Grafton Crescent, London NW1. A contemporary eco' house featuring an open-plan living area with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and an indoor pool with gym and sauna. 6 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, kitchen, self-contained flat. £3.95m John D Wood & Co 020-7586 9060.
Nant Isa Farm, Abergele, Wales. A restored 17th-century farmhouse in a rural location with a heated outdoor pool. It has exposed beams, slate slab floors and inglenook fireplaces. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, office, breakfast kitchen, conservatory, stone barn, outbuildings, woodland, 30 acres. £795,000 Jackston-Stops & Staff 01244-328361.
Socknersh Manor, Etchingham, East Sussex. A 16th-century, Grade II-listed manor with a heated pool, pool house and spa bath. It has beamed ceilings and wood floors. 6 beds, 5 baths, 3 receps, coach house with cinema, gym, flat, 4-bed cottage, tennis court, stable block, lake, wood, 56.3 acres. £5m Knight Frank 01892-515035.
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Spreakley Hollow, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey. A 17th-century house with later additions surrounded by landscaped gardens with a heated swimming pool. It has a part-vaulted kitchen, exposed timbers and flagstone floors. 6 beds, 3 baths, 4 receps, study, Edwardian greenhouse, summer house, stabling, tennis court, woodland, pasture, 13.5 acres. £3.25m Savills 01252-729002.
The Bury House, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire. A Grade II-listed, renovated Georgian house with a walled garden and pool. It has period fireplaces, wood floors and a garage converted into a games room. 7 beds, 6 baths, 4 receps, study, 2-bed stable flat, 0.5 acres. £2.5m Strutt & Parker 01256-702892.
Upper Swell Farm, Upper Swell, Gloucestershire. A Cotswold stone house surrounded by landscaped gardens with a contemporary pool house and granite mosaic swimming pool. 6 beds, 5 baths, dressing room, 3 receps, study, 2-bed long barn, coach house with studio flat, 5.2 acres. £4.5m Butler Sherborn 01451-830731.
Upper Woodcote House, Webb Estate, Purley, Surrey. This house was built in 1903 and has a Moorish-inspired dining room and oak-panelled lounge, galleried landing and stained-glass windows. The landscaped gardens include a heated swimming pool and hot tub. 6 beds, 6 baths, dressing room, 4 receps, study, 1.6 acres. £2.95m Fine & Country 020-8660 6689.
Wellsacks, The Green, Ashbocking, Ipswich. A 15th-century village house with a part-walled outdoor heated pool. The house has beamed wall and ceiling timbers, an inglenook fireplace and leaded-light windows. 6 beds, 3 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen with Aga, 1-bed annexe, detached double garage, 1 acre. £695,000 Carter Jonas 01787-882881.
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