1. Kirkborough House enjoys countryside and coastal views, there is a vestibule, entrance hall, kitchen, pantry, back kitchen/boot room, cloakroom, laundry room, dining lounge and further reception room, first floor spacious landing area, five bedrooms – two with dressing areas, three en suite shower rooms, and family bathroom. The property also benefits from a fully functional basement and an accessible loft area suitable for conversion to provide three additional bedrooms (subject to planning permission).

There are lawned gardens, patio area, pond, car ports, storage shed, parking and even a Canadian Red Oak.

Rose Cottage has an entrance hall, cloakroom, dining kitchen, lounge, two first floor bedrooms and bathroom.

Kirkborough House, Ellenborough, is for sale at £699,950 from Cumbrian Properties. For more details see here .

2. Located in the stunning Vale of Lorton, Thackthwaite House is a traditional former farmhouse dating back to the 1700s and boasting a clear view through the Buttermere Valley towards Haystacks - Alfred Wainwright's favourite fell.

The house has immense character, with inglenook fireplace in the lounge and open-plan access to the dining room, which benefits from oak beam door frames, sun room, dining kitchen, cloakroom, pantry, three double bedrooms - the master containing an en-suite bathroom - and family bathroom with claw-foot roll-top bath.

Externally there is a 20m stone barn with attached wash house, off-road parking for several vehicles and approximately one acre of lawned gardens, woodland, summer house and a natural plunge pool which is supplied from a stream running off the fell side.

Thackthwaite House, Lorton, is for sale at £625,000 from PFK Estate Agents. For more details see here .

3. Thackthwaite Farm is a characterful three/four bedroom detached Lakeland barn conversion with attractive gardens, ample off-street parking and a 40ft barn.

Just over seven and a half acres of adjoining pasture land and approximately half an acre of bluebell wood are available at a separate price.

The home benefits from solid oak carpentry throughout, Lakeland slate features, wood-burning stoves, full double glazing, oil-fired central heating and four-person Nordic sauna cabin.

The accommodation includes an entrance hall, dining kitchen, lounge, library/dining room, utility room, ground floor shower room and sauna room and three first-floor double bedrooms - two sharing a Jack and Jill bathroom and one with own en-suite shower room.

Outside there is a driveway and parking for multiple vehicles. Adjacent is the barn, and apretty garden and lonnin.

Thackthwaite Farm, Thackthwaite, is for sale at £675,000 from Smeatons.