8 of the best properties for sale around national parks
The best properties for sale around national parks – from an Arts & Crafts house overlooking a 12th-century castle in Pembrokeshire to a Grade II-listed house on the southern tip of the Peak District National Park.
Blackwall House, Blackwall Lane, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire
A Grade II-listed house dating from the early 1600s on the southern tip of the Peak District National Park. It has Venetian windows, a grand reception hall and open fireplaces. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, home office, 3-bedroom flat, 2.32 acres.
Price: £1.25m Fisher German 01332-416790
Long Park, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire
A restored 1930s Arts & Crafts house overlooking a 12th-century castle in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It has a bespoke fitted kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, study, double garage with office above, solar panels, gardens, 1.3 acres.
Price: £1.6m+ Country Living Group 01437-616101
Beadon Farm, Hennock, Bovey Tracey, South Devon
A restored former farmhouse and three converted barns set in 63 acres in a private valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. The main house has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory. In addition to the three converted barns there are further outbuildings and a greenhouse.
Price: £4.45m By Design Homes 07907-414520
Beadon Farm, Hennock, Bovey Tracey, South Devon
A restored former farmhouse and three converted barns set in 63 acres in a private valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. The main house has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory. In addition to the three converted barns there are further outbuildings and a greenhouse.
Price: £4.45m By Design Homes 07907-414520
Beadon Farm, Hennock, Bovey Tracey, South Devon
A restored former farmhouse and three converted barns set in 63 acres in a private valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. The main house has beamed ceilings, inglenook fireplaces, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory. In addition to the three converted barns there are further outbuildings and a greenhouse.
Price: £4.45m By Design Homes 07907-414520
Allensford Hall, Allensford, Consett, County Durham
A renovated hall dating back nearly four centuries surrounded by gardens and parkland on the banks of the River Derwent in the North Pennines National Landscape. It has open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with flagstone floors and an Aga. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, conservatory, outbuildings, 6 acres.
Price: £900,000 Fine & Country 01665-200080
Allensford Hall, Allensford, Consett, County Durham
A renovated hall dating back nearly four centuries surrounded by gardens and parkland on the banks of the River Derwent in the North Pennines National Landscape. It has open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a country kitchen with flagstone floors and an Aga. 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 reception rooms, conservatory, outbuildings, 6 acres.
Price: £900,000 Fine & Country 01665-200080
Drumuillie Lodge, Drumuillie, Boat of Garten, Inverness-Shire
A modern, timber-clad house in the Cairngorms National Park with attractive gardens with decked terraces. It has exposed joinery, solid oak floors, full-height windows and a sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and a contemporary wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, utility, garage with en-suite studio above, grounds and woodland, 5.3 acres.
Price: £850,000 Strutt & Parker 01463-719171
Drumuillie Lodge, Drumuillie, Boat of Garten, Inverness-Shire
A modern, timber-clad house in the Cairngorms National Park with attractive gardens with decked terraces. It has exposed joinery, solid oak floors, full-height windows and a sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and a contemporary wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, utility, garage with en-suite studio above, grounds and woodland, 5.3 acres.
Price: £850,000 Strutt & Parker 01463-719171
Drumuillie Lodge, Drumuillie, Boat of Garten, Inverness-Shire
A modern, timber-clad house in the Cairngorms National Park with attractive gardens with decked terraces. It has exposed joinery, solid oak floors, full-height windows and a sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and a contemporary wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, utility, garage with en-suite studio above, grounds and woodland, 5.3 acres.
Price: £850,000 Strutt & Parker 01463-719171
Drumuillie Lodge, Drumuillie, Boat of Garten, Inverness-Shire
A modern, timber-clad house in the Cairngorms National Park with attractive gardens with decked terraces. It has exposed joinery, solid oak floors, full-height windows and a sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and a contemporary wood-burning stove. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, utility, garage with en-suite studio above, grounds and woodland, 5.3 acres.
Price: £850,000 Strutt & Parker 01463-719171
Skelgill Farm, Newlands Valley, Keswick, Cumbria
A traditional former farmhouse in the Lake District National Park on the edge of Catbells fell. It has wood and flagstone floors, open fireplaces and a kitchen with an Aga. 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, gardens, 0.52 acres.
Price: £1.2m Davidson & Robertson 01900-268633
Pitt Park, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon
A refurbished former farmhouse in Dartmoor National Park with a two-bedroom converted coach house set in south-facing gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, French doors leading onto a terrace and a breakfast kitchen with bespoke cabinets. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, study, gardens, fenced paddock with stables, 1.7 acres.
Price: £1.5m Savills 01392-455755
Pitt Park, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon
A refurbished former farmhouse in Dartmoor National Park with a two-bedroom converted coach house set in south-facing gardens. It has beamed ceilings, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, French doors leading onto a terrace and a breakfast kitchen with bespoke cabinets. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, study, gardens, fenced paddock with stables, 1.7 acres.
Price: £1.5m Savills 01392-455755
Hollins Farm, Low Row, Richmond, North Yorkshire
An extensively renovated 18th-century former farmhouse in an elevated position within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with far-reaching views across Swaledale and the surrounding river valley. The house has exposed stone walls, beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, wood-burning stoves, a cast-iron spiral staircase and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, reception, office, garage.
Price: £695,000 Knight Frank 01423-222076
Hollins Farm, Low Row, Richmond, North Yorkshire
An extensively renovated 18th-century former farmhouse in an elevated position within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with far-reaching views across Swaledale and the surrounding river valley. The house has exposed stone walls, beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, wood-burning stoves, a cast-iron spiral staircase and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, reception, office, garage.
Price: £695,000 Knight Frank 01423-222076
Hollins Farm, Low Row, Richmond, North Yorkshire
An extensively renovated 18th-century former farmhouse in an elevated position within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with far-reaching views across Swaledale and the surrounding river valley. The house has exposed stone walls, beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, wood-burning stoves, a cast-iron spiral staircase and a country kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, reception, office, garage.
Price: £695,000 Knight Frank 01423-222076
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