The cutest chocolate-box cottages money can buy
Living the countryside dream

Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, £895,000

Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, £895,000

Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, £895,000

Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, £895,000

If you're looking for something bigger, this 17-bedroom country manor has hit the market for £1.15 million.
Newbold Farmhouse, Gloucestershire, £825,000

Newbold Farmhouse, Gloucestershire, £825,000

Newbold Farmhouse, Gloucestershire, £825,000

Newbold Farmhouse, Gloucestershire, £825,000

Grade II-listed cottage, Cornwall, £500,000

Grade II-listed cottage, Cornwall, £500,000

Grade II-listed cottage, Cornwall, £500,000

Peppercorn Cottage, Pig Oak, Wimbourne, Dorset, Offers over £500,000

The great British writer Thomas Hardy grew up near this three-bed detached thatched cottage but even he would have found it historic, as the thatched home dates back to 1641.
Peppercorn Cottage, Pig Oak, Wimbourne, Dorset, Offers over £500,000

Peppercorn Cottage, Pig Oak, Wimbourne, Dorset, Offers over £500,000

Ellsdale Cottage, Thame, Oxfordshire, £695,000

Ellsdale Cottage, Thame, Oxfordshire, £695,000

Ellsdale Cottage, Thame, Oxfordshire, £695,000

The Thatch, Hassocks, West Sussex, £875,000

The Thatch, Hassocks, West Sussex, £875,000

The Thatch, Hassocks, West Sussex, £875,000

The Thatch, Hassocks, West Sussex, £875,000

Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £2.3 million

Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £2.3 million

Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £2.3 million

Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £2.3 million

Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, £2.3 million

No 2 St Olaves, Chagford, Devon, £535,000

No 2 St Olaves, Chagford, Devon, £535,000

No 2 St Olaves, Chagford, Devon, £535,000

No 2 St Olaves, Chagford, Devon, £535,000

Aside from the generous outdoor spaces (there's also a three-acre field available but you'll need to negotiate separately), the area around the cottage offers a mix of woodland, rolling countryside and riverside walks so you can really live the pastoral dream. Still hungry for more? These magical thatched homes are beautiful inside and out.
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