Top 7 Most Viewed Homes This Month

From a hidden off-grid cabin to an 11-bedroom hall once praised by Queen Victoria herself, this month’s most-viewed properties are truly unique. There’s also a Lochside castle and 17^th century rural retreat, plus a converted barn with views over the Glastonbury Festival fields. Let’s look inside seven of the most-viewed homes this month.

1. A storybook Victorian villa with sea views

Known as “The Lavender house”, this pastel purple property feels like it’s been plucked right out of a film set or storybook. Each room is filled with unique details and features that give it a real fantasy feel, from carved mushrooms atop its whimsical kitchen fireplace to the intricately framed bath and scallop-shell basin in the bathroom.

The designs are the clear creative vision of its current artist owner, giving the property a look that wouldn’t be amiss in Alice in Wonderland. Spread across three floors, there are also spellbinding sea views and a stunning courtyard garden to the rear that features a separate annex.

2. A spacious country home in Stratford-upon-Avon

Moving from storybook to Shakespearean play, homehunters have been eyeing this incredible Grade II-listed detached farmhouse in the charming village of Tiddington, just a mile outside of central Stratford-upon-Avon.

As you’d expect, it’s brimming with charming and characterful period features – wooden beams, intricate window frames and slate-tiled flooring. And it’s a huge property, with seven double bedrooms, five bathrooms and four reception rooms, three of which are paired with cosy log burners. Stepping outside, you’re also greeted by a wraparound garden complete with several outbuildings.

3. Scotland’s serene lakeside castle

The theme of escapism continues up in Scotland with this fairytale fortress situated 18 miles outside of Edinburgh. Couston Castle sits right on the Otterston Loch in a serene, private, waterside setting. However, it’s past is anything but peaceful.

The castle’s story dates to the 12^th century, when Robert de London granted Couston and other lands in Fife to Roger Frebern. By the 16th century, Couston has become a fortified castle protected by artillery. Unfortunately falling into disrepair, only fragments remained until the castle was rebuilt in the 1980s, now housing several luxury features including a gym, sauna, and cinema room.

4. One of Queen Victoria’s favourite stately homes

This eleven-bedroom, seven-bathroom, six-reception-room house set against 17.14 acres of private land is a historic marvel.

The sandstone mansion that was designed by renowned architect Ignatius Bonomi was completed in 1821, and has stood as a breath-taking example of grand neo-classical design ever since. In fact, Queen Victoria once declared Burn Hall to be “the finest looking estate between the Humber and the Tweed”. With a drawing room, library and gallery, it’s a home that has it all.

5. A rural retreat built in 1643

In Northamptonshire, house hunters have been checking out this honey-hued, stone-built four bedroom detached house that looks as though it’s been overlooking the surrounding countryside for centuries. And in fact, it has.

Dating back to the mid-17^th century, this property has several historic aspects including an arched stone porch sheltering a glass paned door, as well as a feature fireplace fitted with an inset multi fuel stove. All of this, set against 7.1 acres of formal gardens and pastureland that includes a barn with planning permission and self-contained annex.

6. Barn conversion with panoramic views and Glastonbury tickets

With Glastonbury tickets increasingly like gold dust, music lovers could be eyeing this property as a potential live-in loophole from the ticketing firefight. A beautiful three-bedroom converted barn overlooking the festival fields, it comes with the benefit of free village resident tickets to the UK’s biggest music festival every year.

Sitting above Pilton, the property benefits from a sublime rural setting, offering panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. It’s even got its own tranquil wildlife pond, complete with terraced seating for alfresco living – perfect for enjoying summer sunsets.

7. An off-grid cabin in ancient woodland

Over in Northumberland, a rare chance to acquire a secluded woodland cabin within the ancient woodlands of Whittle Dene has emerged. The area is steeped in folklore, said to be home to fairies. And it’s easy to see why, with the ancient woodland being home to old tree hollows, toadstools and vibrant bluebells.

The cabin itself is one among a community of 10 who share cobble stone paths leading to fruit trees and shrubbery with cherry, apple and pear trees plus blackberry, strawberry and raspberry bushes. The woodland, meanwhile, has been home to several unique cabin sites since the 1990s, with several having previously been used to house evacuees during the Second World War.

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