Built in 1830, Clavell Tower stands high on the cliffs overlooking one of the most striking bays on the Dorset coast. Its location has captivated many including Thomas Hardy and PD James.

A fine, two-storey Jacobean porch salvaged from a great house once beloved of the poet and playwright John Dryden but now lost.

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.

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.”

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.

Designed and constructed by James Mansergh and Robert Rawlinson, work began on Appleton Water Tower in 1877 to provide a clean water supply to the Sandringham Estate.

William Beckford designed Beckford’s Tower in the 1820s as his museum and treasure house. Today the Tower recreates the flavour of Beckford’s extravagant and sumptuous interiors.

This octagonal castellated Gothic tower was built in 1839 by Lady Rolle as a birthday present for her husband. It sits atop a pocket of countryside, surrounded by heathland and pretty villages.

This 18th-century tower gives striking views of the historic market town of Richmond. Inside, three single octagonal rooms are decorated in an elaborate cocktail of classical and Gothic styles.

Nestled in beautiful Highland landscape, Fairburn Tower is a rare survival from the Scottish Renaissance amid wide and beautiful views in the Muir of Ord.

Freston Tower is a six-storey Tudor folly that looks out over the River Orwell. There is a single room on each floor with the sitting room at the top to take advantage of the unrivalled views.

Kingswear Castle was completed in 1502 and was one of the most advanced military designs of its day. From the roof, you can look across to Dartmouth or down the rocky coast out to sea.

This Tudor tower was built in 1534 as part of a moated larger house. A brick spiral staircase leads to the roof where views of the Sussex Downs can be fully appreciated.

This is an exceptionally fine Georgian folly with a grandstand view of all the passing maritime activity on the Solent, with Cowes and the Isle of Wight beyond.