Hampshire hotties

With rolling valleys, serene rivers and architectural character aplenty, what's not to like about this county?

- Annunciata Elwes

↑↓ Hampshire, £2.85 million

On the market for the first time in almost 50 years, Grade II-listed Hockley House was built in the late 18th century, with later additions. It has 11 bedrooms across the first and second floors and 10 bathrooms; separate Hockley Lodge has a further three bedrooms, too. Nine acres of grounds contain a standout walled garden with large vegetable beds at one end, a heated swimming pool, pool room, sauna, outdoor kitchen area and tennis court, as well as formal lawns, a small lake and parkland where horses graze. Hockley House is at the gateway to the South Downs, between the picturesque villages of Cheriton (home to The Flower Pots, one of the county's best pubs, with its own brewery) and Beauworth, close to Alresford, Winchester is only eight miles away, from where fast trains run to London Waterloo. Savills (01962 841842)

↑ Hampshire, £2 million