Five of the biggest and best gardens on Rightmove
As summer temperatures begin to soar and colleagues jet off on holiday, the rest of us are left to daydream about picnics in the park and family barbecues.
It’s natural to want to spend every waking minute outside when the sun is shining and so we have rounded up some of the biggest and best gardens on Rightmove right now.
From aircraft runways to golf courses and fishing lakes, we’ve got a little something for everyone.
Rightmove’s property expert Miles Shipside said: “We really are very fortunate at Rightmove to be able to showcase so many magnificent properties to the great British public. As summer gets in full swing, I’m sure many of us will lose ourselves looking at dream homes and what better way to start than with five awe-inspiring gardens.”
Norfolk estate with a huge private fishing lake
This astonishingly beautiful property in the Norfolk countryside is home to one of the biggest gardens on Rightmove and its extensive parklands are an oasis of calm and tranquillity.
The enormous estate equates to around 56 acres of manicured land, while the real selling point is a huge five-acre fishing lake, which is the ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life.
Gorgeously tree-lined and with wooden benches punctuating the scenery, the lake is a fantastic family picnic spot and serves as your very own serene, idyllic haven.
Additional buildings include the former Coach House and stable block which are both in sound order. The cottage is currently let as a holiday home, while the current owners have looked into further development of the Coach House and stables for conversion into more holiday accommodation as well as a glamping site in the grounds of the parkland.
This property is listed for sale with Sowerbys.
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Sports-mad home with its own outdoor football pitch
This ultra-quirky party pad may not boast the biggest garden in the world, but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for with X-factor features.
The first thing to mention about this contemporary family home is that it’s probably the perfect place for a footballer to call home.
Owners who walk outside the back door will find a top-of-the-range 3G-surfaced 5-aside football pitch, a zip wire, al fresco dining area, hot tub and television. If that isn’t enough, there is also a custom-built helipad outside as well.
The sports-themed fun continues inside, however, as the bar overlooks an open hall used for indoor games such as cricket, badminton and football. Parallel to the sports hall is a stunning indoor pool with a sauna/steam room, hot tub, changing rooms, and a gym.
All of this is squeezed onto two spectacular acres of land, which also offer stunning rural views.
This property is listed for sale with Strutt & Parker.
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Country retreat with a golf course in the garden
This sprawling country estate is so vast that it has a private nine-hole golf course in the back garden – and the fairways are big enough to land planes on.
Ashington Lodge, which was built in 1989 and stretches across an amazing 76 acres, is on the market for £4.25 million and is located less than five miles from the country’s oldest town, Colchester.
The current owners transformed an old light aircraft landing strip into a practise fairway and the full nine holes grew from there.
The course looks like the real deal too, with clearly defined greens and flags waving in the wind. But don’t fret over smashing windows as the course is a few minutes’ walk from the main house.
But with more unspoiled land surrounding the property, there is more than enough space for aspiring Rory McIlroys to build a complete 18-hole golf course.
This property is listed for sale with Fine & Country.
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Discover the Devon farmhouse with an aircraft runway
This stunning country pile offers the perfect antidote to tiresome airport queues as prospective jet-setting buyers can fly direct from their own back garden.
That’s because the back garden of this sprawling six-bedroom farmhouse, wedged between Exmoor and Dartmoor National parks, boasts its very own aircraft hangar and 300m runway.
The secluded £1.75m estate of Woodscombe Farm, a small holding situated in 58 acres of rolling green fields, has a 28-day annual license that allows certain light aircraft to use its air strip.
The unspoiled land at Woodscombe Farm is diverse, with small areas of woodland punctuated by an abundance of wildlife areas of wetter ground and rough grazing adjoining the River Dalch.
Some of the land has previously been used for growing crops and the former owners hosted private clay shoots. Most of the land is currently let out for grazing.
The property is listed for sale with Seddons.
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London mansion with children’s play area
This stunningly majestic mansion nestled in the heart of the English countryside was decorated by the same man who restored Buckingham Palace.
But despite this incredibly decadent property having been hand-painted with 24 karat gold leaves, outside is where the real magic is happening.
That’s because this nine-bedroom mega-mansion also boasts three acres of manicured grounds, a Kid’s Kingdom playground and a driveway big enough for an entire fleet of super cars.
Pinewood House, which is a Grade II-listed Jacobean-style mansion dating back to 1880, also offers a library, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a cinema, a gym, a sauna and a steam room.
This property is listed for sale with Strutt & Parker.
