Yahoo Finance Property: 9 must-have homes with outdoor kitchens
Our unpredictable climate hasn’t dampened our enthusiasm for extending our living space into the garden. According to interiors brand Atlas Ceramics, outdoor kitchens have been viewed more than 200 million times on Tiktok over the past year, and are a leading al fresco trend. They make entertaining a breeze, allowing you to socialise while cooking, spend more time in the open air and keep smells and mess away from the house. All these properties for sale have outdoor kitchens installed, so you can move right in and start cooking.
1. Salisbury, Wiltshire, £575,000
Old and new blend very successfully in this three-bedroom Victorian house in the heart of the city. A sitting room at the front leads through to an airy, contemporary kitchen/dining/family room fitted with an island and breakfast bar. From here, full-width bifold doors take you into a decked courtyard garden and a covered kitchen area with an integral barbecue and woodfired pizza oven, plus undercounter space for a drinks fridge. Find out more from Myddleton Major.
2. Hamsterley Hall, Hamsterley Mill, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, offers over £600,000
Dating from around 1900, The Old Lodge is a grade II listed, Arts & Crafts house with two bedrooms, an open plan kitchen/dining room, a separate living room, and features such as mullioned windows, parquet wood flooring and cast iron and stone inglenook fireplaces. The secluded garden includes organic vegetable beds, a wild flower meadow and a stone terrace containing an open stone fireplace and an outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven, a barbecue grill and oak worktops, under a wood shingle roof. Through Finest Properties.
3. Birkhill, Dundee, offers over £649,000
Embracing the indoors/outdoors lifestyle will come easily to the buyer of The Coach House, a pristine five-bedroom, five-bathroom house on the outskirts of Dundee. Both the living room and kitchen diner open out into the low-maintenance garden, complete with sheltered barbecue, eating and lounging areas, an Astroturf lawn and a hot tub and sauna housed in an outbuilding. Find out more from Verdala.
4. South Quay Plaza, Canary Wharf, London, from £797,500
An outdoor kitchen on the 56th floor roof terrace is the centrepiece of this development’s impressive communal space. Equipped with a top-of-the-range grill, a sink, granite worktops and seating, it’s the perfect place for drinks and dinner with friends or family while admiring jaw-dropping views across the capital. One and two-bedroom apartments are currently available, and residents have access to a host of health and leisure facilities. By Berkeley.
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5. New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, offers over £1.15m
High Meadow was designed to make the most of its gorgeous setting, on the edge of unspoilt countryside within the Holme Valley and the Peak Park. This five bedroom house incorporates a double-height glazing in the sitting room, two balconies, a south-facing glass balustraded terrace, a tiered garden and an outdoor kitchen fitted with a microwave, barbecue and pizza oven. A bespoke pod looks out over the garden and valley beyond. Contact Fine & Country.
6. Lilliput, Poole, Dorset, £1.699m
This modern 3,000 square foot house is in the catchment of an infants’ school rated as outstanding by Ofsted. In immaculate condition, it comprises four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a vaulted reception hall, a living room, a snug/fifth bedroom, an office, utility and a full-width kitchen/living/dining room with an island. Sliding doors lead to a south-west facing patio and large garden where you’ll find a double garage — used as an office and gym — and a covered sundeck with a kitchen area. Via Winkworth.
7. Murcott, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, £1.75m
Just think of all the parties you could host in New Park Farmhouse, which lies in over four acres of grounds made up of formal gardens, a paddock and a moat. This renovated late 19th century house has four bedrooms, a Shaker-style kitchen with an Aga, a utility and three reception rooms. One of the standout features is the built-in garden kitchen and barbecue area, situated on a patio conveniently accessed via double doors in the sitting room. For sale through Fisher German.
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8. St George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, £8.95m
Pine Hill enjoys all the trappings of luxury you’d expect of a home in this uber-exclusive enclave where Tom Jones, John Lennon, Jensen Button and Cliff Richard once lived. Stretching to over 10,000 square feet, it’s spread over three floors and includes five ensuite bedrooms, a guest/staff annex, an indoor leisure complex, a formal reception room, a dining room, TV room, two offices and a massive kitchen/breakfast/family room. A covered kitchen area with a barbecue, pizza oven, bar and heating has pride of place in the mature garden. Through Curchods.
9. Kensington, London, £17.5m
A stucco-fronted, six-bedroom townhouse in a conservation area close to Kensington Palace and Hyde Park. In 2009 it was completely rebuilt then upgraded six years later by Andrzej Zarzycki of the award-winning Collett Zarzycki architecture and design practice. Over 7,000 square feet of accommodation is arranged across six levels, featuring a master bedroom suite at the top, five further bedrooms, a cinema room, bar, games room, drawing, dining and family/breakfast rooms. There’s more entertaining space in the west-facing garden, which contains a fully-fitted kitchen with dining and seating areas. Through Knight Frank.
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