1. Cranfield House, Southwell
This Queen Anne house, built in 1709, was praised by Pevsner for its design and is set in 1.87 acres of mature gardens. Main suite, 5 further beds, family bath, shower, kitchen/breakfast room, 3 receps, gardens, coach house, double garage.
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2. The Old Vicarage, Boreham, Chelmsford
Essex
This Grade II former vicarage was built in 1797 and is next to the village church. The property also includes a Tudor/Elizabethan cottage. Main suite, 5 further beds, 2 baths, 2 showers, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, 4 further receps, 2-bed self-contained cottage, garden, double garage.
3. Dallington Hall, Northampton
Northamptonshire
This handsome and historic property was built in 1720 for the politician and judge Sir Joseph Jekyll. It includes many period features and is set in grounds of half an acre. The apartment, with its own entrance, comprises a major portion of the building. Main suite, 4 further beds, family bath, shower, sauna, kitchen/breakfast room, games room, 3 receps, garden, parking.
4. Morecambe House, Axbridge
Somerset
An elegant Georgian-fronted house dating back to 1458, but added to in 1790. The property is located in the heart of the medieval town of Axbridge, which sits on the edge of the Mendip Hills. Main suite, 4 further beds, family bath, shower, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, 3 further receps, garden, parking.
5. Emmeline Place, Northend, Batheaston
Somerset
Built in 1729 by the Bath architect Sir John Wood the Elder, who also designed the Royal Crescent. The house became a haven for Suffragettes released from prison including Emmeline Pankhurst, after whom the house is named. 4 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen/dining room, 2 receps, garden.
6. East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham
Dorset
A charming Grade II former manse at the heart of Corfe Castle on the beautiful Isle of Purbeck. 4 beds, family bath, kitchen, 2 receps, courtyard terrace, garden.
7. Bleakhope House, Earsdon
Tyne and Wear
This Grade II double-fronted house dating back to the early 1800s sits within the Earsdon Village Conservation Area, close to the local beaches and a short drive from Whitley Bay, Tynemouth and Newcastle. 4 beds, family bath, shower, kitchen/dining room, 2 receps, storage rooms, garden, parking.
8. Woburn Walk, Bloomsbury WC1
Designed by Thomas Cubitt in 1822, this four-storey apartment is part of one of the best-preserved Georgian terraces in London. 2 beds, family bath, kitchen, living room, garden.
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