This week: properties with orangeries – from a converted victorian catholic school with a chapel in kingston upon thames to a 12-acre country estate with mature gardens and a lake in nantwich, cheshire

Westwind, Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria. An Arts & Crafts-style house overlooking the surrounding countryside, with gardens that include formal areas, an organic kitchen garden with a greenhouse, natura

Owning a piece of Britain’s built heritage is a privilege, but to do so without having to navigate listed-building controls can be an attractive prospect. Arabella Youens finds properties that have slipped below the radar

These five houses come with kitchen gardens of varying shapes and sizes ripe for cultivating homegrown fruit and vegetables, says Arabella Youens

House on the Shore, Thorns Beach, Beaulieu, Hampshire. An Arts & Crafts house overlooking the Solent with 128 metres of beach frontage. It has exposed beams and open fireplaces. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 rec

It is one of the wealthiest counties in England, with no signs of an exodus of money, say agents. Here are three exceptional country houses for sale in a fashionable area

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a