5 ace homes for tennis fans

The UK’s biggest property website Rightmove shares five tennis-themed homes for sale to celebrate the Wimbledon Championships, as we head toward the finals this weekend.

Rightmove’s property expert, Tim Bannister, says: “From an apartment overlooking Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, to a Georgian manor house set up to host its very own Grand Slam, take a look inside these game-changing homes.”

Check out the homes here…

A 17^th-century home in Pudding Pie Nook Lane, Lancashire – £900,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133593002#/?channel=RES_BUY

This four-bedroom Grade II-listed home is set among 1.5 acres of sprawling grounds, with its own tree-lined asphalt tennis court ready to host garden party Grand Slams. There’s also a separate two-storey annex in the garden, along with a summerhouse and a greenhouse.

A four-bed house set in 14 acres in Dorking, Surrey -£900,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/131749919#/?channel=RES_BUY

This four-bedroom house is set within a development of 14 acres of private land, so there’s plenty of space in the communal grounds for a tennis court, gym and indoor swimming pool.

The renovated home has a modern country-style kitchen/diner, a large sitting room with a wood-burning stove, and a pretty walled garden. The villages of Capel and Ockley are both nearby.

A four-bed farmhouse with 2 acres of land – £1,450,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135532271#/?channel=RES_BUY

The game, set and match can continue long into the evening on the well-lit tennis court at this four-bedroom farmhouse home in Cheshire. And tournament guests can stay overnight in the courtside renovated cabin.

Built in the 1860s, the house itself is built from locally quarried sandstone, with York stone flooring and a wood-burning stove in the snug.

A seven-bed Georgian manor house on the edge of the North York Moors National Park – £1,750,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135936533#/?channel=RES_BUY

This spectacular Georgian manor house in the conservation village of Hutton Buscel is the perfect party pad or venue for a sporty weekender. The three-storey home has 7 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, a home cinema room and a wine cellar.

Outside, there’s a tennis court and heated pool, a ‘party barn’ and games room with space for table tennis and snooker, and an open-sided ‘chalet’ with a wood-burning stove.

An 8^th-floor apartment overlooking the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club – £1,050,000

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/133950767#/?channel=RES_BUY

While this 8^th-floor apartment technically doesn’t come with its own tennis court, it does offer one of the best views of the Wimbledon Championships – and the famous ‘Henman Hill’.

Framed by wall-to-wall windows, the 2-bed home’s lateral, open-plan living room is an ideal spot to soak up the atmosphere – and the roars of the crowds – without having to join those queues.

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