Property

15 March 2024

This ivy-clad three-bedroom home sits on beautifully landscaped lawns with views over the Somerset countryside. Bi-fold doors open onto a generous terrace, while inside features bespoke hand-crafted wardrobes and a stone fireplace containing a log-burning stove. Bath station is a 15-minute drive, with trains to London in 90 minutes. £695,000.

This two-bedroom cottage sits on a quiet mews adjacent to the Thames, a short walk from London’s Kew Gardens. Its two storeys retain Victorian features including wooden flooring and a functioning open fireplace, with pared-back decorations including a blue and white tiled bathroom. Kew Gardens tube station is a 16-minute walk. £875,000.

This two-bedroom flat in Manchester’s Grade-II listed Umbrella Factory features exposed brick walls and beamed wooden ceilings. The independent boutiques of Ancoats – recently named one of the world’s coolest suburbs by Time Out – are a short walk. Manchester Piccadilly is a 10-minute drive. £328,000.

Set in the picturesque seaside village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, this well-preserved four-bedroom house retains many original 1920s features. Above the pitched oak entranceway, an open-plan upstairs area benefits from a large mezzanine, high vaulted ceilings, and a spiral staircase. Saxmundham station is a 15-minute drive, with trains to London in two hours. £850,000.

This small traditional town in northern Romania is a nature lover’s dream. The property contains a total of 22 beds, spread across five restored houses, a hidden treehouse, and a timber pavilion. It comes with spa facilities, a barbecue zone, a zipline and a large pond containing sturgeon, carp and trout. Satu Mare airport is a one hour and 40-minute drive. €750,000.