Pure poetry

AGRADE Ii-listed house with its own Gothic tower in the grounds of Lord Byron’s Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, has come to the market, which agent Nick Lawton calls ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a home that is straight from a fairy tale’. The Archway forms part of the former stable block to the 12th-century abbey, has a superb view over the Upper Lake, woodland and gardens, and three bedrooms, including a master suite with bathroom and walk-in wardrobe that occupies a whole floor. Excess £450,000 through Gascoines (01623 792939).