Looking for somewhere a little bit different for your next city break? Well, it doesn’t get much more different than this. This Airbnb rental in Oxfordshire comes with a serious twist: called The Shark House, it’s a Victorian cottage with a huge shark on the roof.
The shark is, obviously, a sculpture (rather than a real shark, dur). Designed to look like it has crashed through the roof of the house, it’s 25 feet long and made of fibreglass and steel. Named ‘Untitled 1986’, the sculpture was created in secret by the Airbnb host’s late father along with sculptor John Buckley. It was originally put on the roof without the council’s planning permission though, after a six-year fight to keep the statue there, it’s now permanent.
The house itself is huge. Featuring four double bedrooms (three of which are en suite), it can accommodate up to ten guests. It’s located in picturesque Headington, just 1.5 miles from Oxford’s city centre. There’s even a local farmers market down the road on Saturday mornings. What more could you want? Here are some more pictures of the place.
All this is just a 90 minutes’ drive from London. So, if you are looking to escape to the country, but somewhere a bit different, why not try The Shark House? There really is some-fin special about this one. You can find out the house’s availability and book here.
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