1. Barnet Rigg is a fine detached period property situated on the fringe of a small settlement and has the benefit of a large garden and paddock - in all around one acre.

Inside includes an entrance hall, a generously sized breakfast kitchen with a large picture window, a large utility room, a sitting room with a wood-burning stove and three other living spaces, one with an arched window to the rear decked terrace.

There are four bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor and two bedrooms and a shower room on the lower-ground floor.

The flexible accommodation provides varied options including annexe accommodation for family and friends.

Barnet Rigg, near East Curthwaite, Wigton, is for sale at £499,950 from Hayward Tod. Find out more here .

2. Midtown House is a delightful Grade II-listed property dating back to the 17th century with approximately one acre of land and an attached barn ideal for conversion (subject to planning).

Situated on the fringes of the Lake District, the house has flower and vegetable gardens.

The ground floor has a kitchen/breakfast room, a lounge with mullioned windows, exposed oak beams and a multi0burner set in a stone fireplace, a dining room, and a study (or possible bedroom).

An inner hall leads to the master suite. There are a further two bedrooms and a main bathroom on the first floor.

Midtown House, Motherby, Penrith, is on offer at £435,000 from Cumberland Estate Agents. More details are available here .

3. This is an attractive country house with a one-bedroom annexe, a former coach house and shop, barn, paddocks and gardens extending to around 3.2 acres overall.

It is a pleasant rural situation and an ideal family home which does need refurbishment and modernisation. The property provides potential for additional accommodation and development opportunities subject to planning.

The house includes a sitting room with a marble fireplace, a games room with French doors to the rear courtyard and a concealed door to the cottage annexe, a dining room, a breakfast kitchen, a bathroom, five bedrooms, an attic and a box room.

Claygate House, Claygate, Canonbie, is on the market at £325,000 from C&D Rural Estate Agents, tel. 01228 792284.