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

This tiny pavilion was a majestic grandstand for the enclosure in front. It is a mature expression in miniature of all that was best in Tudor and Jacobean architecture.

At the top of the hamlet of Coombe, Mill House overlooks the bubbling stream.

The views of the coastline from the verandah of Castle Bungalow are magnificent. This 1920's Boulton and Paul bungalow has snug wood-lined rooms and lattice windows.

Coed y Bleiddiau is a small railway cottage at a remote private halt on the restored Ffestiniog Railway.

This 18th-century tower gives striking views of the historic market town of Richmond. Inside, three single octagonal rooms are decorated in an elaborate cocktail of classical and Gothic styles.

Villa dei Vescovi is a Renaissance villa nestled in the vineyards and orchards of the Euganean Hills. One of two rooftop apartments, with views of the elegant orchards.

Villa dei Vescovi is a Renaissance villa nestled in the vineyards and orchards of the Euganean Hills. One of two rooftop apartments, with views of the elegant orchards.

Deep in the Surrey countryside stands a gatehouse built in the 19th century by one of this country’s most influential and talented architects, A W N Pugin.

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.

This simple granite gate lodge sits at the entrance to Saddell Bay, with views of the Kilbrannan Sound. A great base to explore all of Saddell with the ruins of Saddell Abbey nearby.

A banqueting house for Old Campden House built in 1613 by wealthy merchant Sir Baptist Hicks. The house burned during the Civil War, but its Banqueting Houses survive.

Anderton House is a Grade II* Modernist building designed in 1969 by architect Peter Adlington. Glass walls in the living room give striking views of the surrounding landscape.

One of the first Landmarks to be opened by the Trust in 1967, Paxton’s Tower Lodge is a fine example of an early 19th century Welsh cottage.