8 of the best riverside properties for sale
The best riverside properties for sale, from an award-winning house in Brecon Beacons with a cantilevered living room, to a Grade-II listed, 17th-century house with fishing rights on the River Lea.
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Crooks Cottage, Bridge End, Wreay, Carlisle, Cumbria
A modernised, extended cottage with views over the River Petteril, on which it has fishing rights. It has a dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows and double doors opening onto a terrace. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception room, office, 0.94 acres.
Price: £800,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266
The River House, Bicton, Shrewsbury
A 19th-century former flax mill overlooking the River Severn, on which it has a jetty. It has floor-to-ceiling bay windows, open fireplaces, a country kitchen with a range cooker, and a conservatory. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, outbuildings, gardens, 8.3 acres.
Price: £1.695m Strutt & Parker 01743-284200
The River House, Bicton, Shrewsbury
A 19th-century former flax mill overlooking the River Severn, on which it has a jetty. It has floor-to-ceiling bay windows, open fireplaces, a country kitchen with a range cooker, and a conservatory. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, outbuildings, gardens, 8.3 acres.
Price: £1.695m Strutt & Parker 01743-284200
The River House, Bicton, Shrewsbury
A 19th-century former flax mill overlooking the River Severn, on which it has a jetty. It has floor-to-ceiling bay windows, open fireplaces, a country kitchen with a range cooker, and a conservatory. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, outbuildings, gardens, 8.3 acres.
Price: £1.695m Strutt & Parker 01743-284200
Riversea, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon
A renovated, 1860s house on the waterfront overlooking the River Dart and the sea beyond. It comes with its own foreshore, on which it has a private jetty and a boat house. The large open-plan living room has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a terrace with views over the estuary. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, library, gym/games room, study, gardens, 0.44 acres.
Price: £5.5m Knight Frank 01392-423111
Craigrownie House, Shore Road, Cove, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
This modernised 1850s B-listed villa was extended around 1920 and is situated in a spectacular location with far-reaching views over the Firth of Clyde. The house retains its original window shutters, some of the original fireplaces, and has a dual-aspect drawing room. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, store, garage, laundry, gardens.
Price: £575,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Riversea, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon
A renovated, 1860s house on the waterfront overlooking the River Dart and the sea beyond. It comes with its own foreshore, on which it has a private jetty and a boat house. The large open-plan living room has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a terrace with views over the estuary. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, library, gym/games room, study, gardens, 0.44 acres.
Price: £5.5m Knight Frank 01392-423111
Riversea, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon
A renovated, 1860s house on the waterfront overlooking the River Dart and the sea beyond. It comes with its own foreshore, on which it has a private jetty and a boat house. The large open-plan living room has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a terrace with views over the estuary. 7 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, reception room, dining kitchen, library, gym/games room, study, gardens, 0.44 acres.
Price: £5.5m Knight Frank 01392-423111
Craigrownie House, Shore Road, Cove, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
This modernised 1850s B-listed villa was extended around 1920 and is situated in a spectacular location with far-reaching views over the Firth of Clyde. The house retains its original window shutters, some of the original fireplaces, and has a dual-aspect drawing room. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, store, garage, laundry, gardens.
Price: £575,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Craigrownie House, Shore Road, Cove, Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
This modernised 1850s B-listed villa was extended around 1920 and is situated in a spectacular location with far-reaching views over the Firth of Clyde. The house retains its original window shutters, some of the original fireplaces, and has a dual-aspect drawing room. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, store, garage, laundry, gardens.
Price: £575,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875
Waterside, South Walsham, Norfolk
A house in the Norfolk Broads with an integral wet boathouse, a private quay, mooring and a slipway. It has exposed beams and a dining kitchen with an Aga and French doors opening onto a decked seating area. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, study, balcony, gardens.
Price: £995,000+ Jackson-Stops 01603-612333
Waterside, South Walsham, Norfolk
A house in the Norfolk Broads with an integral wet boathouse, a private quay, mooring and a slipway. It has exposed beams and a dining kitchen with an Aga and French doors opening onto a decked seating area. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, study, balcony, gardens.
Price: £995,000+ Jackson-Stops 01603-612333
Bayfordbury Park Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire
A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with both single-and double-bank fishing rights on the River Lea, which runs through the grounds. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, inglenook fireplaces and wood-burning stoves. 5 bedrooms, dressing room, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, garden room, conservatory, outbuildings, stables, 18 acres.
Price: £2.65m Hamptons 01992-874223
Bayfordbury Park Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire
A Grade II-listed, 17th-century house with both single-and double-bank fishing rights on the River Lea, which runs through the grounds. The house has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, inglenook fireplaces and wood-burning stoves. 5 bedrooms, dressing room, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, breakfast kitchen, garden room, conservatory, outbuildings, stables, 18 acres.
Price: £2.65m Hamptons 01992-874223
Ivy Cottage, Trolver Croft, Feock, Truro, Cornwall
A cottage with water frontage and panoramic views over Restronguet Creek and the village of Point. It has beamed ceilings, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a breakfast kitchen with a balcony overlooking the water. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, conservatory, parking, garage, cellar, gardens, 0.5 acres.
Price: £1.18m Rohrs & Rowe 01872-306360
Ty Hedfan, Pontfaen, Brecon
A multi-award-winning contemporary house situated in a secluded location in the Brecon Beacons, close to the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The house has a green roof, floor-to-ceiling windows, solid timber floors and a cantilevered living room partially suspended over the River Ysgir, on which it has 60 metres of river frontage. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception room, study, dining kitchen, decked terraces, gardens.
Price: £975,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920
Ty Hedfan, Pontfaen, Brecon
A multi-award-winning contemporary house situated in a secluded location in the Brecon Beacons, close to the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. The house has a green roof, floor-to-ceiling windows, solid timber floors and a cantilevered living room partially suspended over the River Ysgir, on which it has 60 metres of river frontage. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, reception room, study, dining kitchen, decked terraces, gardens.
Price: £975,000 The Modern House 020-3795 5920
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