ON THE MARKET . . . complete with a veg patch

ESSEX

THE Old Smithy is a Grade IIlisted quaint four-bedroom thatched cottage in Ford End. There is a vegetable patch in the garden. n Jackson-stops.co.uk, 01245 806 101.

£750,000

LEICESTERSHIRE

THERE are three bedrooms in this cottage, which dates from the 1700s, in the village of Hungarton. It has a wellstocked kitchen garden. n Struttandparker.com, 01858 438 723.

£450,000

WARWICKSHIRE

THIS imposing manor house near Atherstone has mature gardens with plenty of fruit bushes and vegetables. There are five bedrooms. n Fineandcountry.com, 02476 500 015.

£1 MILLION