St Martin, £2.9 million
Minutes from the pristine Fliquet Bay in St Martin, La Heche is a pretty 19thcentury property with five handsome bedrooms and three excellent reception rooms, a sunroom and an eat-in kitchen; further accommodation is available in the two-bedroom apartment next door. Outside, a smart heated pool leads onto an acre of mature gardens and grounds. Knight Frank (01534 877977; www.knight frank.com) and Fine & Country (01534 840022; www.fineandcountry.com)
St Aubin, £12 million
Not only is Grey Gables considered one of Jersey’s finest properties, but it’s also home to one of the island’s best private gardens. Located within easy reach of the airport and close to the beach at La Haule, this handsome Arts-and crafts house has been refurbished to exacting standards and provides spacious accommodation of great character, with eight bedrooms and four large reception rooms. Outside are several acres of mature parkland gardens and grounds, with a swimming pool, a tennis court and woodland. Further accommodation is available in both the guest house and a studio. Knight Frank (as before) and Fine & Country (as before)
St Brelade, £16.5 million
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Kitchen garden cook - Apples
'Sweet and crisp, apples are the epitome of autumn flavour'
The original Mr Rochester
Three classic houses in North Yorkshire have come to the market; the owner of one inspired Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre
Get it write
Desks, once akin to instruments of torture for scribes, have become cherished repositories of memories and secrets. Matthew Dennison charts their evolution
'Sloes hath ben my food'
A possible paint for the Picts and a definite culprit in tea fraud, the cheek-suckingly sour sloe's spiritual home is indisputably in gin, says John Wright
Souvenirs of greatness
FOR many years, some large boxes have been stored and forgotten in the dark recesses of the garage. Unpacked last week, the contents turned out to be pots: some, perhaps, nearing a century old—dense terracotta, of interesting provenance.
Plants for plants' sake
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire The home of Edward Banks The Banks family is synonymous with an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many of which are presents from distinguished friends, garnered over two centuries. Be prepared to be amazed, says Charles Quest-Ritson
Capturing the castle
Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker
Nature's own cathedral
Our tallest native tree 'most lovely of all', the stately beech creates a shaded environment that few plants can survive. John Lewis-Stempel ventures into the enchanted woods
All that money could buy
A new book explores the lost riches of London's grand houses. Its author, Steven Brindle, looks at the residences of plutocrats built by the nouveaux riches of the late-Victorian and Edwardian ages
In with the old
Diamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother's jewellery
