1. High Berry's sits within the sought-after Eden Valley village of Great Salkeld. The pretty village has an active social scene and excellent amenities.

The characterful accommodation includes a lovely sitting room with French doors into a garden room, a well-proportioned dining room opening out onto a south-facing large deck, a fitted breakfast kitchen and a large utility room with a Belfast sink and built-in cupboards.

Additionally, a large main bedroom has a good range of fitted wardrobes and an en-suite shower room. There are two other double bedrooms also with fitted wardrobes, a fourth bedroom currently used as a study, and a family bathroom.

High Berry's, Great Salkeld, Penrith, is on the market at £475,000 from Hayward Tod. See here for more details.

2. Set in a popular rural area in the Petteril Valley with open aspect to the front and rear, Romane is a deceptively spacious dormer bungalow which has been extended to create an appealing home.

The flexible accommodation consists of an entrance hall, a lounge with parquet flooring, a good-sized kitchen/diner, two double bedrooms, one with a range of built-in cupboards, a three-piece bathroom and two first-floor double bedrooms.

The property comes with pleasant and manageable enclosed gardens to the front and rear and a detached garage.

Romane, Plumpton, Penrith, is for sale at £270,000 from H&H King Estate Agents, tel. 01768 840619.

3. This is a charming sandstone-built barn conversion providing deceptively spacious accommodation which comprises a dining kitchen fitted with a range of modern 'Shaker' style units with complementary worksurfaces, tiled splackbacks and integrated appliances; a lounge with a feature fireplace housing a multi-fuel stove, and French doors to a low maintenance patio garden; a cloakroom, a white four piece family bathroom, and three bedrooms, one with French doors opening onto an external sandstone staircase.

To the front of the property is a courtyard with two designated parking spaces and space for a garden shed.

High House Farm Cottage, Catterlen, Penrith, is on offer at £225,000 from Cumbrian Properties, tel. 01768 867788.