On the market… splash out

Melonie Clarke presents her selection of stunning properties, all featuring inviting swimming pools
1 Carisbrooke Manor, Bolney, West Sussex: £5,500,000

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This magnificent Georgian-style house is set in 82 acres and has an indoor pool (inset, above), an outdoor pool, and six/ seven bedrooms. There is also a tennis court, parkland, woodland and private lake.

Savills, Haywards Heath: 01444-446000, www.savills.co.uk

2 North Goodwin House, Broadstairs, Kent: £1,625,000

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A stunning seaside house, believed to date from the 1920s, with great views. The property has six bedrooms, some with Juliet balconies – and an outdoor pool. The building has been upgraded throughout, and sits in about half an acre of land.

Strutt & Parker, Canterbury: 01227-451123, www.struttandparker.com

3 The Bury House, Hook, Hampshire: £2,650,000

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This Grade II -listed Georgian village house has been refurbished to incorporate modern living, while retaining a period atmosphere. Features include high ceilings, sash windows with working shutters, ornate cornicing and open fireplaces. There is a pool house/changing room.

Strutt & Parker, Odiham: 01256-702892, www.struttandparker.com

4 Oaktree Cottage, Lymington, Hampshire: £1,450,000

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This charming, detached home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and an outdoor swimming pool. It sits in 3.4 acres of land, which includes wellstocked, colour-themed courtyard gardens. 

John D Wood, Lymington: 01590-677233, www.johndwood.co.uk

5 Culzean House, Buckingham: £1,750,000

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An appealing former church property with five bedrooms, this comes with 1½ acres of land and at the rear there is a heated swimming pool with an automated cover and a Jacuzzi.

Savills, Beaconsfield: 01494-731952, www.savills.co.uk

6 Oceans Edge, Thurlestone Sands, Kingsbridge, Devon: £500,000

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This three-bedroom, ground-floor apartment has a south-facing aspect and enjoys coastal views. There are allocated parking bays, landscaped shared grounds and a superb communal swimming pool.

Marchand Petit: 01548-857588, www.marchandpetit.co.uk

7 Thunderbird, Poole, Dorset: £2,950,000

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Thunderbird is a truly iconic, innovative and award-winning property set in the highly soughtafter conservation area of Branksome Park. Incorporating around 6,000 sq ft of spacious accommodation, there are five bedrooms, a cinema room and an outdoor pool.

UK Sotheby’s International Realty: 01202-366707, www.sothebysrealty.co.uk

8 Monks View, Woodleigh, Kingsbridge, Devon: £775,000

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This four-bedroom detached barn conversion in the heart of South Hams, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is set in 80 acres of communal grounds, including fishing rights on the River Avon. There is also use of a leisure complex, which includes an indoor swimming pool and sauna, and a tennis court.

Marchand Petit: 01548-857588, www.marchandpetit.co.uk

9 Park Cottage, Knutsford, Cheshire: £1,995,000

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This delightful thatched country house stands in just over 3¾ acres. It has five bedrooms and a guest annexe with two more bedrooms. The indoor swimming pool is in a separate leisure complex, which also includes a bar and workshop.

Jackson-Stops & Staff, Hale: 0161-928 8881, www.jackson-stops.co.uk