Of mellow fruitfulness

Now that apple-crumble season is upon us, Arabella Youens finds five charming houses that come with their own orchards

- Arabella Youens

Gloucestershire, £1.95 million

Enderley House in Amberley, a village south of Stroud, is an unlisted, six-bedroom Victorian house standing in 2½ acres of gardens with an orchard and an area of woodland that looks out towards National Trust-owned woods beyond.

It comes to the market in excellent condition, with large, light-filled rooms and plenty of period details, including a tiled entrance hall, decorative stained glass around the front door and original wooden floorboards. This is a house built for entertaining, with plenty of room for parties and a top floor of full-height attic rooms that could be converted into guest rooms. Hamptons (01453 802339)

Dorset, £2.85 million