Great getaways

Auchinclech, Rothiemay, Aberdeenshire. Auchinclech is in a fantastically rural location in the Deveron Valley, but is near the A96, which links Aberdeen to Inverness just in case you feel the need of a bit of human contact every now and then.
The stone farmhouse is believed to date from the 1830s and has five bedrooms, a large kitchen with a four oven Aga, living, dining and sitting rooms, utility and boot rooms and separate bath and shower rooms.
Offers over £400,000 through Savills, 01356 224589
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Mount Hooley Farm, Beal, Nr Holy Island, Northumberland.
This four-bedroom barn conversion is part of a development but still sits in half an acre of its own land and has its own private-gated driveway – so you can still keep the neighbours at arms length. The house retains many of the original features, including stone arches and quoins, but is totally modern inside.
On the market for £495,000 through Rook Matthews Sayer, 01665 320001
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Grasmere, Ambleside, Lake District. The current owners have developed this 17th century Grade II listed farmhouse and buildings into a family home with three 4-star holiday cottages and a 4-star self-catering hostel on the side. But as they are typically let for between 42 and 47 weeks a year, you will still have a few weeks a year to savour your surroundings in complete peace.
The farmhouse is sited just above the village of Grasmere, at the foot of Dunmail Raise, and comes with an orchard and paddocks totalling 2.61 acres.
On the market for £1,950,000 through Carter Jonas, 01539 528886
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Rosvean, Mullion Cove, Cornwall. Don’t be lured into inviting your family to Rosvean just because the property has four bedrooms. The house sits above a stone harbour owned by the National Trust so you may see a few people wandering around, but your visitors are more likely to be of the feathered variety – colonies of kittiwakes, razorbills, guillemots and lesser black-backed gulls have made their home on Mullion Head, which separates the Cove from nearby Poldhu.
Rosvean was built in the 1920 and the rooms are light and spacious. The ground floor comprises an open plan kitchen (with four oven Aga) and living room, plus a snug. The bedrooms are on the first floor, along with two stylish bathrooms and a sitting room with a bay window looking out to sea.
On the market for £1,250,000 with Savills, 01872 438003
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Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. This five-bedroom house in North Wales is described by the agents as a lovely family home – but there is no need to share.
Just a few minutes walk from the beach, the property has panoramic views of the sea and open countryside from every aspect. It has three reception rooms, a kitchen breakfast room, two en suite shower rooms and two further family bathrooms for the other three bedrooms. It’s on mains water but LPG gas central heating.
On the market for £650,000 through Reeds Rains, 01248 250025
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