Gloucestershire, £2.95 million

Knight Frank (01285 411037) The French-style dining room of this classic Cotswold-stone barn conversion is beautifully bright, with good views, and opens onto a terrace for summer suppers. Eight-bedroom Ewen Mill, near Cirencester, comes with 17 acres of woodland and pastureland, a privately owned bridge over the Thames, a grass tennis court and outbuildings.