Gloucestershire, £575,000 Hope Cottage, Quenington This three-bedroom, semi-detached cottage has a light kitchen/breakfast room, an adjoining dining room and a sitting room. Outside are a pretty garden and a raised patio, which is perfect for alfresco dining. Strutt & Parker (01285 897586)
Gloucestershire, £545,000
Pinchins Cottage, Notgrove This pretty three-bedroom (or two- bedroom plus a study) cottage comes with a conservatory over- looking a garden of half an acre. It sits on the edge of the village, close to the shops of Chipping Campden. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01386 840224)
Gloucestershire, £550,000
Cranley Cottage, Bourton-on-the-Water Parts of this Grade-II listed cottage date back to the 17th century and inside are period features, including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace. There are three bedrooms, a walled garden and a garage. R. A. Bennett (01451 820536)
Gloucestershire, £1.85 million
The Manor House, Stanton 8 bedrooms, Aga, summer house, pool, 0.45 acres Stanton is one of the loveliest villages in the north of the Cotswolds AONB and this house is Grade II* listed. It has been extensively renovated by the current owners, who have managed to blend the house’s characterful architectural features with many modern elements. The pool setting is particularly attractive. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01386 840224)
Gloucestershire, £2 million
Chantry’s Barn, Guiting Power 5 bedrooms, gym, coach house The traditional exterior of this barn conversion belies the contemporary interior finishes, which include a suspended wood-burning stove in one room. The kitchen lies at the centre of the house, continuing the same clean lines of the reception rooms, and the bedrooms have exposed wooden beams. Carter Jonas (01865 511444)
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