Odd ones out

Who needs old rectories and manor houses when you can have Fagin's den or a windmill that can withstand lightning strikes? As the Monty Python boys say, 'and now for something completely different...'

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Somerset, £2.85 million

With its distinctive octagonal chimney, Georgian The Old Brewery is a handsome landmark in Freshford, a sought-after village within the Cotswolds National Landscape about six miles south-east of Bath and three miles from Bradford-on-Avon. An outstandingly stylish conversion, the property boasts a double-height, 70ft-long living room with two rows of south-east facing windows and a galleried walkway, a modern kitchen/breakfast room leading out to a terrace, a double-height library and five bedrooms. Separate accommodation can be found in the two-bedroom Vaults and one-bedroom Brewery Cottage. The garden stretches to a manageable three-quarters of an acre. Savills (01225 474555)

Lancashire, 'substantial offers invited'