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Stanhope, Durham

Your home really can be your castle in Stanhope, where a wing of an 18th-century castle offers turreted living for £325,000 (no moat cleaning required).

Oak doors within a grand stone portico open to an ornate atrium with original curved doors to a dining hall, sitting room, kitchen and wine cellar. Five bedrooms (one en-suite) are upstairs.

Trains from Durham (20 miles away) reach London in three hours. Call George F White (01388 527966).

North Nibley, Gloucestershire

At the south-west foot of the Cotswolds in North Nibley, a pretty three-bedroom Victorian cottage awaits buyers with £299,950.

Exposed floorboards run from the lounge to a kitchen/breakfast room. Three rooms on the lower-ground floor provide an opportunity for conversion into an annexe.

London is about two hours by train from Cam & Dursley station. Call RA Bennett & Partners (01453 521278).


Published: 01 July 2009
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