Property: Properties with a difference - Converted barns and stables

Oxford

Overdale Lodge, Boars Hill. A detached former Victorian lodge and stables with pretty walled gardens. 4/5 beds, 1 bath, 2 receps, wc, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, greenhouse. pounds 295,000. John D Wood 01865 311522.

Berkshire

Wheatlands Barn, Headley, near Newbury. An 18th-century Grade II timber-framed barn on the edge of a village with a floor-to-ceiling window. 5 beds, 3 bath, 3 receps, cloakroom, galleried stairhall, kitchen, utility room, 0.5 acres. pounds 295,000. Lane Fox 01256 474647.

West Sussex

The Barn, Headfoldswood, Loxwood. An exceptional example of a barn conversion, with beautiful exposed timbers and a rural aspect. 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, study, cloakroom, terraces, 2 acres. pounds 600,000. Browns 01483 267070.

Berkshire

East Manor Stables, Standen Manor, Hungerford. The former stable block of the manor house with far-reaching southerly views. 4 beds, 2 bath, 2 receps, kitchen, conservatory, playroom, cloakroom. pounds 235,000. Lane Fox 01488 686001.

Cornwall

The Barton, Lezant. Converted from a listed stone barn, the house has slate floors and exposed timbers and is set in rolling countryside. 6 beds, 2 baths, 2 showers, 2 receps, study, cloakroom, kitchen, courtyard, outbuildings, 10.35 acres. pounds 375,000. Jackson-Stops & Staff 01392 214222.

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