House of the Month

Minton Hall, Sleeps 20, Cheshire

Meet, greet, reunite, reform, rejuvenate, party, play, and generally get the band back together in a big period property bursting with fun and games for families and hens. Just 15 minutes from the bewitching beauty of Chester and 25 from the cheeky charms of lively Liverpool, Minton Hall looks proper posh. But it knows how to party. You’ll be charmed by the properties character, with its original Minton Floor in the entrance hall, which is over 170 years old, whilst revelling in the fun of all of its spectacular features.

Sleeping 20 in six beguiling bedrooms, Minton Hall looks like the kind of place that hosts the Antiques Roadshow. But there’s nothing antique about the pool table, Sky TV, Netflix, superfast broadband, Bluetooth speakers, kids’ play area, hot tub, tennis court, and 10-metre indoor swimming pool.

Did you say indoor swimming pool? Oh yes. Heated to 30 degrees, it comes with a vaulted glass roof that amplifies the sunshine and floods the place with light. Break up the swimming and splashing with bubbly fun in the hot tub. When you’re done, a beer from the downstairs bar beckons. Pair it up with a spot of pool in the games room.

There’s space on the lawn for cricket and croquet, for wandering the orchards and woods or for belting backhands on the tennis court. But don’t be distracted by the fun and games. You can add sumptuous comfort, an Aga, bespoke kitchen and oodles of period charm. Minton Hall is party-perfect but it comes with impeccable manners.

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