Mansion with 12-acre gardens, swimming pool and 8 bathrooms goes on the market for £4m

A stunning home with 20 bedrooms, a swimming pool and a tennis court has been placed on the market in the former poshest village in the county. Until 2024, Colston Bassett had spent years with the title of the poshest village in Nottinghamshire crowned in the Telegraph's Poshest Village list, with the average house price in 2023 costing £786,955.

The village is full of many jaw-dropping homes, with immaculate gardens and full to the brim of character and history. In late April 2024, arguably one of the most stunning and impressive homes in the village, Colston Bassett Hall, has been placed on the market with an asking price of offers in the region of £3,950,000.

This Grade II listed building is the epitome of a dream home, with nine reception rooms, eight bathrooms and various other buildings across 12 acres. This period home also has a swimming pool, tennis court, double garage and a self-contained flat with a kitchen diner and living room.

According to the Zoopla listing by Knight Frank, the building dates back to around 1704 and was remodelled by the Le Marchant family in 1841. Some of these features included a ballroom which leads to a 50ft drawing room.

Also on the ground floor, there is a reception hall, study, sitting room, formal dining room and large orangery. In addition to the living kitchen, scullery, morning room, breakfast room, another study, cloakroom, billiards room and a self-contained butler's flat.

Then from the main hall, there is a grand staircase to the first floor, where there is nine bedrooms and six bathrooms. Meanwhile, on the second floor there are 11 bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a self-contained flat with a kitchen diner and living room.

The impressive site could be used as a private home or perhaps even a hotel, business headquarters or wedding venue subject to appropriate planning and permissions. The listing describes it as being "an incredibly rare opportunity to purchase one of the finest stately homes in the area offered to the market with no onward chain."