The best views come at a price, and £950,000 is required to enjoy the sweep of lake and fells from most of the seven bedrooms. You could, however, turn the place into an income as it is currently a successful guest house. Terraced gardens surround it, and you can walk in the most glorious parts of the Lake District by simply stepping out of your door. But if you don’t fancy going out there’s a games room, gym and a sauna.
Finest Properties, 01434 316011 Photograph: Finest Properties
The balcony hugs the width of this riverside house and allows you to watch the tides ebb and flow. The same watery vistas dominate the open-plan living area and both bedrooms. Below this is a further 44ft reception room and, if the sleeping quarters seem stingy, you could apply to do something with the attic. Recent flooding left the £495,000 house and its expensive renovations unscathed.
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From the front windows you look along the beach to Bamburgh Castle and Holy Island; from behind you can view the harbour and the town. This £475,000 semi boasts four receptions and six bedrooms, and sits right on the shore. There are raised lawned gardens at the front and an enclosed garden – complete with summerhosue – at the back. Those with cutting-edge tastes may wish to update the décor.
Sanderson Young, 01665 600170 Photograph: Sanderson Young
This £375,000 house is poised before Loch Snizort, and you can wake in all four of the double bedrooms to views of hills and water. The three-quarters-of-an-acre garden leads down to the shore, which you share with only a couple of neighbours. Lavish renovations have bequeathed a designer kitchen, a large dining room and sun lounge with patio doors plus Bose sound system throughout.
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The mountain peak behind this €375,000 village house accommodates Slovenia’s highest ski resort, and a heated storage area in the basement will lodge all your equipment. The inside has been glamourised with wood and marble flooring and a fully equipped snooker room, and the lounge and two of the four bedrooms have balconies overlooking the mountains, the village and the terraced landscaped gardens.
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