Manor house, Bath, £12.5mn
Where In the village of St Catherine, a 25-minute drive from the historic city of Bath. The property is set within a valley on the edge of the Cotswolds. The 12th-century church of St Catherine’s is located at the entrance to the driveway.
What An 11-bedroom, Grade I-listed stone house, three-bedroom cottage and five-bedroom lodge on nearly 14 acres. The grounds contain a bowling green, orangery, wild flower meadows and tennis courts. Entertainment spaces include a ballroom and a Grade II*-listed 15th-century tithe barn.
Why The great landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll wrote admiringly of the gardens at St Catherine’s Court, and more recent famous visitors have included Radiohead, who recorded much of OK Computer at the house.