The best houses for sale with tennis courts – from a period property in Dumfries and Galloway with two islands on the River Dee, to a house in Cumbria with a 1977 En Tout Cas tennis court
A renovated Grade-III listed granite house with gardens that include an enclosed tennis court. It has beamed ceilings, a bespoke kitchen, period fireplaces and a conservatory with a vine. 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, dining room, laundry, garage, terraces, grounds.
The Coachman’s House, Dollarbeg, Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
A renovated 1880s property with grounds that include an all-weather tennis court. It has a contemporary kitchen and modern open fireplaces. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 dressing rooms, 3 receptions, study, 1-bedroom cottage, gym, 6.6 acres.
The Coachman’s House, Dollarbeg, Dollar, Clackmannanshire.
A renovated 1880s property with grounds that include an all-weather tennis court. It has a contemporary kitchen and modern open fireplaces. 5 beds, 5 baths, 3 dressing rooms, 3 receps, study, 1-bed cottage, gym, 6.6 acres.
Moor Place Manor, Much Hadham, East Hertfordshire.
A renovated Grade I-listed Georgian mansion with a west wing designed in 1886 by the architect Richard Norman Shaw. It is set in parkland that includes a top-of-the-range tennis court. It has arched loggias, marble fireplaces, 14 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, kitchen, 3 receptions, library, swimming pool, woodland, farmland, 80 acres.
A Victorian Grade II-listed former coach house in the grounds of Old Hunstanton Hall, with large gardens that include a moat and a tennis court. It has vaulted ceilings, pamment flooring, and mullioned windows designed by the architect Charles Morris. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 receptions, library, dining kitchen, 2-bedroom cottage, outbuildings, 2.4 acres.
A Victorian former rectory dating from 1872 with gardens that include a tennis court and a wooden greenhouse. It retains its Victorian floor tiles and fireplaces and has a contemporary kitchen and family room with bespoke cabinets, an Aga, a Britannia range oven and bi-fold doors leading onto the garden. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, playroom, study, swimming pool, stables, paddock, 6.08 acres.
A house with a 1977 En Tout Cas tennis court in the grounds. It has wood-burning stoves and an open-plan dining kitchen and living area with French doors opening onto a terrace. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, sunroom, roof terrace, garage, gardens, stables, greenhouse, 6.5 acres.
A Grade II-listed country house set in landscaped gardens with a series of interconnecting small lakes and ponds with a bridge, a swimming pool and a tennis court. It has herringbone floors, ornate fireplaces and a large open-plan breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 8 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, outbuildings, workshop, grounds, kitchen garden, 11.77 acres.
A Grade II-listed country house set in landscaped gardens with a series of interconnecting small lakes and ponds with a bridge, a swimming pool and a tennis court. It has herringbone floors, ornate fireplaces and a large open-plan breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 8 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, outbuildings, workshop, grounds, kitchen garden, 11.77 acres.
A Grade II-listed country house set in landscaped gardens with a series of interconnecting small lakes and ponds with a bridge, a swimming pool and a tennis court. It has herringbone floors, ornate fireplaces and a large open-plan breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 8 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, outbuildings, workshop, grounds, kitchen garden, 11.77 acres.
Netherhall, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway.
A 19th-century house set in grounds that include a tennis court, wildlife walks and stone steps leading down to the River Dee, on which it has two islands and single-bank fishing rights. It has timber panelling, a grand staircase and open fireplaces. 9 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, kitchen/living room, billiards’ room, 3-bedroom cottage, barns, stables, paddocks, pasture, woodland, 54 acres.
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