Five To View: Oast Houses

I have to admit, before I started working at FindaProperty.com, I’d never heard of oast houses.

Maybe that’s because they’re mainly located in the South of England and I grew up many miles away in Scotland.  Or maybe it’s just because my architectural knowledge is somewhat lacking.

Whatever the reason, I’ve subsequently become a fan of these curious, conical-roofed structures, and think they’re a wonderful reminder of the bygone world of hop-farming in southern regions such as Kent and Sussex.

But hop-farming’s loss has been property’s gain, and since the 1960s, many former oast houses have been converted into beautiful and distinctive homes, with the added bonus of being part of England’s brewing history. Cheers to that!

Here are five glorious oast houses that are currently for sale (beer goggles not required):

(Click on pics for full property details)

1. Lamberhurst, East Sussex
£1,450,000

2. Crowhurst Oast, East Peckham, Kent
£ 650,000

3. Ightham, Kent
£1,000,000

4. Rural Matfield, Kent
£995,000

5. Rushlake Green, East Sussex
£450,000

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