The top eight homes with follies that are for sale

From a former mill in Oxfordshire with gardens that feature a folly on an island in a lake to a five-story Victorian Gothic tower in Tonbridge, Kent, these are the best homes for sale with follies in the grounds

Holwood House in Keston, close to Sevenoaks, Kent, is for sale. House Holwood, Keston, Kent, close to Sevenoaks.

Previously occupied by William Pitt the Younger, this Grade I-listed country home features a garden pavilion and a folly. Its original fireplaces and domed ceilings are still present. Forty-two acres, with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception areas, a music room, a study, two gyms, a swimming pool complex, and a tennis court.

Cost: 20m Knight Frank 01732-744460.

Picture 1 of 1: The Tower, Hadlow Castle, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent, for sale. Hadlow Castle, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent, and The Tower.

Built as a folly, this five-story Victorian Gothic tower has been restored and is listed as Grade I. It features a roof terrace that provides sweeping views. It features windows with stained glass and arched doorways. There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms, three reception areas, a study, a garden, and common grounds.

2.78m Fine & Country 01892-570267 is the price.

A house located at Kingcombe, Kingcombe Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, is up for sale. Kingcombe, Gloucestershire, Chipping Campden, Kingcombe Lane.

An Arts & Crafts-inspired country home from 1902 with grounds that include a stone folly with battlements. A contemporary dining kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows, open fireplaces, custom cabinets, and oak paneling are all features of the home. 1114 acres, with eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms, four reception areas, a library, a gallery, a wine cellar, and a tennis court.

Price: 01451-832832, 5.5m Savills.

A house in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, at Kingcombe, Kingcombe Lane, is up for sale. Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire's Kingcombe, Kingcombe Lane.

A 1902 country home with grounds that include a stone folly with battlements and Arts & Crafts influences. A contemporary dining kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows, open fireplaces, custom cabinets, and oak paneling are all features of the home. 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, a tennis court, a wine cellar, a library, a gallery, and 1114 acres.

The cost is 5.5m Savills 01451-832832.

Picture 1: Wickney Holt, Ockley, Surrey, is a house for sale. Ockley, Surrey's Wickney Holt.

This 1883 Arts & Crafts home was built. The house still has its original windows, doors, and fireplaces. It features a country kitchen with French doors that open onto the gardens, which have a small folly and are surrounded by a stream. Features include a study, a two-bedroom cottage, a cellar, a garage, a workshop and store, a tennis court, a parkland garden and grounds, three reception rooms, two bathrooms, and two acres.

1.55m Hamptons 01483-502222 is the price.

Home for sale: Ivythorn Manor, Marshalls Elm Street, Somerset, image 1 of 2. Somerset's Ivythorn Manor, Marshalls Elm Street.

With additions from the 20th century, this Grade II-listed medieval manor house was rebuilt in the 15th century and is situated in landscaped gardens with a dovecote and a castellated folly. It still has inglenook fireplaces, exposed stonework, decorative plaster ceilings, and timber beams. The property has seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, three reception areas, a study, a kitchen, a three-bedroom cottage, an outdoor pool, paddocks, stables, woodland, and 158 acres.

The cost is 2m Savills 01225-474503.

Home for sale: Marshalls Elm Street, Somerset, Ivythorn Manor. Marshalls Elm Street, Somerset, Ivythorn Manor.

Rebuilt in the 15th century with additions from the 20th century, this Grade II-listed medieval manor house is situated in landscaped gardens with a dovecote and a castellated folly. Timber beams, ornate plaster ceilings, exposed stonework, and inglenook fireplaces are all still present. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, a study, a kitchen, a 3-bedroom cottage, an outdoor pool, paddocks, stables, a woodland, and 158 acres.

Savills 01225-474503, 2m.

Picture 1 of 2: Becket House, Greatford, Stamford, Lincolnshire, for sale. Greatford, Stamford, Lincolnshire: Becket House.

Large property in conservation village, constructed in the mid-1980s. It features a kitchen with French doors that open onto the garden and is located on Greatford Hall's grounds, which also include a folly. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study, two bedrooms, a cottage, and 058 acres.

Price: 01780-484696, 1.75m Savills.

Greatford, Stamford, Lincolnshire's Becket House is up for sale. Becket House, Lincolnshire, Greatford, Stamford.

A big house in a conservation village that was constructed in the middle of the 1980s. It features a kitchen with French doors that open onto the garden and is located within Greatford Hall's grounds, which also include a folly. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two bedrooms, a study, a two-bedroom cottage, and 0point 58 acres.

1.75m Savills 01780-484696 is the price.

Picture 1 of 2: Bowdon, Altrincham, Greater Manchester's The Baths is for sale. Bowdon, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, The Baths.

Inspired by the home of the eponymous hobbit in J, this modern home resides in landscaped gardens with a view of the Bollin Valley. "R." "R." Tolkien's book. With exposed oak beams and a vaulted reception area, it features a custom kitchen that opens into a sitting area with fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. One acre, six bedrooms, six bathrooms, three reception areas, and an indoor pool.

3m Jackson-Stops 0161-928 8881 is the price.

Greater Manchester's The Baths, Bowdon, Altrincham, is up for sale. Bowdon, Altrincham, Greater Manchester; The Baths.

The home of the eponymous hobbit in J served as the inspiration for this modern home in landscaped gardens with a view of the Bollin Valley. R. . R. . Tolkiens book. It includes a custom kitchen that opens into a sitting area with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fireplace, as well as a vaulted reception area with exposed oak beams. Six bedrooms, six bathrooms, three rooms, an indoor pool, and one acre.

Cost: 3m Jackson-Stops 0161-928 8881.

Picture 1: Eynsham Mill, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, is a house for sale. Eynsham Mill, Oxfordshire; Eynsham, Witney.

Encompassing two cottages, extensive outbuildings, and a folly on an island in one of the grounds' two lakes, this Grade II-listed former mill from 1800 is situated in landscaped gardens bounded by the River Evenlode. The house now requires some modernization. 92 acres with eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception areas, an orangery, a breakfast kitchen, two greenhouses, barns, workshops, a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a riverfront location.

Price: 01865-692303; 8m Strutt & Parker.