Standing guard over Tewkesbury Abbey, this grand building of about 1500 provides a captivating base from which to explore the interesting town of Tewkesbury, the Cotswolds and Cheltenham.

Deep in the woods sits this octagonal folly – with a real surprise inside. The ceiling and walls of the main room are festooned with shells, while in the basement is a cold plunge pool.

The Birdhouse was designed in 1783 by the architect James Wyatt in a spectacular natural setting that could serve to define the Picturesque movement. Today, it is a romantic hideaway for two.

This very clever scale model of a French chateau sits on a hill above the River Trent in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside.

This tiny building is a miraculous survival, a medieval well chapel. It is built above an ancient and venerated spring that feeds three linked pools and that is still flowing today.

This tiny pavilion was a majestic grandstand for the enclosure in front. It is a mature expression in miniature of all that was best in Tudor and Jacobean architecture.

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.

Bush Cottage is a quintessential English cottage sat alone in amongst verdant rolling hills. With a front door framed in roses, it was built of timber felled in 1548.

The House of Correction, built in 1611, sits on the site of a medieval castle. A small prison such as this was intended to house minor offenders, today, only the grand entrance survives.

This substantial house, formerly a grocer’s home and shop, overlooks the Severn gorge right at the point where it is spanned by the world’s first bridge to be built entirely of iron.

This snug cottage on the towpath of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was built for the man who maintained not just the lock but also the stretch of canal up to the next lock.

Situated on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Lock Cottage was built between 1790 and 1815. Many lock cottages were ruthlessly demolished during the 1950s, making this a rare survivor.

North Street is the earliest planned industrial housing in the world and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The terrace was built in 1771 to house workers from the new cotton mill.

This well-made house once belonged to a stocking weaver, whose trade made Tewkesbury famous in the 18th century. Set in a quiet lane, the Abbey and the River Avon are a short walk away.

A banqueting house for Old Campden House built in 1613 by wealthy merchant Sir Baptist Hicks. The house burned during the Civil War, but its Banqueting Houses survive.