Kent, £2.5 million

The opportunity to climb to the top of Hayle Oast’s four roundels to glimpse lovely Kentish farmland from differing vantages is too tempting to resist. Set between the villages of Brenchley and Horsmonden, near Cranbrook, and with parts dating back to the 16th and 19th centuries, this is not your average oast conversion; a recent renovation has opened up the living spaces to allow for double-height ceilings, exposed beams, balustrading and galleries—everywhere, glass mingles with honey-coloured oak. The 2¼ acres of gardens have a ‘sculptural quality’, with a stream marking one boundary, and are soon to be overrun with colourful spring bulbs. All five bedrooms are within the roundels and various outbuildings include garages (one for a tractor, another with electric car-charging points) and a barn containing a biomass boiler. Hamptons (01892 640316)