8 of the best houses for sale with barbecues
We look at the best houses for sale with barbecues – from a 19th-century barn in Plymouth to a former Kent oast house with an oak-framed barbecue in the garden.
The Forge, Henley, Haslemere, West Sussex
A restored, 17th-century house with gardens that include willow walks, a kitchen garden and a dining terrace with a barbecue area. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, 1-bedroom annexe, workshop, 1.2 acres.
Price: £1.65m Knight Frank 01428-770563
The Forge, Henley, Haslemere, West Sussex
A restored, 17th-century house with gardens that include willow walks, a kitchen garden and a dining terrace with a barbecue area. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers and inglenook fireplaces. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, 1-bedroom annexe, workshop, 1.2 acres.
Price: £1.65m Knight Frank 01428-770563
The Scores, St. Andrews, Fife
A converted period property with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with bi-fold doors. The garden includes two separate bedroom suites and a wooden terrace with an outdoor kitchen with a Big Green Egg barbecue and a wood-burning stove. The house has wood-block floors and period fireplaces with wood-burning stoves. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, reception, kitchen/dining area, front garden.
Price: £2.8m+ Savills 0131-247 3711
The Scores, St. Andrews, Fife
A converted period property with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with bi-fold doors. The garden includes two separate bedroom suites and a wooden terrace with an outdoor kitchen with a Big Green Egg barbecue and a wood-burning stove. The house has wood-block floors and period fireplaces with wood-burning stoves. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, reception, kitchen/dining area, front garden.
Price: £2.8m+ Savills 0131-247 3711
Boundary Place, Warninglid, West Sussex
A contemporary house overlooking the South Downs with landscaped gardens that include a garden “pod”, a home office, ponds and a terrace with an outdoor kitchen and barbecue area. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, library, gym, 2-bedroom annex, 3.5 acres.
Price: £3.45m Jackson-Stops 01444-484400
Boundary Place, Warninglid, West Sussex
A contemporary house overlooking the South Downs with landscaped gardens that include a garden “pod”, a home office, ponds and a terrace with an outdoor kitchen and barbecue area. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, open-plan kitchen/living area, library, gym, 2-bedroom annex, 3.5 acres.
Price: £3.45m Jackson-Stops 01444-484400
The Hermitage, Westminster Bank, Malvern, Worcestershire
A country house with far-reaching views over the Malvern Hills, set in landscaped gardens that include a covered barbecue area leading on from a recreation room with a bar. It has split-level living areas with bi-fold doors, modern wood-burning stoves, and a contemporary kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, office, double garage with loft rooms, 1.3 acres.
Price: £1.5m Morgan Aps 01905-384848
The Hermitage, Westminster Bank, Malvern, Worcestershire
A country house with far-reaching views over the Malvern Hills, set in landscaped gardens that include a covered barbecue area leading on from a recreation room with a bar. It has split-level living areas with bi-fold doors, modern wood-burning stoves, and a contemporary kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, office, double garage with loft rooms, 1.3 acres.
Price: £1.5m Morgan Aps 01905-384848
The Oast, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent
A 19th-century former oast house overlooking neighbouring orchards with an oak-framed outdoor barbecue kitchen. 6 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, reception hall, study, breakfast kitchen, drawing room, barn, treehouse, terraces, fruit garden, greenhouse.
Price: £1.35m+ Fine & Country 01732-222272
The Oast, Ulcombe, Maidstone, Kent
A 19th-century former oast house overlooking neighbouring orchards with an oak-framed outdoor barbecue kitchen. 6 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, reception hall, study, breakfast kitchen, drawing room, barn, treehouse, terraces, fruit garden, greenhouse.
Price: £1.35m+ Fine & Country 01732-222272
Church Mead, Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire
A house surrounded by landscaped gardens in a quiet village. It has an indoor swimming pool with bi-fold doors leading onto a terrace that has a built-in barbecue. The house has beamed ceilings, wood-burning stoves and a modern fitted kitchen with floor-to-ceiling doors opening onto the terrace. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, orangery, stables, tennis court, paddocks, 5.7 acres.
Price: £2m Morgan Aps 01905-384848
Church Mead, Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire
A house surrounded by landscaped gardens in a quiet village. It has an indoor swimming pool with bi-fold doors leading onto a terrace that has a built-in barbecue. The house has beamed ceilings, wood-burning stoves and a modern fitted kitchen with floor-to-ceiling doors opening onto the terrace. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, orangery, stables, tennis court, paddocks, 5.7 acres.
Price: £2m Morgan Aps 01905-384848
Ellington Street, London, N7
This period property in Barnsbury retains its original high ceilings and ornate fireplaces, and has a bespoke contemporary kitchen with Carrara marble surfaces and state-of-the-art appliances. The kitchen has bi-fold doors leading onto a rear garden, which includes a built-in gas barbecue grill and an outdoor fridge. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception, study.
Price: £3m Knight Frank 0203-657 7348
Ellington Street, London, N7
This period property in Barnsbury retains its original high ceilings and ornate fireplaces, and has a bespoke contemporary kitchen with Carrara marble surfaces and state-of-the-art appliances. The kitchen has bi-fold doors leading onto a rear garden, which includes a built-in gas barbecue grill and an outdoor fridge. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double reception, study.
Price: £3m Knight Frank 0203-657 7348
Wrescombe Court, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon
A Grade II-listed 19th-century converted barn set in outstanding gardens and grounds with wildflower meadows, a lake with a timber pontoon and a dining terrace with a wood-fired pizza oven. It has exposed stone walls, a great hall with a vaulted, beamed ceiling and an open fireplace, and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study/bedroom 5, reception, workshop, 2 greenhouses, paddock, 8 acres.
Price: £1.98m Savills 01548-800462
Wrescombe Court, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon
A Grade II-listed 19th-century converted barn set in outstanding gardens and grounds with wildflower meadows, a lake with a timber pontoon and a dining terrace with a wood-fired pizza oven. It has exposed stone walls, a great hall with a vaulted, beamed ceiling and an open fireplace, and a kitchen with an Aga. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study/bedroom 5, reception, workshop, 2 greenhouses, paddock, 8 acres.
Price: £1.98m Savills 01548-800462
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Natasha read politics at Sussex University. She then spent a decade in social care, before completing a postgraduate course in Health Promotion at Brighton University. She went on to be a freelance health researcher and sexual health trainer for both the local council and Terrence Higgins Trust.
In 2000 Natasha began working as a freelance journalist for both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail; then as a freelance writer for MoneyWeek magazine when it was first set up, writing the property pages and the “Spending It” section. She eventually rose to become the magazine’s picture editor, although she continues to write the property pages and the occasional travel article.