PROPERTIES WITH A DIFFERENCE

This week: houses with conservatories

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The Old Rectory, Woolstone, near Cheltenham. A Victorian house in an elevated position with beautiful views, five holiday cottages and a self-contained flat. 9 beds, 7 bath, 3 receps, 2 cloakrooms, 3 kitchens, stable, 2 acres. pounds 850,000. Humberts 01242 513439.

SOUTH WALES

The Old Rectory, St Georges Super Ely, Cardiff. A former rectory with a magnificent 20ft period conservatory. 5 beds, 3 bath, 3 receps, cloakroom, morning room, kitchen, indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, steam room, courtyard, lake, tennis court, stables, 6.5 acres. pounds 650,000. Knight Frank 01432 273087.

NORFOLK

Herons Reach, Bramerton. A single-storey stone cottage dating from 1840 with a conservatory overlooking the River Yare. 3 beds, 1 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, summer house, mooring dock, quay, river frontage, 0.14 acre. pounds 190,000. Strutt & Parker 0171 629 7282.

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Sheriff Hutton Hall, Sheriff Hutton. A Grade I mansion with an old conservatory and historic gardens. 9 beds, 6 bath, 4 receps, ballroom, music room, study, 2 kitchens, library, cellars, ice house, 105 acres. pounds 850,000. FPDSavills 01904 620731.

NORFOLK

Colney Old Hall, Colney. A Grade II 17th-century house with a mews courtyard and a conservatory with a beautiful outlook. 5 beds, 2 bath, 1 dressing room, 3 receps, study, kitchen, morning room, utility room, grass tennis court, 2.6 acres. pounds 425,000. Bidwells 01603 763939.

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