This Week’s Picks
Welcome to this week’s edition of This Week’s Picks — your curated roundup of the UK’s most remarkable properties currently on the market.
We’ve sifted through the listings to bring you a diverse and delightful mix: from a pint-sized northern bothy made for Northern Lights watching, to a stunning brutalist barn conversion with serious architectural swagger, to a lakeside estate where you can run your own fishery (yes, with actual carp).
Whether you’re dreaming of buying a Victorian pier, perching on a cliffside, or lounging in a historic mansion with 27 bedrooms, this week’s picks are sure to fuel your property fantasies — or at least spark some serious daydreaming.
The Bothy by the Sea
This dinky studio might be small, but it’s big on atmosphere. Perched near the NC500 with jaw-dropping sea views, The Bothy is the ultimate escape for nature lovers, walkers, and anyone dreaming of watching the Northern Lights from their doorstep.
It’s compact but cleverly kitted out with everything you need – kitchen, smart TV, comfy furnishings – and it’s all included in the sale. It’s completely ready to go as a holiday let or your own personal coastal sanctuary. Sunrises out front, sunsets out back, and peace in every direction. Adorably remote and completely soul-soothing.
British Brutalist Barn
This one started as a crumbling cottage with a demolition order and somehow turned into a concrete-and-glass masterpiece by two famous architects. It’s got massive windows, weird angles, and serious "I read theory for fun" energy. Basically, if a bunker and a greenhouse had a very stylish baby in the middle of the countryside, this would be it.
Luxury Lakeside Life
Ever wanted to live in a mansion and run your own fishing empire? Meet Pen Y Ffrith – a one-of-a-kind country estate with serious wow factor. We’re talking 17 acres, multiple lakes, a fleet of cabins, and a house that includes a snooker room with a built-in aquarium bar (yes, really).
The master suite alone is bigger than most city flats – with a roof terrace, dressing room, and views that’ll make your jaw drop. There’s a spa suite, sunroom, chef-worthy kitchen, and enough space to entertain the entire cast of Downton Abbey.
Run it as a fishery, a retreat, a luxury Airbnb compound – or just keep it all to yourself and live like royalty with pet carp. Your rural dream life is one viewing away.
A Whole Pier
Fancy owning an actual Victorian pier with a bistro, restaurant plans, and boat moorings? This one’s been fully rebuilt, has stunning views of The Needles, and comes with its own takeaway hatch (essential). It’s currently closed, but the potential is sky-high. Reopen the café, build a restaurant, or just sit at the end with an ice cream pretending you're in a Wes Anderson film.
The Observatory
This isn’t just a house, it’s an estate with a tower. The Observatory is a sprawling, four-bedroom historic residence with a former windmill tower, four self-contained apartments, equestrian facilities, a heated pool, a tennis court, greenhouses, and sweeping coastal views over Sand Point and The Mendips. Think country manor meets income-generating resort.
The main house is elegant and expansive, while the apartments offer flexibility for rentals or extended family. Add in a triple garage with potential for a cinema or gym, and you’ve got yourself a private playground. Yes, it comes with a literal tower – now storage, once a windmill, always a conversation starter.
House or Toboggan Launchpad?
This poor estate agent did their best to pretend the house isn’t clinging to the side of a cliff, but the photos say otherwise. That said, inside it’s surprisingly slick – fancy kitchen, wood burner, Velux windows, and even a utility room that matches the kitchen (classy). Set over two levels (obviously), with bedrooms downstairs and the living bits up top. Bonus: great sea town, RAF flybys, and you could probably sled to the shops in winter.
27 Bed Mansion
Welcome to Middleton Park, a grand 1938 country house by Sir Edwin Lutyens, now converted into 18 elegant flats spread across a whopping 27 bedrooms—enough rooms to host an army of friends or get lost trying to find the bathroom. Nestled in 86 acres of parkland, this neo-Georgian estate comes with a cricket pitch, tennis court, swimming pool, and enough garages to park a small fleet.
Plus, you get charming details like an 18th-century icehouse and classic Lutyens fireplaces—because why not mix historic charm with endless space?
That's a wrap!
That wraps up This Week’s Picks! Whether you fell for the charming bothy by the sea, marveled at the concrete boldness of the brutalist barn, or imagined yourself hosting garden parties at an 86-acre mansion, we hope these picks gave you a fresh dose of inspiration.
Want more? Make sure to follow us on socials for daily property highlights and hidden gems — and stay tuned for next week’s edition, where we’ll uncover even more extraordinary homes from across the UK. Happy house-hunting (or house-dreaming)!
