Word has it that the Queen Mother paid a visit to inspect the creation of the resident landscape gardener of this property. Decades on, the 120-foot garden is a rustic antidote to south-east London with a miniature orchard supplying the pantry. Royalty could be adequately entertained in the huge kitchen with a fireplace and double range and French doors opening onto the patio. There’s a fifth bedroom or office in the basement that has separate street access, and a double reception room with two marble hearths. The new East London Line passes through nearby Brockley station in Zone 2. £695,000.
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You can see across Falmouth Bay from this five-bedroom house on Cornwall’s Lizard Peninsula. It’s in the dinky village of St Keverne surrounded by sandy beaches and voluptuous countryside. It’s deceptively enormous inside – a self-contained one-bedroom annexe has its own sitting room and kitchenette, there are three reception rooms and a breakfasting kitchen in the main house and two of the bedrooms have en suites. £495,000.
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For more than 300 years this has sat in the shadow of Grendon church in Northamptonshire. The beamed ceilings, exposed floor boards and window seat preserve the vintage feel, while the Mark Wilkinson kitchen, roll-top bath and multifuel burner contribute some modern retro chic. There are two bedrooms and a timber studio room among the apple trees in the garden. £249,950.
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An 18ft wood-floored, beam-striped sitting room makes this cottage in the Wiltshire village of Rode seem larger than the petite façade suggests. It’s full of smartly groomed character – a stone chimney breast and hearth dominating the living room, exposed stone walls in the master bedroom and dramatic beams and trusses in the loft room which is large and light enough for an extra bed. It’s a swift commute to Bath and the village shops lie outside the front door. A minute back yard is the weakness. £217,500.
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The owners’ desire for a speedy sale has shorn around £20,000 from the asking price for this one-bedroom flat in East Dulwich, London. Daily life takes place in the large open plan kitchen/living room lined with built-in shelving. Double doors open this onto a hard-wood balcony. You can entertain company in the elongated bath tub. It’s handy for trains into central London, nights out on Lordship Lane and greenery at Dulwich Park. £215,000.
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