On the Market… Home is Where the Hearth is

These beautiful houses are full of period charm – and all feature fireplaces you’ll love to come home to.

1 Abbey House, Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire: £3,500,000

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A late Tudor Grade I listed house with a number of original features including stone mullion windows, exposed stonework, fireplaces, solid wood doors and an oak main staircase. There is also a 16th-century solid oak winder staircase. The first King of all England, Athelstan, is buried in the gardens.

Strutt & Parker, Cirencester: 01285-627680, www.struttandparker.com

2 September Cottage, Aughton, Marlborough, Wiltshire: £495,000
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This charming threebedroom, Grade II listed cottage has a wealth of period features including good ceiling heights, exposed ceiling and wall timbers and an inglenook open fire with bread oven. The house was re-thatched in November 2013. There is a large garden and share of a paddock nearby.

Hamptons International, Wiltshire: 01672-891051, www.hamptons.co.uk
3 The Old Rectory, Felsham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: £2,500,000
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A handsome Grade II listed house, this former rectory retains many of its period features including high ceilings, sash windows with original shutters, decorative cornicing and both original and limestone flooring. There are five bedrooms and four reception rooms. The house sits in over four acres of grounds and also includes a pool house and a one-bedroom annexe. 

Strutt & Parker, Ipswich: 01473-220432, www.struttandparker.com
4 Apartment 1, Flete House, Ermington, Devon: £390,000
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A Grade I listed, twobedroom apartment with private garden on the ground floor of a country house set within approximately 12 acres of grounds and a short distance from Mothecombe beach. This Elizabethan manor has been divided into 29 serviced apartments with 24-hour security presence and assistance. Features include mullioned windows, original working shutters, a large granite fireplace and ornate coving. There is also a communal tennis court and croquet lawn.

Marchand Petit, Modbury: 01548-831163, www.marchandpetit.co.uk
5 High Birch, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent: £800,000
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This Grade II listed house has a number of period features including a priest hole, inglenook fireplaces and exposed oak beams. There are five bedrooms, two reception rooms and a basement room, as well as plenty of parking, a detached garage, generous gardens and stunning views. No chain.

Freeman Forman, Tunbridge Wells: 01892- 599809, www.freemanforman.co.uk
6 Gaunt House, Standlake, Oxfordshire: £4,950,000

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This magnificent 15thcentury Grade II listed house is surrounded by a moat and has six bedrooms. Sitting in 39 acres, there are landscaped gardens, paddocks, stables, swimming pool, tennis court, garage, a one-bedroom cottage and a three-bedroom summerhouse. There is also a river frontage with riparian rights.

John D Wood & Co, Oxford: 01865-575180, www.johndwood.co.uk
7 Oddicombe House, Chillington, Kingsbridge, Devon: £1,000,000
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The origins of this elegant home date back to 1762. The property has eight bedrooms, five reception rooms, a two-bedroom annexe and enjoys rural views. Records suggest the land around Chillington, including Oddicombe House, was once owned by King Harold’s mother, Gytha Thorkelsdóttir.

Marchand Petit, Kingsbridge: 01548-857588, www.marchandpetit.co.uk