The best houses for sale with follies in the grounds – from a five-storey Victorian Gothic tower in Tonbridge, Kent, to a former mill in Oxfordshire with gardens that include a folly on an island in a lake
A Grade I-listed country house, once home to William Pitt the Younger, with a folly and a garden pavilion. It has domed ceilings and retains its original fireplaces. 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 receptions, music room, study, 2 gyms, swimming-pool complex, tennis court, 40.2 acres.
The Tower, Hadlow Castle, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent.
A restored Grade I-listed Victorian Gothic five-storey tower built as a folly with a roof terrace that affords panoramic views. It has arched doorways and stained-glass windows. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, garden and communal grounds.
A country house built in 1902 with Arts & Crafts influences and grounds that include a stone folly with battlements. The house has oak panelling and bespoke cabinets, open fireplaces and a modern dining kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows. 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 receptions, library, gallery, wine cellar, tennis court, 11.14 acres.
A country house built in 1902 with Arts & Crafts influences and grounds that include a stone folly with battlements. The house has oak panelling and bespoke cabinets, open fireplaces and a modern dining kitchen with floor-to-ceiling windows. 8 beds, 7 baths, 4 receps, library, gallery, wine cellar, tennis court, 11.14 acres.
This Arts & Crafts house dates from 1883. It retains its original doors, windows and fireplaces, and has a country kitchen with French doors leading onto the gardens, which are bordered by a stream and include a small folly. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, 2-bedroom cottage, cellar, garage, workshop and store, tennis court, parkland garden and grounds, 2 acres.
A Grade II-listed medieval manor house rebuilt in the 15th century with 20th-century additions set in landscaped gardens that include a castellated folly and a dovecote. It retains its timber beams, decorative plaster ceilings, exposed stonework and inglenook fireplaces. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, kitchen, 3-bedroom cottage, outdoor swimming pool, stables, paddocks, woodland, 15.8 acres.
A Grade II-listed medieval manor house rebuilt in the 15th-century with 20th-century additions set in landscaped gardens that include a castellated folly and a dovecote. It retains its timber beams, decorative plaster ceilings, exposed stonework and inglenook fireplaces. 7 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study, kitchen, 3-bed cottage, outdoor swimming pool, stables, paddocks, woodland, 15.8 acres.
A large property built in the mid-1980s in a conservation village. It is situated in the grounds of Greatford Hall, which includes a folly, and has a kitchen room with French doors opening onto the garden. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, study, 2-bedroom cottage, 0.58 acres.
A large property built in the mid-1980s in a conservation village. It is situated in the grounds of Greatford Hall, which include a folly, and has a kitchen room with French doors opening onto the garden. 5 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, 2-bed cottage, 0.58 acres.
The Baths, Bowdon, Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
A contemporary house in landscaped gardens overlooking the Bollin Valley with a folly inspired by the home of the eponymous hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel. It has a vaulted reception room with exposed oak beams, and a bespoke kitchen leading into a sitting room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fireplace. 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 receptions, indoor swimming pool, 1 acre.
The Baths, Bowdon, Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
A contemporary house in landscaped gardens overlooking the Bollin Valley with a folly inspired by the home of the eponymous hobbit in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel. It has a vaulted reception room with exposed oak beams, and a bespoke kitchen leading into a sitting room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fireplace. 6 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, indoor swimming pool, 1 acre.
A Grade II-listed former mill dating from 1800 set in landscaped gardens bordered by the River Evenlode, which includes two cottages, extensive outbuildings and a folly on an island in one of two lakes within the grounds. The house is now in need of some updating. 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 receptions, breakfast kitchen, orangery, 2 greenhouses, barns, workshops, swimming pool, tennis court, river frontage, 92 acres.
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