Houghton West Lodge is one of four houses that guard the approaches to Houghton Hall,  one of England’s finest Palladian houses and once home to Britain's first Prime Minister.

A Georgian folly within an outstanding Picturesque garden, the Ruin was built in about 1766. On the edge of a steep wooded gorge, it was one of several buildings scattered across the gardens.

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.

45a Cloth Fair is a fine Georgian house close to Smithfield Market.  It is an oasis of relative calm in central London.

This gatehouse is all that is left of Cawood Castle, once a stronghold of the Archbishops of York. It was here that Cardinal Wolsey was arrested for treason on King Henry VIII’s orders in 1530.

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.

In the middle of a hamlet, Ford Cottage overlooks the bubbling stream as it winds its way towards the sea half a mile away at Duckpool.

There can be no more romantic, remote or secluded cottage in Cornwall than this one, named after the creek on the Helford River near which it stands down a track in deep woodland.

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.

Tucked away in the pinewoods of the Shuttleworth Estate, Keeper’s Cottage is a model gamekeeper’s home from the late 19th century. The estate was once renowned for its shooting parties.

At the centre of Colchester's cloth trade, the windows were designed to give light to the weavers at their looms. A snug retreat from which you can explore the historic town.

From the time the Priest’s House was built around 1500, it played a central part in community life as both a village hall and local inn, hosting visitors and village feasts on saints’ days.

A unique remnant from the Napoleonic era, the Grade II* listed brick structure is the only surviving semaphore tower in Britain.

All cathedral closes have a special quality, but this is one of the very best. The Wardrobe is one of a succession of beautiful houses ranged around the delightful Salisbury Cathedral.

Hawkers Cottages are a pair of stone, cob and thatched cottages, named after the famous Vicar of Morwenstow, who lived here in the 1820s.