8 of the best properties for sale with summerhouses
Some of the best properties for sale with summerhouses. From an 18th-century house in Dorchester to a period townhouse in Chelsea, London.


Staward Station House, Langley-on-Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland.
A converted 1860s railway station overlooking Staward Gorge and Hadrian’s Wall with gardens that retain the original platform, a converted waiting room and a summerhouse. 2 beds, 2 baths, reception room, dining room, kitchen, outbuildings.
Price: £700,000+ Finest Properties: 01434-622234

Mertoun Glebe, Clintmains, St. Boswells, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
A period property with a modern summer house in the gardens with its own kitchen and shower. The house has an open-plan kitchen with an Aga and French doors leading onto a dining terrace. 6 beds, 5 baths, 5 reception rooms, 1.26 acres.
Price: £1.18m Knight Frank: 0131-222 9600.

Oakley Street, London SW3.
A renovated period townhouse in Chelsea that comes with the sole use of its own private gardens in the centre of the square, which include a summer house with a kitchenette, shower and sauna. The house retains its original panelling and period fireplaces and has been extended to include a kitchen with double-height glass walls leading onto an internal courtyard. 6 beds, 4 baths, a dressing room, 2 reception rooms.
Price: £7.95m Savills: 020-7578 9000.


Overton Edge, Manley, Cheshire.
A modernised period property with far-reaching views towards the Welsh Hills, surrounded by mature gardens that include an octagonal summerhouse with French windows. The house has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a large breakfast kitchen and family room with double doors leading onto an orangery. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 reception rooms, tennis court, orchard, woodland, 2.91 acres.
Price: £1.65m Jackson-Stops: 01244-328361.

Honey Cottage, Woodbury Salterton, Devon.
A renovated period cottage with a thatched summer house and covered dining area in the garden. It has exposed ceiling beams, inglenook fireplaces, a kitchen and a family room with an Aga and French doors leading onto a terrace. 4 beds, 2 baths, reception room.
Price: £1.2m Bradleys: 01395-222300.

The Bridge House, Castle Combe, Wiltshire.
A Grade II-listed property dating from the 1600s with gardens, overlooking a wooded valley, that include a timber summer house with power, lighting and a covered porch. The house has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a kitchen with a vaulted ceiling and an Aga. 3 beds, 2 baths, 3 reception rooms, study, workshop, greenhouse/potting shed, 0.47 acres.
Price: £1.5m+ Knight Frank: 01225-325994.

Ruthlin Mill, Skenfrith, Abergavenny, Wales.
An extended former mill dating from the 1500s in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with gardens that include a working waterwheel and a Swedish-style log cabin with a deck overlooking the River Monnow. 4 beds, 3 baths, reception room, study, breakfast kitchen, dining room, 2-bed annexe, garage, outbuilding, fishing rights, 14 acres.
Price: £1.68m Fine & Country: 01600-775930.

East House, Sydling, Dorchester, Dorset.
A renovated Grade II-listed 18th-century house surrounded by mature gardens that include a thatched summer house. It retains its period fireplaces and has a modern fitted kitchen and a large garden room opening onto a dining terrace. 6 beds, 3 baths, 3 reception rooms, study, kitchen, breakfast room, utility, cellar, second-floor sitting room and kitchenette, stone barn with home office, garage, parking, gardens, 0.5 acres.
Price: £1.95m Savills: 01202-856873.
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