Hosting Christmas can be stressful, and many of us worry about fitting everybody comfortably around the table. So we’ve put together a selection of Christmas dream homes that have lots of space for entertaining family and friends in style.
1. Glebe Road, London
This house in Glebe Road, London SW13 is a classic period home in Barnes Village that has been redesigned internally to create large, open-plan spaces and allow natural light to flow through. There are four large bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as a spacious kitchen/diner with a Lacanche cooker, plus a family tv area as well as a more formal sitting room, making it a wonderful Christmas home. It’s for sale with Winkworth Barnes 020 8255 0088 for £4m.
2. Lansdown, Bath
A wonderful period house in Lansdown Road, Bath, has come onto the market offering six bedrooms and plenty of space for living and dining. Inside, the property has been extensively refurbished including a new kitchen, bathrooms and sash windows, and there are three reception rooms on the ground floor. The dining room has high ceilings and large windows leading out to a balcony with views over the garden. The light-filled kitchen is well designed with polished stone worktops and a separate utility area; the house is for sale at £2.495m with Winkworth Bath 01225 829000.
3. Medstead, Hampshire
For the family that enjoys riding at Christmas, this is a wonderful country equestrian home in Hampshire set in grounds of more than eight acres. The estate has a stable block with four stables and a tack room, plus a menage, lunge pen and fenced paddocks. Inside the house itself are five bedrooms and four receptions providing luxury open plan living, while outside there is a private driveway and parking for several cars. The house is in the pretty village of Medstead and is for sale with Winkworth Farnham 01252 733042 for £1.5m.
4. Tiverton, Devon
This romantic house in Tiverton, Devon is spacious and stylish and comes with a separate three bedroom annexe that’s perfect for housing guests. The vast kitchen is an inviting space, and the open-plan living room with wood burner is cosy and large enough for a party. The house has ten acres of land as well as four large bedrooms and it’s for sale with Winkworth Tiverton 01884 675675 for £1.2m.
5. Brooke, Norwich
The Old Surgery is a single storey detached residence in Brooke, Norwich, that has been architecturally designed with an eye on modern living. Formerly two properties now combined as one, the house is ideal for multigenerational living and comprises lots of large spaces that are perfect for entertaining. A huge dining room flows with the well-equipped kitchen and reception room, and there are five double bedrooms, all of which overlook the beautiful and expansive grounds. Three sets of double doors connect the house to the garden and natural light flows seamlessly through the property. It’s on the market with Winkworth Poringland 01508 528880 for £975,000.