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Magical thatched homes that are beautiful inside and out

Picture-perfect thatched homes around the world
Frisian-style thatched house, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Frisian-style thatched house, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Frisian-style thatched house, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Frisian-style thatched house, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
'The Last Straw' cottage, Wiltshire, UK
'The Last Straw' cottage, Wiltshire, UK
'The Last Straw' cottage, Wiltshire, UK
'The Last Straw' cottage, Wiltshire, UK
The Thatch House, Michigan, USA
The Thatch House, Michigan, USA
The Thatch House, Michigan, USA
The Thatch House, Michigan, USA
Splashy Fen Cottage, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Splashy Fen Cottage, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Splashy Fen Cottage, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Splashy Fen Cottage, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Asphodel Cottage, Gloucestershire, UK
Asphodel Cottage, Gloucestershire, UK
Asphodel Cottage, Gloucestershire, UK
Asphodel Cottage, Gloucestershire, UK
Old thatched house, Kyoto, Japan
Old thatched house, Kyoto, Japan
Old thatched house, Kyoto, Japan
Old thatched house, Kyoto, Japan
120-year-old cottage, Baltic Coast, Germany
120-year-old cottage, Baltic Coast, Germany
120-year-old cottage, Baltic Coast, Germany
120-year-old cottage, Baltic Coast, Germany
17th-century house, Hampshire, UK
17th-century house, Hampshire, UK
17th-century house, Hampshire, UK
17th-century house, Hampshire, UK
Reetdachhaus Bischoff, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Reetdachhaus Bischoff, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Reetdachhaus Bischoff, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Reetdachhaus Bischoff, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
16th-century cottage, Essex, UK
16th-century cottage, Essex, UK
16th-century cottage, Essex, UK
16th-century cottage, Essex, UK
The Thatch Cottage, County Limerick, Ireland
The Thatch Cottage, County Limerick, Ireland
The Thatch Cottage, County Limerick, Ireland
The Thatch Cottage, County Limerick, Ireland
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Old thatched house, Kyoto, Japan

When you picture Japanese architecture, you might not immediately think about thatched cottages, but this incredible building shows that maybe you should.

This particular property is thought to be one of the largest thatched roof houses in Miyama, Kyoto, where many similar structures remain.

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Jen Grimble

29 April 2025

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