Birdingbury, Warwickshire
This Grade II-listed former rectory with a classic Georgian facade sits in 4.4 hectares (11 acres) of pastures and woodland. Built in 1764, it has been refurbished but a host of period features remain such as shuttered sash windows, exposed timber beams, cornicing, picture rails and chequered stone flooring. In keeping with this grandeur is a modern orangery, accessed through the drawing room, with glazed panel doors that look out across pasture. If you can tear yourself away, there is a jetty on the River Leam to fish from or moor a boat. £2.1m. Savills, 01295 228 000