides. It boasts four bedrooms (all with en suite facilities) and a recently renovated boathouse which functions as self contained cottage. Knight Frank (0131 222 9600)
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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National ParkOld House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
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The UK gets its first ‘European stork village’ — and it's in West SussexAlthough the mortality rate among white storks can be up to 90%, the future looks rosy for breeding pairs in southern England.
