Here are eight of the top smallholdings available for purchase

From a medieval cross-passage farmhouse in Taunton, Somerset, to a former farmhouse with an orchard in the Welsh Marches, these are the best smallholdings for sale

Cushnie House, located in Cushnie, Alford, Aberdeenshire, is a smallholding that is for sale. Aberdeenshire's Cushnie House is located in Alford.

There are five ponds and a vegetable garden on the grounds of this B-listed former Lairds house. There is another 28 acres of land that can be negotiated separately. There are three bathrooms, three reception areas, a kitchen with an Aga, five bedrooms, and stables.

Cost: 875,000+ Strutt & Parker 07384-826784.

Picture 1 of 1 Fiddleback Farm, West Woodside, Wigton, Cumbria, is a smallholding up for sale. Fiddleback Farm, Wigton, Cumbria's West Woodside.

A 1709 home with a circular facade, expansive gardens, and a 2.5-acre paddock that is listed as Grade II. It features exposed beams, open fireplaces, and stone walls. Five bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception areas, a kitchen/dining/living area, a study, two barns, and eight and a half acres.

750,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266 is the price.

Picture 1 of 2: Brimley Farm, Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset is a smallholding for sale. Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset, Brimley Farm.

A renovated medieval cross-passage farmhouse with outbuildings, including a recording studio situated in a pasture that leads to the River Culm, and a converted cider barn. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two kitchens, two receptions, a hall, a study, a two-bedroom cottage, outbuildings with a recording studio, an office, a bar, workshops, a tennis court, three pastures, a river frontage, and eleven point seven acres.

Cost: Jackson-Stops 01823-325144, 2.25m.

Brimley Farm, Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset, is a smallholding up for sale. Brimley Farm, Taunton, Somerset; Churchstanton.

A renovated medieval cross-passage farmhouse with outbuildings, including a recording studio in a pasture that leads to the River Culm, and a converted cider barn. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two kitchens, two reception rooms, a hall, a study, a two-bedroom cottage, outbuildings with a recording studio, an office, a bar, workshops, a tennis court, three pastures, a river frontage, and eleven point seven acres.

Cost: Jackson-Stops 01823-325144, 2.25m.

Foldgate Farm, Corney, Millom, Cumbria, is a smallholding that is for sale. Corney, Millom, Foldgate Farm, Cumbria.

A converted barn and former farmhouse in the Lake District National Park, with lots of woodland, meadows, and grazing land. It features wood-burning stoves in open fireplaces and exposed beams. Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitchen, a reception area, a barn with two five-bedroom apartments and a one-bedroom apartment, two agricultural barns, stables, paddocks, and 6.62 acres.

Cost: 0131-449 6212 Davidson & Robertson 1.175m.

Image 1 of 1 Smallholding for sale: Llethrau Farm, Felindre, Knighton, Powys. Knighton, Powys, Llethrau Farm, and Felindre.

In the Welsh Marches, on the boundary between Powys and Shropshire, there once stood a farmhouse built in 1706. It includes a barn with a function room, a two-bedroom cottage, and three shepherd's huts. There is an orchard, a kitchen garden, and paddocks with field shelters on the property. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a reception area, a study, a conservatory, a one-bedroom apartment, a cabin, a workshop, woodland, and twenty-three acres.

Strutt & Parker 01584-873711, 1.1m.

Meadshaw, Roberton, Hawick, Scottish Borders Smallholding for sale, image 1 of 2. Hawick, Meadshaw, Roberton, Scottish Borders.

A smallholding with a main house, a one-bedroom cottage, outbuildings, a kitchen garden and greenhouse, a hen house and orchard, grazing paddocks, and a hut with a wood-burning stove by a river. 25 acres, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, two reception areas, a sun room, a conservatory, and two barns.

Knight Frank 01890-230445, 735,000.

Meadshaw, Roberton, Hawick, and the Scottish Borders are smallholdings for sale. Scottish Borders, Hawick, Meadshaw, and Roberton.

A main house, a one-bedroom cottage, outbuildings, a kitchen garden and greenhouse, an orchard and hen house, grazing paddocks, and a hut with a wood-burning stove are all part of this smallholding. 25 acres, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, two reception rooms, a sun room, a conservatory, and two barns.

735,000 Knight Frank 01890-230445 is the price.

Picture 1 of 1 Mill Farm, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire is a smallholding for sale. Long Clawson, Mill Farm, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

A rural property with a 19th-century windmill overlooking the Vale of Belvoir that is listed as a Grade II. Fruit trees, a greenhouse, and a cold frame are all part of the kitchen garden. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, breakfast kitchen with bespoke oak cabinets, 3 receptions, office, garden room, wine room, courtyard, barn, home office, paddocks and grazing land, 11.35 acres.

Cost: 1.75m Fine & Country 0115-982 2824.

Folly Farm, Cold Aston, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, is one of two smallholdings up for sale. Folly Farm, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; Cold Aston.

A renovated house set in 30 acres of grounds that command far-reaching views over the surrounding Cotswold valley and include spring-fed lakes, a walled kitchen garden, an apple orchard, wildflower meadows, and extensive outbuildings. The home features custom cabinets, a breakfast kitchen with a range oven, and open fireplaces. There are seven bedrooms, three bathrooms, three reception areas, a study, stables, lakes, and woodland.

Cost: Savills 01451-832832, 4.5m.

Folly Farm, Cold Aston, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, is a smallholding up for sale. Folly Farm, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; Bourton-on-the-Water; Cold Aston.

The refurbished home is situated on 30 acres of land with spring-fed lakes, a walled kitchen garden, an apple orchard, wildflower meadows, and numerous outbuildings. The grounds command expansive views over the surrounding Cotswold valley. The home features custom cabinets, a breakfast kitchen with a range oven, and open fireplaces. There are seven beds, three bathrooms, three receps, a study, stables, woodland, and lakes.

The cost is 4.5m Savills 01451-832832.