Cheltenham
Wells Farm, Kinsham, Gloucestershire, £975,000 For you: An attractive Grade II listed farmhouse with four bedrooms, a one-bedroom annexe and pretty gardens. For horses: A stable block with four loose boxes and a tack room, a 40m x20m manège and post and rail fenced paddocks. Cheltenham racecourse: 16 minutes by car. Savills (01242 354 758; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Aintree
Maiden’s Bower Farm House, Pinfold Lane, Knowsley Village, Merseyside, £575,000 For you: A four-bedroom farmhouse surrounded by pretty gardens boasting pebbled walkways, manicured lawns and an abundance of mature fruit trees and shrub border. For horses: No on-site facilities but there are a couple of livery yards nearby. Alternatively invest in a wee Falabella for the garden. Aintree racecourse: 18 minutes by car. JB&B Leach (01744 357892; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Newbury
Fairview, Lambourn, Berkshire, £895,000 For you: A six-bedroom family home situated on the edge of Lambourn with glorious countryside views within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. For horses: A stable block comprising 5 loose boxes and a tack room plus 5 acres with two fenced paddocks and a turn out paddock with water. Newbury racecourse: 30 minutes by car. Knight Frank (01488 498969; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Sandown Park
Holly Lodge, Esher, Surrey, £1,795,000 For you: A delightful five-bedroom period home surrounded by beautiful mature south facing gardens with a terrace area made of antique York Flagstones. For horses: You’re a ten-minute walk from Sandown Park – who needs horses at home when you can watch all the action there? Sandown Park racecourse: 5 minutes by car. Savills (01372 434813; https://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Haydock Park
Maiden House Farm, Blackburn, Merseyside, £796,000 For you: A detached, five-bedroom stone period property with 2 acres of formal gardens with an additional 10.5 acres available by separate negotiation. For horses: A stable yard, with 3 loose boxes and a utility room. Haydock Park racecourse: 30 minutes by car. Fine & Country (01254 953934: https://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
Ascot
Hazelwood Farm, Warfield, Berkshire, £2,850,000 For you: A spacious, open plan family home with seven bedrooms with a private garden and 10 acres of land. For horses: 3 stables, and an outbuilding currently used as an office which could be reclaimed as stabling (an additional 3 boxes). The farm is also a stone’s throw from Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and Guards Polo Club. Ascot racecourse: 15 minutes by car. Knight Frank (01344 624732; https://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National ParkOld House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
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The UK gets its first ‘European stork village’ — and it's in West SussexAlthough the mortality rate among white storks can be up to 90%, the future looks rosy for breeding pairs in southern England.
