These million-pound-plus mansions are brimming with character and offer luxury features in spades.
They boast extensive grounds with lovely landscaped gardens, swimming pools, gyms, billiard rooms and stables, and are found in some of north east England’s most sought-after neighbourhoods.
Many are blessed with exceptional period details, from oak panelling to mosaic tiling and rotundas to grand feature fireplaces.
One has a particularly quirky touch, with a celebrated carpenter leaving his unique calling card behind in his work, in the form of intricately carved wooden mice.
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5. Park Avenue, Hartlepool - £1.7 million
This stunning six-bedroom house is set on a 1.1-acre plot and boasts lovely landscaped gardens and a beautiful indoor swimming pool, with a sauna and mosaic-tiled Jacuzzi. There's a music room, a games room with full-sized snooker table, and much more. It's packed with period features too, including trademark wooden mice intricately carved into pieces around the home by the world-renowned furniture maker Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. | Zoopla/Collier Estates Photo: Zoopla/Collier Estates
6. Runnymede Road, Darras Hall, Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne - £3.75 million
This grand seven-bedroom mock Tudor-style modern country house is set in around one acre of landscaped gardens and open space. It boasts five reception rooms and a magnificent open-plan breakfasting kitchen, which connects to a dining area and snug. | Rightmove/Dobsons Photo: Rightmove/Dobsons
7. Holmwood, Whitburn Road, Cleadon, Sunderland - £3.25 million
This lovely 1920s house, described as one of the finest in South Tyneside, sits on magnificent, mature and manicured grounds extending to 1.1 acres. It's in the heart of Cleadon Village, which boasts some fabulous restaurants, and has easy access to Sunderland, Newcastle and South Shields. A substantial oak-built summerhouse and garden room accommodates a playroom, games room and entertaining area for the family, and is partially linked to the house by the eight-person hot tub with indoor and outdoor television surrounding. | Rightmove/Sanderson Young Photo: Rightmove/Sanderson Young
8. Spital Hall, Mitford, Morpeth, Northumberland - £2.95 million
This stunning stone-built Georgian mansion, dating back to 1840, is set in around five acres of beautifully landscaped gardens with mature trees. It boasts lots of lovely period features, including oak panelling, and has six reception rooms, including a grand drawing room with its original fireplace, a billiards room and a study/library. | Rightmove/Strutt & Parker Photo: Rightmove/Strutt & Parker