On the market… Rich pickings
1 Blonks Farm, Shipley, West Sussex: £3,500,000
This six-bedroomed property sits in 25 acres of land and has a number of outbuildings, including a 17th-century barn. The gardens have been reconstructed and there are wonderful landscaped areas of formal and informal planting incorporating lawn, mature trees, kitchen garden and orchard.
Strutt & Parker, Horsham: 01403-246790, www.struttandparker.com
2 Ridhwan, Andover, Hampshire: £2,750,000
This modern home, designed by the renowned Peter Huf, has seven bedrooms, three reception rooms and six bathrooms. The gardens wrap around the house and include paddocks, an agricultural smallholding, a young orchard, a swimming pool and tennis courts.
Strutt & Parker, Newbury: 01635-521707, www.struttandparker.com
3 The Nightingales, Biddenden, Kent: £1,650,000
This property enjoys southerly views over its own three lakes. It sits in 8.9 acres of land, which includes woodland. There are five bedrooms (one with en suite and dressing room). There are also two triple garages.
Country Property Group: 01580-211888, www.countrypropertygroup.com
4 Newton Hall, Newton under Roseberry, North Yorkshire: £1,550,000
An elegant Grade II listed four-bedroomed country house, which dates back to 1854. Original features include fireplaces, sash windows with shutters and panelled doors with brass locks, and a kitchen with an Aga. There is an orchard and paddocks in the grounds, and also a one-bedroomed cottage.
Roseberry Newhouse, Norton: 01642-711111, www.roseberry-newhouse.co.uk
5 Parsonage House, Woodbury, Exeter: £1,375,000
This Gothic Revival former vicarage was designed by John Hayward. There are seven bedrooms and two bathrooms. The well-stocked orchard includes espalier cherry, plum, apple and vines and soft fruit beds contain plenty of berries. There is a variety of mature trees, including a sycamore, believed to be the third largest in the country.
Strutt & Parker, Exeter: 01392-215631, www.struttandparker.com
6 Thicket Priory, Thorganby, York: £2,500,000
This magnificent Grade II listed country house dates from 1842. It has extensive reception rooms, 24 bedrooms (with a further four-bedroomed Coach House and two-bedroomed Gate Lodge), a three-acre lake and sits in 16.5 acres of land. There is also an extensive orchard.
Savills, York: 01904-617820, www.savills.co.uk
7 Old Tong Farm and cottage, Brenchley, Kent: £1,975,000
This Grade II* listed country house has six bedrooms (there is a separate two-bedroomed cottage) and sits in nearly nine acres of land. The grounds are a superb feature and were part of the National Gardens Scheme. There is a number of mature trees and shrubs as well as woodland and an orchard.
Strutt & Parker, Kent: 01732-459900, www.struttandparker.com
8 Cutbrawn, St Winnow, Cornwall: £1,750,000
Although first recorded in 1475, this property is not listed but has been restored lovingly and with skill. There are two acres of gardens, which include a nationally registered, small apple orchard. There are six bedrooms, three reception rooms and four bath/shower rooms.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, Truro: 01872-261160, www.jackson-stops.co.uk
9 Keymelford House, Yeoford, Devon: £700,000
This cob-and-stone thatched house in Devon sits in 5.5 acres of land and has its own established orchard. The Grade II* listed property dates back to the 15th century and is a haven for sheep and wildlife including bees and birds – 46 species, including kingfishers, have been noted.
Wilkinson Grant, Devon: 01392-427000, www.wilkinsongrant.co.uk
10 Nettleton Mill Barns, Wiltshire: £995,000
This attractive barn conversion has four double bedrooms, stone fireplaces, wood burners, vaulted ceiling and a Juliet balcony. It sits in more than two acres of land and there are paddocks, well-stocked flower beds and a mature orchard.
Savills, Bath: 01225- 474550, www.savills.com
This six-bedroomed property sits in 25 acres of land and has a number of outbuildings, including a 17th-century barn. The gardens have been reconstructed and there are wonderful landscaped areas of formal and informal planting incorporating lawn, mature trees, kitchen garden and orchard.
Strutt & Parker, Horsham: 01403-246790, www.struttandparker.com
2 Ridhwan, Andover, Hampshire: £2,750,000
This modern home, designed by the renowned Peter Huf, has seven bedrooms, three reception rooms and six bathrooms. The gardens wrap around the house and include paddocks, an agricultural smallholding, a young orchard, a swimming pool and tennis courts.
Strutt & Parker, Newbury: 01635-521707, www.struttandparker.com
3 The Nightingales, Biddenden, Kent: £1,650,000
This property enjoys southerly views over its own three lakes. It sits in 8.9 acres of land, which includes woodland. There are five bedrooms (one with en suite and dressing room). There are also two triple garages.
Country Property Group: 01580-211888, www.countrypropertygroup.com
4 Newton Hall, Newton under Roseberry, North Yorkshire: £1,550,000
An elegant Grade II listed four-bedroomed country house, which dates back to 1854. Original features include fireplaces, sash windows with shutters and panelled doors with brass locks, and a kitchen with an Aga. There is an orchard and paddocks in the grounds, and also a one-bedroomed cottage.
Roseberry Newhouse, Norton: 01642-711111, www.roseberry-newhouse.co.uk
5 Parsonage House, Woodbury, Exeter: £1,375,000
This Gothic Revival former vicarage was designed by John Hayward. There are seven bedrooms and two bathrooms. The well-stocked orchard includes espalier cherry, plum, apple and vines and soft fruit beds contain plenty of berries. There is a variety of mature trees, including a sycamore, believed to be the third largest in the country.
Strutt & Parker, Exeter: 01392-215631, www.struttandparker.com
6 Thicket Priory, Thorganby, York: £2,500,000
This magnificent Grade II listed country house dates from 1842. It has extensive reception rooms, 24 bedrooms (with a further four-bedroomed Coach House and two-bedroomed Gate Lodge), a three-acre lake and sits in 16.5 acres of land. There is also an extensive orchard.
Savills, York: 01904-617820, www.savills.co.uk
7 Old Tong Farm and cottage, Brenchley, Kent: £1,975,000
This Grade II* listed country house has six bedrooms (there is a separate two-bedroomed cottage) and sits in nearly nine acres of land. The grounds are a superb feature and were part of the National Gardens Scheme. There is a number of mature trees and shrubs as well as woodland and an orchard.
Strutt & Parker, Kent: 01732-459900, www.struttandparker.com
8 Cutbrawn, St Winnow, Cornwall: £1,750,000
Although first recorded in 1475, this property is not listed but has been restored lovingly and with skill. There are two acres of gardens, which include a nationally registered, small apple orchard. There are six bedrooms, three reception rooms and four bath/shower rooms.
Jackson-Stops & Staff, Truro: 01872-261160, www.jackson-stops.co.uk
9 Keymelford House, Yeoford, Devon: £700,000
This cob-and-stone thatched house in Devon sits in 5.5 acres of land and has its own established orchard. The Grade II* listed property dates back to the 15th century and is a haven for sheep and wildlife including bees and birds – 46 species, including kingfishers, have been noted.
Wilkinson Grant, Devon: 01392-427000, www.wilkinsongrant.co.uk
10 Nettleton Mill Barns, Wiltshire: £995,000
This attractive barn conversion has four double bedrooms, stone fireplaces, wood burners, vaulted ceiling and a Juliet balcony. It sits in more than two acres of land and there are paddocks, well-stocked flower beds and a mature orchard.
Savills, Bath: 01225- 474550, www.savills.com