The Cottage at Hollow Farm

Hollow Farm sits at the quiet end of Aldermoor, where the lane gives up and becomes a footpath. The cottage keeps its beams, its terracotta floors and an Aga the owners insist conveys with the house.

Three bedrooms tuck under the eaves; the garden runs long, ending at a low stone wall and open fields beyond.

The village has a good pub, a small shop and a station twenty minutes' walk across the meadow.