Saturday 30 April 2022 The Guardian •
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North Wootton, Somerset
£1.99m
White-tiled swimming pools with
aquamarine water have fallen out
of fashion, replaced by natural-
looking versions with stone sides
and timber decking. This three-
bedroom property boasts such a
feature. The house is clad in black
tin with an open-plan kitchen/
diner/living room opening out on
to a terrace in ine hectare (2.5 acres)
of gardens. Views from the house
stretch over fi elds and woodland.
There is also a two-bed cottage in
the grounds. The Modern House,
020 3795 5920
Heast, Isle of Skye
£600,000
The average temperature of
Loch Eishort was a bracing 8C
this week. But once you have
braved the water you can head
back to this Scottish lodge for a
hot shower. The two-bedroom
home and studio is made
from black corrugated aluminium.
It is lined on the inside with
Douglas fi r and there is grey resin
fl ooring underfoot. The property
was built in 2017 and has gone on
sale for the fi rst time since then.
It is on the edge of a small village
and fi ve miles from Broadford,
the second largest settlement on
Skye. The Modern House,
020 3795 5920▲ Maidenhead, Berkshire
£375,000
For those who want to live close
to the water this two-bedroom
apartment in a detached period
property overlooks the Thames
and is a short walk from the Jubilee
River. Swimming enthusiasts can
don their wetsuits (or swimsuits for
the hardcore) and take the plunge
for the Jubilee River Swim, which
covers a 10km course from Boulters
Lock to Pockocks Lane in Eton.
Foxtons, 020 8613 6262▼ Alston, Cumbria
£190,000
This two-bedroom cottage is semi-
detached with an exposed stone
wall and beams in the living room.
The busy town has pubs, a hotel,
tearooms and a post offi ce and it
is a short walk from the 15-metre
waterfall Ashgill Force. Visitors can
walk behind the waterfall and head
downstream to smaller cascades –
some of which it is possible to slide
down (wetsuits recommended).
YoungsRPS, 01434 608 980 Thimbleby, Lincolnshire
£425,000
Only a mile from the market town of
Horncastle is this converted watermill
surrounded by ponds and accessible via a
wooden bridge. The tall building has one
bedroom, a sunroom, a sitting room, a kitchen
and another reception room, which is currently
being used as a workshop. The house sits in 0.5
hectares (1.2 acres) of land with woodland, a
paved terrace and a millpond that runs into the
River Bain. The current owners have a rowing
boat but those who want to be in the water
rather than on it can wade through the reeds
for a morning dip. Savills, 01522 508 908Fantasy
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Compiled by Anna White