Baking in the heat? 4 dream equestrian properties complete with swimming pools
Dive in for a post-ride swim with this pick of properties complete with a pool
1. The Old Manor
For you: a Grade II-listed 16th century manor house set back and secluded behind an ancient stone wall and a mature tree. It has six bedrooms, a detached office, tennis court and landscaped gardens. The heated swimming pool has a paved surround as well as a pool house. A generous L-shaped kitchen/breakfast room provides ample space for informal family dining.
For the horses: two looseboxes, a tack room, an open-bay car port or hay/timber store and fenced paddocks. Set in six acres.
What’s the damage? £2m
Agent: Savills
Telephone number: 01483 796800
Visit: savills.com
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2. Woolland House, Dorset
For you: a seven-bedroom country house in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The heated swimming pool has a pool house and a mosaic in the floor by the artist Dame Elisabeth Frink, who used to live at the house. There is also a detached two-storey house that is divided into two apartments.
For the horses: a cobbled stable yard with six looseboxes, overlooking the lake. There is an all-weather arena, tack and feed rooms and a timber-framed hay barn. Set in 17.45 acres.
What’s the damage? £4.5m
Agent: Knight Frank
Telephone number: 01935 812236
Visit: knightfrank.co.uk
3. Abbotts Shrubs, Essex
For you: a seven-bedroom late Edwardian-style country house, situated in the Colne Valley. There is a heated pool with a purpose- built gazebo, which has fixed benches, a lounger bed, log burner and space for a hot tub. There is also a changing room and pool equipment store.
For the horses: original stables that are attached to the house and currently used for storage, plus a modern yard with two boxes, a tack room and a hay store. There is also a 20x40m arena. Set in 5.17 acres.
What’s the damage? £2.295m
Agent: Zoe Napier
Telephone number: 01621 840333
Visit: zoenapier.co.uk
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4. Ford Hall, Suffolk
For you: a Grade II-listed manor house approached via a driveway lined with lime trees, with impressive views over the Suffolk countryside. There are six bedrooms, a spacious kitchen with an AGA, a heated swimming pool, a tennis court, an office and an annexe.
For the horses: five stables, a traditional barn and three good- sized paddocks. Set in 5.6 acres.
What’s the damage? £1.75m
Agent: Fine & Country
Telephone number: 01798 872081
Visit: fineandcountry.co.uk
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Ref: Horse & Hound; 15 June 2017
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.