From windmills to castles, converted chapels to houseboats, these days there’s an abundance of options for when a country cottage or simple semi just won’t do.

If you are looking for something a little bit out of the ordinary, then look no further. Here are three rather unique properties we’re currently coveting…

The theatre
Battersea, London – £2,000,000
It looks like no expense was spared to convert the former Queens Theatre into a state-of-the-art three-bedroom home. What used to be the stage, dressing room and storage areas of the theatre now offer superb living and entertaining space: a feature entrance hall, a reception room with double height ceilings, a cinema room, a glass staircase linking all the floors, a roof terrace and a courtyard. With or without intended irony, it is, as described in the particulars, a ‘dramatic’ home.

The lighthouse
St Anns Head, Pembrokeshire – £1,250,000
Sea views don’t get much better than this. On the rugged Pembrokeshire coastline, this former lighthouse has been converted into a five-bedroom home with a three-bedroom annexe. Brass portholes and painted panelled walls help to preserve a nautical feel. The best feature? The observation lounge offering panoramic views over the islands of Skomer and Skokholm, the headland and the estuary entrance.

The tower
Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire – £1,500,000
Saving the best for last, this Cotswold tower dates back to the 1700s and has had a variety of uses, from windmill to castellated folly, and is currently being converted into an incredible part-subterranean four-bedroom home. Standing in open countryside, the property is as impressive outside as in – with an infinity pool, sunken courtyard and over four acres of landscaped grounds. So beautiful you’d simply never want to leave.

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