House of the Month

Foxholme, Sleeps 18, Yorkshire

The skies are blue. The pool’s glinting in the sunlight. The net’s up on the tennis court. So why aren’t you here in God’s own country, among the rolling rustic beauty of West Yorkshire, between the buzzing heart of cosmopolitan Leeds and the history of York? Film crews and movie stars have pitched up here. So let’s see you soon.

Sleeping 18, Foxholme’s garden and grounds come with a suitable spirit of adventure. Thrash out some nicely heated lengths, dry off by the pool-house fire, then head to the play barn for table tennis, table football and the clack of eight-ball pool.

Inside, Foxholme’s so English it’s positively Churchillian. But then, the Darkest Hour crew curled up here on the sofas, lit the fires, and slept off the day’s filming between the 600 thread-count sheets. Today the focus is less Hun, more hen. And friends and family. Anyone, in fact, wanting a grand old time with guests you choose yourself.

Bring your dogs, run the lawns, raid the bookcases, hang out in the pool-house entertainment area. Bask in the balm of the homely Aga, eat in front of the crackling flames and the big bay window, or out on the terrace under huge blue skies. Settle back with Sky, belt out some Bluetooth tunes, live your best life. We put the chill in Churchill.

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