This week: farmhouses

PROPERTIES WITH A DIFFERENCE

KENT

Tolhurst Farm, Smarden. A Grade II house with medieval origins and a barn cottage on the edge of a village. 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, utility room, 2-bed cottage, outbuildings, 3 ponds, 7.5 acres. pounds 525,000. Cluttons Daniel Smith 01622 756000.

SUFFOLK

Larks Farm, Belchamp Otten, near Sudbury. A timber-framed farmhouse situated at the end of a long private drive. 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, conservatory, Grade II barn, cart lodge, stabling, pond, paddocks, 4 acres. pounds 275,000. Strutt & Parker 01473 214841.

SURREY

Silkmill Cottage, Warren Mere, Thursley, near Godalming. A 17th- century former farmhouse set in its own secluded valley. 4 beds, 2 bath, 3 receps, kitchen, cloakroom, study, utility room, boot room, outbuildings, barn, ponds, woodland, 8.5 acres. pounds 650,000. Browns 01483 531166.

SOMERSET

Westwood Farmhouse, West Lydford, South Somerset. A typical Somerset farmhouse in secluded grounds adjoining beautiful countryside. 4/5 beds, 2 bath, 3 receps, kitchen, conservatory, cloakroom, 2/3-bed cottage, outbuildings, barn, 1.55 acres. pounds 380,000. Jackson-Stops & Staff 01935 474066.

SURREY

Ravenswood Farm Cottage, Farnham. A Grade II Georgian farmhouse with pretty landscaped gardens. 4 beds, 1 bath, 3 receps, kitchen, utilities room, cloakroom, 5 acres. pounds 475,000. John D Wood 01252 737115.

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