A selection of homes in England where kitchens open directly onto gardens or patios, creating seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces, has been highlighted in a recent property roundup. The featured properties range from a converted barn in Lincolnshire to a newly built mansion in Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle'.
Curlew Court, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire – £650,000
Curlew Court is a converted barn that, along with outbuildings and garden walls, forms a quadrangle around lawns. The vaulted kitchen features twin bifold doors that, bar one supporting column, disappear to connect the inside to the outside. The property includes four bedrooms: one downstairs with an en suite and its own connected sitting room, forming a separate retreat, plus three more double bedrooms upstairs. The town has a marina with new moorings on the western banks of the River Nene as it heads out to sea. The listing is with Sowerbys.
Nether Alderley, Cheshire – £2.5m
This newly built seven-bedroom home lies in the Cheshire 'Golden Triangle' – between Prestbury, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge – an area popular with Premier League footballers and top-tier cricketers. The brick property has a vast kitchen-dining-living room that continues seamlessly onto the patio, which features an outdoor kitchen. Additional amenities include a glass-walled gym with French doors to the garden, a games room, a study, a snug, a bedroom and a further sitting room on the ground floor. Chelford railway station is just over a mile away. The listing is with Jackson-Stops.
Holton, Suffolk – £775,000
Holton is on the edge of the market town of Halesworth and a 16-minute drive from Southwold. In the village, a five-bedroom house with a one-bedroom annex is for sale. Originally an 18th-century coaching inn, it now has a large extension with oak panelling. The kitchen has ceiling beams and glass doors that open onto the dining terrace, lawn and wildlife pond. There is a glazed snug to one side with steps up to the sitting room in the old inn. The listing is with The Modern House.
Gayton, Merseyside – £975,000
Gayton is on the Wirral peninsula, next to the town of Heswall with views across the Dee estuary. The closest beach is Thurstaston, a 10-minute drive away. On a quiet road, a 1930s four-bedroom house features a rear extension; there is also planning permission to add two storeys at the side. The heart of the house is the big kitchen, which has bifold doors onto the terrace and lawn. There is parking for several cars, the old garage is now a games room, and there is a hot tub. The listing is with Jackson-Stops.
Charing, Kent – £700,000
Charing sits at the foot of the North Downs on Pilgrims' Way, which runs from Winchester to Canterbury, and close to the M20 (as it runs down to Ashford). This five-bedroom house is recently renovated and chain free. Flooring from the open-plan kitchen-dining-living room flows outside to a covered dining area with a kitchenette and a pizza oven. The hallway features a full-height glass and oak staircase. It is close to the M20, and the railway station has a direct service to London. The listing is with Sandersons.
