A medieval timber-framed building sitting on the church green at Clare, an unspoilt Suffolk market town. This welcoming and comfortable house exudes history.

Deep in the woods sits this octagonal folly – with a real surprise inside. The ceiling and walls of the main room are festooned with shells, while in the basement is a cold plunge pool.

The three Castle Keep Cottages are built round a small courtyard inside the Keep and are a great place to stay to experience Lundy’s beauty, community and way of life.

This very clever scale model of a French chateau sits on a hill above the River Trent in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside.

Houghton West Lodge is one of four houses that guard the approaches to Houghton Hall,  one of England’s finest Palladian houses and once home to Britain's first Prime Minister.

This pair of cottages occupy a fine, sheltered and secluded position, with a beautiful view towards Devon. 

Built by the Reverend Hudson Heaven in 1896, St Helens church stands as a beacon on the top of the island with a commanding view over the Bristol Channel. Located within the village, the vestry pro ... Read more

The tower was built as a folly in 1821 with a pretty sitting room on the first floor. The third floor was added in 1943 by the Germans as an observation point, with views in every direction.

The Pigsty’s classical design was supposedly inspired by Squire Barry’s travels around the Mediterranean in the 1880s and offers striking views of Robin Hood’s Bay.

A tiny, circular tower standing on the boundary of a cricket pitch, Prospect Tower was built around 1808. Approached along an avenue of walnut trees, Lord Harris called it his “whim.”

The Summerhouse stands in beautiful woodland on the Shuttleworth Estate. The outstandingly fine brickwork of this foursquare folly is likely to date from the early 18th century.

Bridge Cottage is an idyllic thatched cottage situated in Peppercombe, a steep and wooded valley through which a stream runs down to a meadow before tumbling to a beach in a fine waterfall.

This eighteenth-century Gothic summerhouse sits beside the River Esk near Carlisle. Remote and peaceful, the three large windows in the main room give striking views over the river.

Mill House dates from 1700 and is mainly built of stone with a thatched and slated roof. No. 1 is the slightly larger of two cottages and has a wide fireplace in the sitting room.

This Gothic folly sits on the edge of the Gibside estate. It stands in the highest part of the park in a grassy clearing, looking down on an octagonal pool with views over the Derwent Valley.