Houses for sale in Kent

An historic fort for sale with secret underground tunnels, Napoleonic pathways and a shower from the QE2

The sale of Fort Borstal presents an utterly unique opportunity to own an outstanding piece of history with scope for further development.

An incredible home refurbished by the team who recreated Shakespeare's Globe, and combining medieval soul with 21st century design

Corner Cottage is a beautiful historic house, dating from 1460, that has been elegantly and timelessly updated to suit 21st century living.

An iconic former watermill in the heart of Hythe with magical gardens and original mill machinery

Having formed an important part of Hythe since 1773, The Watermill is a stunning example of Georgian architecture which has stood the test of time.

A striking oast barn conversion in a pretty village that is just a short train journey from London

Caste-like Down Farm Oast offers the chance for buyers to live in a beautifully-converted property with unique features, all whilst being surrounded by beautiful scenery and an idyllic village setting.

A truly stunning country house once owned by the poet who invented the English sonnet

Hunton Court is an ancient house hiding behind a breathtaking Georgian facade, and all set in a truly beautiful corner of Kent.

A truly breathtaking period farmhouse in the Kent countryside with stunning interiors and a charming brick bakehouse in the garden

It's not often that a property stops us in our tracks, but that's just what Gould Farm, near the village of Frittenden in Kent, has done.

A truly imaginative oast house conversion that's created a simply breathtaking home in the Kent countryside

Hayle Oast is a highly unique, spectacular oast barn conversion which magically blends glass, exposed oak beams and cathedral-like ceilings within its interiors.

A splendid stately property within striking distance of London that features a magnificent Victorian ballroom

Elegant interiors, refined features and striking gardens meet at Georgian Castleman's House in Kiln Green, Berkshire.

A beautifully-restored Tudor home flooded with light, surrounded by five acres of rolling Kent countryside

A plethora of period features meet with tasteful contemporary touches at Jeffries — a wonderful Grade II- listed home in Lynsted near the Kent coast.

An irresistibly original medieval house with its own moat, exquisite kitchen and its own pub within the grounds

Moat House — on the edge of Benenden, Kent — has 7,400sq ft of exceptional interiors, outbuildings totalling 29,000sq ft and just under six acres of land.

An entire wing up for sale at a castle in Kent where Henry VII was a regular visitor, and where lawn tennis was born

The south wing at Lullingstone Castle presents a unique opportunity to put your stamp on an historic property with the added bonus of claiming a castle as your address.

A beautiful old Grade II-listed school crying out for restoration, for sale at just £500k

'Lot 51' as it is stated on the auctioneers website is a diamond in the rough — but it will need a lot of resources, money and a clever eye to successfully transform into something new. But who doesn't love a challenge?

An incredible chance to live in the grounds of the house which inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Secret Garden'

'If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.' — Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden.

A glorious Jacobean manor house that's commutable to London where you could plant vines and make your own wine

The Vine Farm is a beautiful Jacobean house full of potential, and commutable from London.

A striking and historic baronial Gothic manor house for sale at £6.5m, including one of the finest treehouses we've seen for years

Spectacular gothic architecture, sublime gardens from the 1800's and centuries of rich history meet at Oxney Court in Margarets-at-Cliffe, in Dover.

A 700-year-old manor house for sale once owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and it's a wonderful blend of age and beauty

Britain's oldest inhabited houses — such as this medieval palace near Sevenoaks — are lasting monuments, says Penny Churchill, both to the craftsmen who built them and to the owners who kept them going.

A £20,000 bargain? This crumbling Art Deco lift on the Kent coast is seeking a brave buyer with a head for heights

The abandoned lift by the sea at Ramsgate has been through its ups and downs since the late 1920s.

A wonderful family home with spacious rooms, three acres of gardens and a gorgeous two-bed granary cottage in the grounds, in a popular commuting village in Kent

Water Farm on the outskirts of Smeeth, near Ashford in Kent is a wonderfully unpretentious, comfortable family home with just the right blend of traditional style with modern airs.

An exquisite Georgian country home in Kent with superb gardens and a secret medieval passage that runs beneath its foundations

Milgate House is known to be one of Kent's most important county houses and has a long list of colourful characters that help fill its history.

A real-life Cluedo house for sale? This 16th-century mansion has a ballroom and a secret tunnel, all set in 129 acres of the Kent Downs AONB

Charlton Place is a fine example of how to age gracefully — with decadent yet refined interiors and wonderful, private surroundings. Penny Churchill takes a look.