Pretty cottages for under £400,000

Dorset: Bee Hive Cottage, 5 The Square, Puddletown, Dorchester. A quintessential Dorset cottage in a village conservation area; this Grade II property is believed to date from the 18th century. 2 beds, family bath/ shower, kitchen, 2 receps, walled courtyard garden, offstreet parking. £250,000; Greenslade Taylor-Hunt (01305-268786).