8 glorious 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 eight unique properties in tucked-away corners Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Stone Croft at Astley Abbotts, Bridgnorth, is a substantial period house with a large garden and exceptional views over the rolling South Shropshire hills.

Believed to date from the mid 18th century, the house is built of local stone under a tiled roof and has an established garden with an ornamental pond, a terraced courtyard, lawns and useful outbuildings.

It briefly comprises a porch, reception hall, study, dining room, kitchen and breakfast room, cloakroom, utility, sitting room and three double bedrooms with en-suite bath and shower rooms.

Price £549,950 through Nick Tart on (01746) 711442.

Kyrewood Mill in Kyrewood, Tenbury Wells, is a tranquil country home set on its own in a delightful hidden valley - a haven for a wide variety of birds and wildlife - with the Kyre Brook forming its boundary.

Originally built as a corn mill and millers house, the property is thought to date back to the 18th century and features a drawing room, formal dining room, sitting room, study, conservatory, four double bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The corn mill is on three levels and in the basement is a water wheel gearing and the stone grinding wheels, while the mill race has been converted to a pond.

Offers around £300,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.

The Cottage at 110 Nordley, Bridgnorth, is a period country house that was once a barn used to store damsons; the current owner claims that the ground was occupied by some 460 damson trees!

The accommodation has been extended over the years from the original linear building which was probably early to mid 17th century, to form a large country house with flexible accommodation.

There's a hall, sitting room or snug, inner hall with Victorian spiral staircase, spectacular dining room, further living room, cosy sitting room, two conservatories, farmhouse kitchen, utility with shower and WC, five bedrooms, a master bedroom suite and a family bathroom.

Price £555,000 through Nick Tart on (01746) 711442.

St Gedwyns Well in Trefeglwys, Caersws, is a substantial rural residence perched in a stunning elevated position with uninterrupted views.

It also comes with woodland, gardens, paddocks and pastureland of almost eight acres, and there's an historic well and a small stream running through part of the property - the well is believed to have originally had some healing properties and is mentioned in FW Jones book, the Holy Wells of Wales.

Accommodation briefly includes an entrance hall, inner hall with cloakroom and WC, sitting room with views over the Trannon Valley, dining room, conservatory, fitted kitchen, breakfast room, utility, study or fourth bedroom, three further bedrooms (one master) and a bathroom.

Guide price £359,950 through Humberts in Ludlow on (01584) 877778.

Buckatree House in Ercall Lane, Wellington, commands a magnificent position above the town, on the edge of an area of outstanding beauty that includes Ercall Wood and the Wrekin.

Built in the mid-20th century, it offers flexible accommodation - the lower ground floor could be converted to an annexe with separate entrance, or used as an additional reception room.

Other features include a reception hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, family room, kitchen, breakfast room, music and games room, utility, cloakroom, four bedrooms and two bathrooms (one en-suite).

Guide price £685,000 through Savills on (01952) 239500.

The Byre in Stokesay, near Ludlow, is a delightful barn conversion in the Onny Valley, just a few hundred yards from the ancient Stokesay Castle by a tiny Norman Church.

The impeccably maintained accommodation, all on the ground floor, features splendid large rooms (many with the original timber ceiling trusses), as well as two en-suites, a large living room and a well-fitted kitchen and dining area with an Aga.

Its present owner has caringly nurtured a pretty landscaped garden with an abundance of shrubs, flowers and fruit trees, and there's a shady pergola for shelter.

Offers around £385,000 through Nock Deighton on (01584) 875555.

Rock Cottage in Quatford, Bridgnorth, occupies a unique location just 50 metres from the river, with lovely views to the west across the farmland beyond.

The gardens slope in terraces down to the riverside and there are four fishing pegs on the river edge and mooring.

Recently refurbished, the house has an entrance porch, long kitchen, three ground-floor reception rooms, dinign room, spacious sitting room, conservatory, further living room with sliding patio windows to a river terrace, three double bedrooms, master bedroom suite, study area, small nursery and a family bathroom.

Price £575,000 through Nick Tart on (01746) 711442.

Manor Hill at Lordsley, North Shropshire, is an impressive country house commanding outstanding views over Staffordshire to the Peak District.

Rural but not isolated, the house stands in glorious gardens and grounds of up to 7.8 acres which have been designed to create year-round colour and interest with a French-style knot garden and water feature, as well as sweeping lawns rolling down to the lakes and railed paddocks.

It has a reception hall, three reception rooms, kitchen with breakfast room, five principal bedrooms, three bathrooms and shower room, two of which are en suite.

There's also a spacious duplex apartment with kitchenette and shower room, as well as a leisure complex with heated indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, games area, built-in plasmas, sauna, spa and showers.

Guide price £1,950,000 through Savills on 01952 239500.