Yahoo Finance Property: 8 fabulous homes for festival lovers as Glastonbury kicks off
If you love going to music and arts festivals and are equally fond of sleeping in your own bed at night, why not buy a home near your favourite venue? All these properties for sale are close to popular festival sites so you can say goodbye to camping and paying over the odds for an AirBnB or hotel room.
1. Reading
Brunswick Hill House, Reading, Berkshire, from £279,950
A gated development of nine one- and two-bedroom apartments in a newly-converted Edwardian house.
They have elegant Shaker kitchens with stone worktops, double-glazed sash windows, private parking, electric charging points and a beautifully landscaped communal garden.
The station – at the western end of the Elizabeth line – is in walking distance, as is Little John’s Farm, where Reading Festival is being held from 25-27 August. Dating back to 1971, it’s the world oldest pop music festival, and The Killers, Billie Eilish and Sam Fender are headlining this year. Via Savills.
2. Creamfields North
Runcorn, Cheshire, £350,000
This modern detached house is under five minutes’ drive from Britain’s biggest and best electronic music festival – where more than 100 artists will perform between 24-27 August – but far enough away for you not to be disturbed by the beat.
Includes four good-sized bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception rooms, a utility room, cloakroom, conservatory and integral garage, and is a short stroll from the scenic Cheshire Ring Canal Walk. Find out more from Purplebricks.
3. Edinburgh
Canongate, Edinburgh, offers over £415,000
Not only is this A-listed, three-bedroom top floor flat situated within the sought-after Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, but it’s also very convenient for many of the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe events taking place throughout August.
Rooms are spacious and well-proportioned with views over the rooftops to Arthur’s Seat and Calton Hill, and there’s a shared courtyard garden. Via Connell & Connell through ESPC.
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4. Latitude
Wangford, Suffolk, £475,000
George Ezra, Pulp and Paolo Nutini are topping the bill at Suffolk’s family friendly festival, on at Henham Park from 20-23 July.
You’ll find historic, much-extended Oak House a couple of miles away in a pretty village where the festival organisers run a lottery for some lucky residents to win tickets to the event.
The tardis-like house – a pub for many years before closing in 1958 – includes five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, a bay-windowed sitting room, a snug and a garden room with double doors opening out to a walled courtyard garden. Find out more from Durrants.
5. Glastonbury
West Pennard, Glastonbury, Somerset, £1.65m
The Elms, a substantial three storey Victorian house, is 10-minute drive from Worthy Farm, home to the nation’s largest and most famous greenfield music festival.
Combining period features – such as working shutters, fireplaces, stained glass windows and servants' bells – with contemporary style, the recently-renovated Gothic-style property has a drawing room, snug, kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor, and eight bedrooms and three bathrooms spread over the floors above. Via Fine & Country.
6. Hay Festival
Bronllys, Brecon, Powys, £1.7m
Book a viewing of this Grade II listed Georgian house now and if you like what you see, you’ll almost certainly be in well in time to soak up the atmosphere of the next literary festival, held in late spring in nearby Hay-on-Wye.
It’s currently divided into two apartments, and there’s also a cottage, a coach house, a converted barn and a 13th century stone keep, set in almost 13 acres of riverside grounds and packed with potential to create a holiday lettings business, an events venue or simply a fabulous family home. Contact Knight Frank.
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7. Glyndebourne
Ringmer, Lewes, East Sussex, £2.25m
One for culture vultures, this supersized converted barn is only three miles from the world-class opera house at Glyndebourne, which offers a full programme of performances during the summer festival.
Along with a wonderful double height sitting room, three further reception rooms and five bedrooms, it comes with a detached two-bedroom annex that’s perfect for renting to opera lovers or holiday makers wanting to explore the nearby South Downs. Through Hamptons.
8. British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park
Lancer Square, Kensington, London, from £12.18m
Huge, brand new three- and four-bedroom apartments and penthouses, forming part of a ultra-luxury development designed to reflect the symmetry and sophistication of Kensington Palace.
They’re ready to move into and residents enjoy exclusive access to five-star hotel style amenities such as a spa, treatment, steam and sauna rooms, a gym, swimming pool and a 24-hour concierge.
Between 23 June and 9 July Guns & Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Take That and many other artists are playing at the BST Festival in Hyde Park, a five minute walk away. Visit Lancer Square.
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