Yahoo Finance Property: 9 homes with great gardens for Easter egg hunts
Everyone loves an easter egg hunt but if your garden’s not up to the task of hosting one, why not look for somewhere more suitable? All these properties come with wonderful outside spaces ideal for concealing and searching for chocolate eggs – and with plenty of room for the kids to run around and burn off energy after devouring them ….
1. Abbey Barn Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, from £257,500
A mix of one and two-bedroom flats and three, four and five-bedroom houses in a tranquil rural setting convenient for High Wycombe town centre, the station and the M40. The development has its own country park with woodland walks, a fitness trail, a wellness garden, play areas, allotments and an orchard, and where community events – including an Easter egg hunt – are held. For more information check out Abbey Barn Park.
2. Brookhouse, Sheffield, £515,000
This semi-detached cottage is packed with character and charm, consisting of a living room, dining room, a kitchen, conservatory, three bedrooms and a first floor bathroom, and features such inglenook fireplaces, exposed timbers and ledge and brace doors. The double garage is accessed via a small bridge over a stream, and the beautifully-maintained garden is a delight, with areas of lawn, flower beds, mature shrubs, carefully pruned hedges – and lots of hiding places. Via Purplebricks.
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3. Prestonpans East Lothian, offers over £700,000
Located in a conservation area about half an hour’s drive from central Edinburgh, this detached period house is a good size both inside and out, with four double bedrooms, a kitchen/breakfast room and adjoining utility, living, dining and family rooms, a study and a conservatory. The main rooms look out over the leafy partly-walled garden, which stretches to a third of an acre. On the market through Simpson & Marwick via ESPC.
4. Poppit, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, £750,000
Although unassuming in appearance, Gwylan Cottage is rather special as not only does it enjoy uninterrupted sea views but it sits in around six acres of its own land. This comprises gardens and woodland and leads right down to the water’s edge. At the moment the single storey dwelling is configured as three bedrooms, a shower room, a kitchen and a dual aspect living room, but it has the potential to be extended and transformed into fabulous coastal home. Get in touch with West Wales Properties.
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5. New Brancepeth, County Durham, offers over £1.2m
Bleach Green Farm is a picture-perfect stone-built former farmhouse, surrounded by 17 acres of grounds. Believed to date from 1764, it has a hand-made kitchen/dining room with an island and flagstone floor, a conservatory, sitting room, garden room, office and three bedrooms. There’s also an annex – currently used as a retail space selling vintage items and gifts, but which could become a cottage, subject to obtaining planning permission – and a stable block. The grounds include cottage, rose and herb gardens, other planted sections separated by manicured hedging and topiary, orchards and ancient woodland, and have direct access to public bridleways, cycle paths and walking trails. From Finest Properties.
6. Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk, £1.275m
It’s easy to fall in love with Ford House, a mostly Georgian six-bedroom manor house with Queen Anne origins. At the end of a country lane, it’s secluded, quiet and boasts well-proportioned light-filled rooms, high ceilings, sash windows, fireplaces and original plasterwork. The 3.5 acre garden is another highlight, with a south-facing patio, a large expanse of lawn, a separate grassed area left to its own devices to encourage wildlife, a tennis court and a vegetable garden. Available through Durrants.
7. Great Bardfield, Essex £1.75m
Grade II listed Hawkins Harvest dates from the 15th century and is a wonderful blend of old and new, including two reception rooms with exposed beams and fireplaces, an open plan kitchen/breakfast room, a principal bedroom with an ensuite and dressing room, three further bedrooms, a cottage and annex. The current owner carefully planned the 3.7 acres of grounds, which contain a terrace, formal gardens, woodland, a tennis court and heated swimming pool enclosed by a high hedge. Contact Strutt & Parker.
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8. Putney, London SW15, £7.95m
Unusually private considering its Zone 2 location, this sizeable house – once the home of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton – feels like it’s in the heart of the country. With nine bedrooms, six bathrooms, a vast kitchen/breakfast/family room, a formal drawing room, several further reception rooms, three entrances and three staircases, it’s more than big enough for a large family and staff. The landscaped garden incorporates mature trees and shrubs, a terrace with views of Putney Heath and a swimming pool. On the market through Savills.
9. St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands, £16.5m
You certainly won’t be short of hideaways in the spectacular parkland of Eagles Rest, a huge, extensively renovated six-bedroom house overlooking the sea. The garden’s a mix of a mix of terraces, topiary, mature trees and plants and flawless lawns, plus a newly installed heated swimming pool and even an amphitheatre. Fortunately there’s accommodation for a gardener in the property’s self-contained two-bedroom flat. Available from Fine & Country.
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