The perfect break

Stunning vistas, waterside deck, beautiful balcony – a former bank in a wonderful setting has become an extraordinary retreat

Watch the sun set from the battlements, lock out unwelcome relatives with a portcullis and generally be king or queen of your own castle at any of these properties for sale

Whatever your passion–be it gardening, fishing, sailing, shooting or equestrian sport– you can live the countryside dream in one of these idyllic Hampshire houses

A high-street retreat makes a cosy starting point for exploring historic village Tarporley

Narborough Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. A Grade II-listed, 15th-century hall overlooking a lake on an estate that includes the ruins of an Iron Age fort. 7 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, gallery, st

This trip is confusing me. One moment I feel like I’m in New Zealand, surrounded by dense tree ferns in a damp and mossy glade above a waterfall. A couple of hours later I’m bombarded by ker-chings of