Properties for sporting enthusiasts
Castiglione Della Pescaia, Poggio Al Santino, Italy. This hillside Tuscan property is six kilometres from the nearest village and is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and landscaped grounds that include a tennis court, stables, and riding and archery areas. There is also a well-equipped gym. 7 beds, 8 baths, guest house, outdoor kitchen, two swimming pools, award-winning winery, stables, paddocks, 12.35 acres. €9.4m Italy Sotheby’s International Realty +39 02 8707 8300.
Dedham Private Estate, Lowder Street, Massachusetts, US. This 13,629sq m property is a classic, shingle-style mansion, surrounded by bluestone and granite patios, that overlooks a pond. It comes with an indoor ice rink with a Zamboni ice resurfacer, and a gym with sauna and a swimming pool. 7 beds, 10 baths, formal rooms, library, kitchen opening onto a family room, spiral staircase, wine cellar, billiards room, cinema, 22 acres. $8.3m Christie’s Real Estate +1 617 357 0455.
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Indiwell Farm, Swimbridge, Devon. A renovated property in a secluded valley complete with an indoor pool with bifold doors leading onto the garden, a tennis court and a leisure barn with an indoor basketball court that is also used for indoor football. The house also comes with a 2-bed cottage. 5 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, bespoke oak floors, oak staircase, media room, paddocks, pasture, woodland, 85.49 acres. £1.75m Strutt & Parker 01392-229405.
Millicent, Lurgashall, Petworth, West Sussex. A modern country mansion built in a Georgian style overlooking its own lake. It has classical interiors with period-style fireplaces and limestone floors and its sporting facilities include a gym with a Jacuzzi, an outdoor pool, a tennis court, a bowling alley and a billiards room. 8 en suite beds, 4 receps, secondary accommodation, gardens, paddocks, 40 acres. £19.5m Savills 01483-796820.
Park House, Ravensworth, North Yorkshire. A Grade II-listed Georgian house together with a 3-bed barn conversion set in landscaped grounds that include a fishing lake with a jetty. It has open fireplaces and a conservatory leading on from the kitchen. 5 beds, 2 baths, 4 receps, wine cellar, 1-bed annexe, coach house, gym, stables, gardens, paddocks, woodland, 10.9 acres. £2.3m Jackson-Stops 01904-625033.
Pinewood House, Oxshott, Surrey. A Grade II-listed, 1880s property with a double-height carved oak hall and original Pre-Raphaelite bas reliefs. It has a gym and an indoor and outdoor pool. 9 beds, 9 baths, 3 receps, spa room, cinema, guest house, 3 acres. £14.5m Sotheby’s International Realty 01932-860537.
The Hall, Shudy Camps Park, Cambridge. A Grade II-listed Queen Anne house with a hockey pitch, a tennis court, a swimming pool and an indoor golf simulator. 7 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, billiard room, two kitchens, stables, 4-bed Elizabethan house, 4-bed gate lodge, 4-bed mews house, 23.41 acres. Available as 4 lots. £3.75m Savills 01223-347147.
The Parsonage, High Easter, near Chelmsford, Essex. This Grade II-listed Georgian house incorporates the adjoining village cricket ground, which it owns. It has an open fireplace and a kitchen leading onto the garden. 7 beds, 4 baths, 6 receps, cinema, gym, indoor pool, tennis court, 2.86 acres. £3.45m Knight Frank 01279-213340.
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