Standing guard over Tewkesbury Abbey, this grand building of about 1500 provides a captivating base from which to explore the interesting town of Tewkesbury, the Cotswolds and Cheltenham.

Bush Cottage is a quintessential English cottage sat alone in amongst verdant rolling hills. With a front door framed in roses, it was built of timber felled in 1548.

This gatehouse is all that is left of Cawood Castle, once a stronghold of the Archbishops of York. It was here that Cardinal Wolsey was arrested for treason on King Henry VIII’s orders in 1530.

Freston Tower is a six-storey Tudor folly that looks out over the River Orwell. There is a single room on each floor with the sitting room at the top to take advantage of the unrivalled views.

One of the few medieval church houses to survive, the Parish House was built in about 1500, with fine views from the windows of the main room of the 15th-century church.

From the time the Priest’s House was built around 1500, it played a central part in community life as both a village hall and local inn, hosting visitors and village feasts on saints’ days.

An intriguing building with distinctive brick gable-end, unique in Norfolk. Its moulded timbers and late 16th-century wall paintings demonstrate the skill and care taken in its construction.

Obriss Farm, surrounded by traditional byres, a stable and a smokehouse looks south over the Weald. It is a very convenient distance from London but feels unexpectedly peaceful.

Warden Abbey is the last fragment of a once great abbey, founded in 1135, now stranded in quiet fields, of which the landscape speaks of past Cistercian wealth.

The Grammatica Britannica was written in this 16th-century manor house in 1593, making it the possible birthplace of the modern Welsh language.

This spectacular gatehouse was built in about 1580 in front of an older house. In 1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned at Tixall. She was executed a month later.

Astley Castle has ground-breaking contemporary accommodation stitched into the ruined walls of an ancient moated site. This is one of Landmarks most popular properties.

The Georgian House is an imposing and elegant 18th-century building on the alley leading to Henry VIII’s Real Tennis Court at Hampton Court Palace.

With lodging rooms either side of a late-medieval hall, the New Inn was in use as an inn by 1478, today the open hall is ideal for dining and relaxation.

Built about 1520, this substantial timber-framed house on East Grinstead’s  High Street displays the patina of centuries past. Escape the modern day bustle to a large, peaceful garden.