These four glorious properties need only a modicum of tender loving care and offer great rewards to the far-sighted

From traditional stone-built longhouses to picture-perfect thatched cottages, Arabella Youens finds a tempting selection of properties in beautiful West Country locations

Once dark and diminutive, the bijou interior of this traditional country cottage has been transformed into a place of beauty for owner Louise Stewart

This beachside family holiday home in a quiet part of Cornwall has been given a cosy makeover that has made every room warm and inviting

A small cottage by the sea became fashion creative Colin Naylor’s colourful passion project, in which his renovation celebrates enduring craftsmanship in all its guises

Three magnificent country houses in Welsh river valleys offer commercial prospects, fishing–and blissful peace