The best of the market: This week: thatched houses

Cambridge

Manor Farmhouse, Polebrook, nr Peterborough, A 17th-century Grade II house in a pretty village. 4 beds, 3 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, utility room, attic rooms, 3 acres.

pounds 425,000 Savills. 01780-766222.

North Yorks

Pyefield House Farm, Dacre, Harrogate, A Grade II 18th-century farmhouse in a spectacular position in Nidderdale on the River Nidd. 5 beds, 4 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, utility room, 2 cloakrooms, cellar, leisure wing with swimming pool, games room, bedroom annexe, traditional outbuildings, 44.5 acres. pounds 800,000.

Strutt & Parker 01423-561274.

Devon

Hansford Barton, Umberleigh,A former farmhouse with 17th-century origins in the Taw Valley. 6 beds, 1 bath, 3 receps, study, kitchen, 2 cloakrooms, utility room, stable block, outbuildings, 2.75 acres. pounds 265,000.

Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.

Cornwall

Deerpark Farm, Portlooe, West Looe, A coastal deer farm in a private valley adjoining land belonging to the National Trust. Two-storey barn (with planning permission for conversion), stone barn, a chain of lakes, 90 acres. pounds 230,000.

Stratton Creber 01872-274646.

Kent

Scords Farmhouse, Toys Hill, nr. Sevenoaks, A Grade II farmhouse with good equestrian facilities and beautiful southerly views. 6 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, galleried hall, study, cloakroom, utility room, cottage, period courtyard outbuildings, woodland, ponds, 6 acres. pounds 895,000.

Savills 0171-499 8644.

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