Get-away-from-it-all properties

You can't really put a price on peace and quiet, but if you want to have a go then you wont go far wrong with these four fabulous get-away-from-it-all properties currently on the market.

Hill House Farm in Kinver is an enchanting 17th century house with beautiful views and comfortable, elegant accommodation.

Perched in an elevated spot overlooking farmland, the house features three reception rooms, a cloakroom, laundry room with pantry and wine store, four bedrooms, two attic rooms, three bathrooms (two en-suite), a conservatory and double garage.

Outside there are mature gardens, grounds and paddocks stretching to almost 7 acres.

Guide price £700,000 through Savills on (01952) 239500.

Treetops at Ranters Bank in Rock, Worcestershire, is a 1950's detached family home perched in landscaped gardens in a delightful, secluded rural spot.

There are breathtaking woodland views to the front and extensive parking outside, whilst inside, accommodation includes a reception hall, side hall, cloakroom with WC, spacious through living room, dining room, kitchen, ground floor bedroom with large en-suite, three first-floor bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Offers in the region of £399,950 through Phipps & Pritchard on (01562) 822244.nextpage

Appledene in Dene Road, Lower Penn, is a striking and distinctive cottage which is one of the landmark houses within the area. Believed to date in part from the mid 1700s, the house has been re-wired, re-plumbed, re-roofed and re-fitted throughout in the past ten years.

There's a hall with raftered ceiling, dining room, sitting room, garden room, kitchen, lobby, utility, downstairs shower room, four upstairs bedrooms (one with en-suite shower room) and a white bathroom suite.

The house is approached through remote-controlled, wrought iron gates and there's a garage and glorious gardens with sweeping lawns, a large summer house and an enclosed paddock.

Offers around £445,000 through Berriman Eaton on (01902) 747744.nextpage

Pear Tree Cottage in Claverley stands in almost half an acre of landscaped grounds, tucked away in a quiet lane in open countryside and packed full of charm and character.

It also has a seperate double garage block and a 40ft Alton greenhouse, as well as other substantial out offices.

Flexible accommodation includes two hallways, a large lounge, dining room, conservatory, kitchen, fitted guest cloakroom and shower room, laundry room, vast mater bedroom, two further bedrooms and a re-fitted bathroom.

Price £495,000 through the Lee, Shaw Partnership on 0845 308 2157.