Golfers looking to sharpen up their short game, and enjoy a slice of country life, should consider putting in a bid for a stunning four-bedroom house in rural Herefordshire which comes with its own nine-hole course.
The 16th century thatched property, which is located in the picture postcard village of Bosbury, is on the market for £695,000.
Owned by a family of golfing enthusiasts for more than 50 years, the house dates back to 1580, although the pitch and putt course was created in the early 1980s.
The home, which is on the market with estate agents Knight Frank, also includes two summerhouses, a bowling green which can also be used a lawn tennis court, a clubhouse, and a woodland walk by the stream.
Peter and Cheryl Hughes bought the house from Mrs Hughes’s parents 20 years ago so it wouldn’t leave the family, after her parents bought it in 1964.
At the time there was no power or running water, just a stream that runs through the property, but it has seen extensive renovation over the last five decades.
Mr Hughes, 65, a businessman who runs three companies, said: ‘My wife’s father was a keen golfer, so he got a professional golfer called Frank Miller to design a nine-hole reversible pitch and putt course. That was built in 1982. It needs a full-time gardener to maintain it – we have more lawnmowers than the average garden centre – but it works really well.’
He admitted: “My wife is a keen golfer, I’m not really. It’s a tricky course, when I play I lose about five balls going round, which the gardener normally finds.
There’s also a bowling green carved out of the slope with a dry stone wall around it, but it could be used for a grass tennis court too. We don’t really want to sell it, but we’re getting close to retirement age and we’d rather sell it when we can than wait until we have to. But I will be very sad to see it go.”
For more details, visit www.knighfrank.com