8 of the best riverside properties for sale
The best riverside properties for sale – from a Grade II-listed former mill house with views over the River Chelmer in Essex, to a townhouse on a Georgian terrace overlooking the Avon Gorge in Clifton, Bristol

Caversham Grange, The Warren, Caversham, Reading.
An Edwardian-style house built in 2016 on the banks of the River Thames, with an original Edwardian boathouse with a living area above it. 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 2 receptions, open-plan breakfast kitchen gym, gardens, 100ft of river frontage, 0.73 acres.
Price: £3.75m Savills 01491-843000.

The Mill House, Felsted, Chelmsford, Essex.
A Grade II-listed former mill house overlooking the River Chelmer. It has wood-burning stoves and a dining area with floor-to-ceiling windows that leads onto a terrace. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, 2-bed cottage, barn, stables gardens, parkland, 49.7 acres.
Price: £6.5m Strutt & Parker 01245-960393.

Princes Buildings, Clifton, Bristol.
A substantial property set over six floors on a Grade II-listed Georgian terrace. The terrace dates from 1796 and commands views over the Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge. The house has double-height sash windows, period fireplaces and a dining kitchen leading onto a terrace. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, family room/bedroom 5, 2 receptions, study, garden room, garden, garage.
Price: £3.5m Knight Frank 0117-317 1998.

Princes Buildings, Clifton, Bristol.
A substantial property set over six floors on a Grade II-listed Georgian terrace. The terrace dates from 1796 and commands views over the Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge. The house has double-height sash windows, period fireplaces and a dining kitchen leading onto a terrace. 4 beds, 4 baths, family room/bed 5, 2 receps, study, garden room, garden, garage.
Price: £3.5m Knight Frank 0117-317 1998.

Union Mill, Burnham Overy Town, Norfolk.
A renovated Grade II-listed former windmill that commands views over the mill pond and has a chalk stream that runs through the gardens. It retains its original mill works and has exposed brickwork and beams, and a breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, open-plan kitchen/sitting room, garage, workshop, 1.74 acres.
Price: £2.25m Bedfords 01328-730500.

Brook Mill, Tavistock, Devon.
A former mill dating from the 1600s with far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside. It was originally part of the Walreddon Manor Estate and is situated next to the River Tavy. It has beamed ceilings, wood-burning stoves, French doors leading onto a riverside terrace, and a large breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, office, reception, library, garden room, stores, gardens.
Price: £1m Fine & Country 01752-710966.

Ghyllheugh, Estate, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland.
A mansion with grounds that include over a mile of fishing rights on the River Coquet. It has panelled walls and an oak staircase. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, garden room, open-plan kitchen, gym, 4-bedroom house, two 2-bedroom cottages, studio, woodland, maze, pasture, 153 acres.
Price: £7.5m Sanderson Young 0191-223 3500.

Ghyllheugh, Estate, Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland.
A mansion with grounds that include over a mile of fishing rights on the River Coquet. It has panelled walls and an oak staircase. 7 beds, 6 baths, 3 receps, study, garden room, open-plan kitchen, gym, 4-bed house, two 2-bed cottages, studio, woodland, maze, pasture, 153 acres.
Price: £7.5m Sanderson Young 0191-223 3500.

The Manor, Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
A Grade II-listed, 17th-century manor with later additions set in gardens leading down to the River Thames. It has panelled walls, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, a large kitchen with an Aga and hand-built oak units, and French doors leading onto the gardens. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, wine cellar, annexe, 2 garages, greenhouse, summer house, boat house, 3.17 acres.
Price: £3.75m Savills 01865-339716.

Lock House, Framilode, Gloucestershire.
A Grade II-listed 1770s house surrounded by landscaped gardens with a path leading to a sheltered Breeze House that overlooks the river and the Severn Bore. The renovated interiors include open fireplaces with marble surrounds, an open-plan breakfast kitchen and living area, and a home office. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, garden room, garage, swimming pool, greenhouse, river frontage, 1.08 acres.
Price: £900,000 Hamptons 01453-751666.

Lock House, Framilode, Gloucestershire.
A Grade II-listed 1770s house surrounded by landscaped gardens with a path leading to a sheltered Breeze House that overlooks the river and the Severn Bore. The renovated interiors include open fireplaces with marble surrounds, an open-plan breakfast kitchen and living area, and a home office. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, garden room, garage, swimming pool, greenhouse, river frontage, 1.08 acres.
Price: £900,000 Hamptons 01453-751666.
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