This week: properties with wildlife ponds – from a 16th-century house in the ashdown forest, to a property on the slopes of pembrokeshire’s preseli hills with a lake stocked with carp and tench

Houses with good railway connections Kent: Palm Cottage, ...

The Water Tower, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. A Grade II-listed ,1870s former water tower with a roo- top pavilion and far-reaching views of the River Alde. It has a double-height drawing room that retains its

Owning listed properties means stepping into centuries of craftsmanship and character, plus, perhaps, a few quirks, but buyers who truly love history wouldn’t have it any other way

These five standout properties have halls made for towering trees, sparkling decorations and Champagne-bright celebrations– festive magic that will practically begin before new owners move in

Three historic country houses in Yorkshire, a stone’s throw from the most northerly of Britain’s 16 white chalk horses, offer comfortable contemporary living and fascinating backstories

Chamberlayne’s Farm, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset. A Grade II-listed former mill house and mill with fishing rights on a prime chalk stream. It retains its original mill workings and has a country kitc