Set on a quiet country lane, Fairland overlooks the South Downs and is surrounded by bucolic pastures. This Grade II-listed, double-fronted detached house comprises a 15th-century core and 18th-century red brick façade. Providing both size and character, it includes four double bedrooms along with an inglenook fireplace, a curved central staircase, several 'witches' marks' and a bread oven thought to be from the 15th-century. It is a 16-minute drive to the coast, with regular connections to central London in under an hour and a half from Berwick station (two miles away), while Gatwick is only 33 minutes by train from nearby Lewes.
Part of a row of pastel-hued early Victorian homes, this two-bedroom semi-detached house is right in the heart of Tunbridge Wells – the garden is backed by the original town wall. Carefully revamped with additions from a roster of celebrated designers and suppliers, the house is an easy walk to some of the town’s most-loved bars and restaurants, as well as to the station with its regular services to London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross taking less than an hour.
This Grade II-listed 15th-century former court house is tucked away in Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire. With its Jacobean-style facade of red brick and limestone, mullioned casements and hoodmoulds, it has a wealth of period features, including a series of moulded stone fireplace surrounds and panelled oak doors. The large, versatile living spaces include a self-contained studio, while outside there are two contained period stables. Leighton Buzzard is a short 14-minute drive away, with regular services to London Euston in 35 minutes.
Moments from Deal's pebbled seafront, this three-bedroom, Grade II-listed house lies within the conservation area of this perennially popular coastal town, regularly voted as one of the best places to live in the south-east. Recently refurbished with hearty natural materials, from solid oak floorboards and timber panelling to bespoke joinery, this calm and thoughtfully curated home is in easy reach of both the town centre and railway station, from where services run to London St Pancras in around 90 minutes.
This intriguing, historically important building is presently owned by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, which has worked with specialist craftspeople to transform the building into a comfortable and spacious three-bedroom home, yet retain respect for the astonishing early fabric. The chapel, a Grade II-listed building, lies in the hamlet of Sandling on the edge of the Kent Downs, and just a few minutes drive to both Maidstone East and Maidstone West which run services to London Victoria (just over an hour) and London St Pancras (49 minutes) respectively. The Folkestone Eurotunnel can be reached in under 40 minutes for travel to Europe.
Undercliffe House is an expansive Grade II-listed ‘castle’, hidden among the trees yet located in the characterful town of Lewes. With clean contemporary lines that allow the incredible views to take centre stage, Undercliffe has five bedrooms and a series of intimate-yet-grand living rooms. The generous garden includes swimming pool, hot tub, studio and garden store. Lewes station is a short distance away and runs direct trains to Clapham Junction and London Victoria in just over an hour, or to Gatwick airport in 34 minutes.
This Grade-II-listed Sussex flint cottage was built in the undulating South Downs at the turn of the 17th century, in the hamlet of Wepham near Arundel. With limewashed walls, a bespoke kitchen, an open fireplace and beautiful views across the landscape, the two-bedroom cottage is a short walk from the village of Burpham, with its gastropub and church. Arundel itself is a pretty market town, with a popular farmers’ market and an array of independent businesses, while services from the mainline railway station to London take approximately 90 minutes. There is also easy access to the A27 and the A24, which connect to the M25. London Gatwick Airport is just under an hour's drive away.
Built in the 1920s, this four-bedroom house sits on the outskirts of Aldershot, Hampshire, and sees original features sit alongside new interventions, which are all of a considered traditional style. The house is just a few minutes’ walk from Rowhill Nature Reserve, some 55 acres of woodland, while the nearby market town of Farnham is routinely named as one of the best places to live in the UK, thanks to its historic town centre, vibrant cultural life, excellent transport links and the beauty of the surrounding countryside. For easy travel to the capital, Aldershot rail station is a five-minute drive away and runs services to London Waterloo in just under an hour.
This fine Grade II-listed house sits in the peaceful village of Toft, a 15-minute drive from Cambridge. Originally built in 1640, but with a series of later additions, the house now offers four generous double bedrooms in the main house, and a further two in an attached cottage. The large garden of 1.6 acres bookends the house, with woodlands, a kitchen garden and orchards, while there are ample opportunities to explore the surrounding countryside along thefootpaths leading directly from the house.Toft itself has a village shop, post office and well utilised church hall, while nearby Royston station provides regular services to London King’s Cross in approximately 40 minutes.
