Tête à tête

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

The owners of a Cotswolds manor house have rekindled its centuries-old spirit and transformed it into a welcoming family home full of style and warmth

A medieval tower attached to a priory in a sleepy village inspired Paula Dormer to embark on a rewarding new life for herself in the French countryside

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

Niamh and John Willis rescued a 200-year-old Irish cottage and created a magical retreat for their young family to enjoy

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