Houses with a fine dining room

The house has its own tower, thought to be a 19th-century addition, offering
great views of the surrounding countryside and out to the coast.

VITAL STATISTICS

The property has two acres of moated gardens and several outbuildings. Nearby
medieval village St Osyth offers shopping facilities.

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SOMERSET

Five-bedroom manor house and four-bedroom Edwardian pavilion, £1.5 million.

LOOKS

The Great Hall in the Grade II listed Old Manor features exposed beams, a
flagstone floor and stone fireplace.

CHARM

Exmoor National Park is on the doorstep.

VITAL STATISTICS

Minehead, two miles away, has a school and hospital.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Five-bedroom farmhouse, £750,000.

LOOKS

19th-century Greenend Farm has a barn converted into a dining hall, with a
Tudor-style mural by a local artist.

CHARM

The recent extension’s bedroom balcony overlooks the courtyard and fields.

VITAL STATISTICS

Trains to King’s Cross from Cambridge, six miles away.