1970: COUNTRY HOUSE IN SUFFOLK
Culford: spacious property with indoor riding school, swimming pool and 28 acres

What you get: Ten bedrooms, five bathrooms, five reception rooms, conservatory, games room, study, kitchen, garages, tennis court, staff bungalow, 28 acres of land. 11,798 sq ft.

Where it is: Four miles from Bury St Edmunds; 20 miles from Newmarket. Stowmarket is also 20 miles away, for trains to Liverpool Street.

Upside: Excellent equestrian facilities with 23 looseboxes and an indoor riding school. The indoor pool is also fully equipped, with four changing rooms, a sauna and shower.

Downside: This property is well-suited to Seventies enthusiasts, with its patterned wallpaper and sunken spotlighting.

COST: £1.75 million

CONTACT: Savills, 01284 731100, www.savills.co.uk

1976: RURAL HOME IN NORTH YORKSHIRE
Fellbeck: family home set on a hillside with sweeping views over the Yorkshire Dales

What you get: Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, three reception rooms, one-bedroom annexe, kitchen, conservatory, utility room, terrace, garage, parking garden. In all, 2,800 sq ft.

Where it is: Two miles from Pateley Bridge, ten miles from Ripon and 14 from Harrogate.

Upside: The house is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by heather. The views over Nidderdale have been made into a feature, with panoramic windows and a conservatory.

Downside: The hillside location leaves it rather exposed to the elements.

COST: £750,000

CONTACT: Knight Frank, 01423 530088, www.knightfrank.co.uk

1979: MANSION IN WEST FIFE
Saline: large house set in mature gardens with a summerhouse and indoor pool complex

What you get: Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, dressing room, three reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory, veranda, garages, summerhouse, tree house, gardens. In all, 3,433 sq ft.

Where it is: Seven miles from the M90, 30 miles from Perth, 22 miles from Edinburgh (19 from Edinburgh airport) and 38 miles from Glasgow. Dunfermline is seven miles away, for trains to Edinburgh.

Upside: The pool complex has a sitting room, fitness room, hot tub, sauna and changing area.

Downside: The owners have built a property next door, so your neighbours are very near.

COST: £550,000

CONTACT: Strutt & Parker, 0131-226 2500, www.struttandparker.com

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