Homes with fabulous kitchens - Telegraph Balls Park, near Hertford £1.5m City and Country Group, 01279 817 882; balls-park.co.uk The BBC filmed its 2005 adaptation of Bleak House in this17th-century Grade I listed mansion. It is now divided into regally-ceilinged apartments. The kitchen of the west wing still has its original marble fireplace, as well as a pantry. A veritable feast of history.