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Dream houses of the west

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

Holwood House, Keston, near Sevenoaks, Kent. A Grade I-listed country house, once home to William Pitt the Younger, with a folly and a garden pavilion. It has domed ceilings and retains its original f

Time for tea at the vicarage

Georgian rectories in this sought-after landscape tend to stay in the same hands for decades, if not centuries, but a tantalising few have now come to the market

The long and short of it

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

Of mellow fruitfulness

Now that apple-crumble season is upon us, Arabella Youens finds five charming houses that come with their own orchards

Patrick Brompton, Bedale, North Yorkshire. A renovated, Grade II-listed Queen Anne house dating from 1703 with outbuildings and a 200-year-old stable block with four apartments. It has a kitchen with

Dream houses of the west

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

Time for tea at the vicarage

Georgian rectories in this sought-after landscape tend to stay in the same hands for decades, if not centuries, but a tantalising few have now come to the market

The long and short of it

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

Of mellow fruitfulness

Now that apple-crumble season is upon us, Arabella Youens finds five charming houses that come with their own orchards