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.

Castle Cottage was built against the Castle Keep by the Post Office in 1887 as a cable station. This cosy cottage has spectacular coastal views and is the ideal place to explore Lundy's beauty.

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.

A fairytale cottage in a wild and beautiful glen, this diminutive former schoolroom makes a perfect hideaway or writing retreat for two, or even one.

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. 

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.

Old House, North and South, is the most handsome building on the island, in perhaps the best position, and made of the best-looking granite.

A clock tower overlooking the Exe estuary, ‘like a sleek racing yacht turned through 90 degrees and planted in the beach.’

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.

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.

Canons Ashby is a 16th century house, hardly touched since 1710. Our Landmark is at the top of a tower, and its light and pretty rooms have views of the beautifully restored gardens.

Whiteford Temple is an ornamental granite folly with views towards the Tamar Estuary. It was built in the 18th century for Sir John Call, a military engineer who had made a fortune in India.