Let your hair down and grab a drink. OnTheMarket.com looks at five homes which are ideal for entertaining. Some are even complete with their own theatre.
1. Panorama Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset (Guide price of £5,950,000 Savills, Cranford Cliffs)
Games room: This room fits a full size snooker table and has an adjoining bar
Cinema room: Comes complete with a 55” plasma television, projector and big screen
Garage or dance studio: Why not use the seven car garage as a dance studio?
With six bedrooms, six reception rooms, five bathrooms and a seven-car garage, Harbour Watch is arguably one of the most exclusive properties on the Sandbanks peninsula. The dwelling comes with an AMX home entertainment system that runs throughout the house, a cinema room, games room and gym. This property really does have it all.
2. Woodhouse Lane, Brighouse (£1,650,000 Fine & Country, Huddersfield)
Entertainment in style: The movie room comes with authentic cinema-style seats
Elegant: The swimming pool area is a great place to entertain friends
Private: The house is set back behind remotely controlled gates
Extending to about 10,000 sq. ft., this stunning Victorian five-bedroom house comes with a superb space for entertaining. The current owners modernised it to include a state-of-the-art cinema room with several comfy leather seats, a gym, and a purpose-built relaxation room with automatic skylight windows overlooking the property’s immaculate landscaped gardens.
3. Little Easton Manor, Dunmow, Essex (Guide price of £4,500,000 Carter Jonas Bradshaws, Cambridge)
Beautiful grounds to host the perfect garden party
17th century: Little Easton Manor is steeped in history
Entertainment couldn’t be easier with our first property because it is set within 66 acres of land. Little Easton Manor has its very own theatre – The Barn Theatre. Converted in 1913 by The Countess of Warwick, this property has seen many famous names pass through its doors. The lucky owners of the eight-bedroom house will be part of a little slice of history and could even put on their own Fringe Festival.
4. High Street, Wordsley (£499,950 Walton & Hipkiss, Stourbridge)
Dance studio: Unique space with room to let loose
Viewing room: Performances can be watched from the sitting room adjoining the ballroom
Be warned: This property was a former police station
This former police station offers an opportunity to acquire a unique family home spread over two floors, with five good sized bedrooms on the first. Venture downstairs to the ground floor and you will find an impressive ballroom. Take advantage of this amazing space to give classes, put on shows, or host parties – the possibilities are almost endless.
5. Nields Brow, Bowdon (£10,000 pcm (£2,308 pw) Gascoigne Halman, Altrincham)
Comfortable: Home entertainment system with style
Drink, please: The bar area makes for a great place to unwind with friends
Relaxing: The property comes with its own private sauna
Available to rent fully furnished in the fashionable area of Altrincham, this six- bedroom house is a great find and boasts views of the beautiful Cheshire countryside. The extensive accommodation totals four floors, including a lower ground leisure suite complete with home cinema and sauna, making it another excellent property fit for large-scale entertainment.
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