10 eye-catching homes with versatile conservatories
The conservatory attached to a Somerset house is the ideal size for parties. Photo: Knight Frank
Spring has sprung, our gardens are starting to bloom and we can finally look forward to longer days and – hopefully – plenty of sunshine. A conservatory or orangery will enable you to enjoy your outside space all year round without being dependent on the weather, while boosting natural light and providing extra room for relaxing, eating and entertaining. If you don’t already have one, these stylish properties may well tempt you to move.
Stained glass windows enhance the Victorian conservatory. Photo: John D Wood ·John D Wood
A beautifully decorated ground floor apartment, situated at the back of a converted Victorian building. Includes three bedrooms, a shaker-style kitchen and a sumptuous reception room which opens into a conservatory. Currently used as a dining room, it features parquet flooring, panelled walls and stained glass windows. Via John D Wood.
Underfloor heating keeps the conservatory cosy during the colder months. Photo: Gascoigne Halman
Squirrels Chase is a modern, spacious detached house with five double bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study, family room and living room with a contemporary stove. The L-shaped conservatory is accessed from the kitchen via bifold doors and benefits from underfloor heating. Contact Gascoigne Halman.
The south-facing orangery gets the sun all day. Photo: Finest Properties
Former Victorian vicarage Farlam Ghyll has undergone a full renovation and is finished to a high specification throughout. There are five bedrooms, two bathrooms and four reception rooms, including a sun-filled orangery with double doors leading out to a walled courtyard. Find out more from Finest Properties.
This orangery blends in with the period architecture. Photo: Steve Capelli
Offering nearly 4,500 of living space, this refurbished and extended Georgian house overlooks the green in a sought-after village.
It sits in half an acre of landscaped gardens and includes five bedrooms, an elegant drawing room centred around an inglenook fireplace, a sitting room and study. The bespoke kitchen flows into a top-end David Salisbury orangery, complete with underfloor heating, air conditioning and three sets of doors into the garden. From By Design Homes.
Wide doors seamlessly link indoor and outdoor spaces. Photo: Strutt & Parker
Following extensive renovation by the current owners, Brooklands, a period detached house, is in turnkey condition.
The 4,900 square feet of flexible accommodation includes five bedrooms, two second floor rooms with various potential uses, a bay-windowed drawing room, a magnificent kitchen/diner and an orangery where full-height windows frame the garden views. A self-contained one-bedroom annex could be rented out. By Strutt & Parker.
Glazed rooms are in the DNA of this historic property. Photo: Knight Frank
Dating from about 1780, this entire house was originally an orangery before being converted to residential use in the mid-1980s.
There are five bedrooms and four reception rooms, and the airy conservatory leading off the living room is perfect for summer parties. The delightful gardens are registered with English Heritage as being of Special Historic Interest. For more information get in touch with Knight Frank.
Tropical and native plants line the glass walls. Photo: Marchand Petit
The only problem with buying this Grade II listed, late 18th century country house is that you’ll never want to go anywhere else. Stretching over four floors, Brixton House is equally suited to grand entertaining or a family life, and has seven bedrooms, numerous reception rooms and a huge plant-filled orangery.
The lower ground floor contains a gym, sauna, shower room and modular pool system with an immersed running track and outside, a second swimming pool, sunken hot tub, and floodlit tennis court are spread over three acres of grounds. By Marchand Petit.
The house would suit a London commuter. Photo: The Acorn Group
If you’re after a substantial home offering privacy and convenience, take a look at this five-bedroom house which comes with nine acres and is in a village with its own station.
It has separate living and dining rooms, two further reception rooms, a huge kitchen and a conservatory with an adjoining shower room that’s handy for getting changed when swimming in the outdoor pool. The grounds contain stabling for seven horses, and there’s planning permission to build a two-bedroom house. Through The Acorn Group.
23 acres of land surround the house. Photo: Fine & Country
Contemporary touches enhance comfort without detracting from the character of Bucklesham Hall, a country house with 15th century roots.
Set in 23 acres, the seven-bedroom property is approached via a recently resurfaced drive and has four reception rooms and a beautiful, soft grey kitchen that’s filled with light thanks to the breakfast room conservatory at the back. From Fine & Country.
This Cotswolds manor house dates from the 15th century. Photo: Blue Book Agency
Over the centuries Hillesley House has evolved into a welcoming and very spacious home, incorporating eight bedrooms, multiple family and reception rooms, a self-contained coach house and barn and a series of garden spaces. One of the highlights is the spectacular conservatory, which can accessed from the kitchen and through a secret door in the dining room. Contact Blue Book Agency.
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