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Green is the warmest colour

Cornwall, £2.25 million

his ‘micro estate’ located close to Penzance, west Cornwall, might be one of my favourite ever houses that we’ve featured on these pages. Boasting not one, not two, nor three, but four separate buildings, Mill House and its 5½ acres of gardens and grounds is the kind of property that could inspire just about anyone. The main house offers five bedrooms and some 2,800sq ft, whereas further accommodation can be

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