Property

Glenhill Cottage, Walmer, Deal, Kent. An extended 1850s house with a garden backing onto the grounds of Walmer Castle. It has an external verandah, wood floors, period fireplaces with wood-burning sto

Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church

Oxnead Mill, Oxnead, Norfolk. A period property and Grade II-listed, four-storey water mill in a rural location. The house has open fireplaces, French doors opening onto the gardens and an indoor swim

Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey. A country house with French, Dutch and British influences built in 1908. It has a formal drawing room with four sets of French windows and a circular libr

Characterful and historic boltholes don’t have to be unaffordable and this quintet has come to the market with asking prices of six–rather than seven–figures

Generally, few settings are as calming– or as coveted– as those beside a river and these five homes offer rare tranquillity among watery idylls, yet are also within relatively easy reach of the capital