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Five of the Best Sporting Estates
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From a classic Scottish grouse moor to fishing in Derbyshire and wooded shooting valleys near London
1. Wiltshire
Savernake Park Farm occupies a peaceful position near Marlborough, with a manor house overlooking its own gardens and parkland. The current owners have transformed it into an idyllic family home and sporting estate. The house has stunning reception rooms and seven bedrooms. Outside, there is an orchard, a vegetable garden, chicken run and pond. There is a mix of arable, pasture and woodland, which supports a family shoot over 384 acres. £8m. knightfrank.com
2. Derbyshire
Whitehough is a glorious Grade II listed house with fishing rights, set against the backdrop of the surrounding Peak District and High Peak. The house has been restored and renovated and has a beautiful organgery and covered courtyard, as well as a flamboyant staircase. It is set within over ten acres of glorious formal grounds and gardens with Blackbrook river frontage and impressive equestrian facilities including a Martin Collins manège. £1.45m. savills.com
3. Somerset
Great Bradley Farmhouse is a sportsman’s paradise near Minehead, hidden from public roads, with views across 364 acres over the Barle Valley. The house has large entertaining spaces and five bedrooms plus an indoor pool and yoga studio. There is a shoot lodge and further cottages plus stables, workshops with kennels, formal gardens, a tennis court and river frontage with fishing rights. The current owners run it as one of the best private shoots on Exmoor but it could also be run commercially. £4.5m. struttandparker.com
4. Sutherland
The Achnabourin Estate in the stunning Naver Valley with a wonderful white sandy beach, is a fantastic all-round sporting estate. There is a classic lodge with characterful reception rooms and five bedrooms with glorious views in every direction. The 5,855 acres lend themselves to stalking, first-class woodcock shooting, duck flighting ponds, salmon fishing and grouse, and there is a two-bedroom cottage currently occupied by the housekeeper. £995,000. goldsmith-estates.com
5. Suffolk
Sutton Hall Estate is one of the biggest estates on the market this year with more than 2,000 acres and three miles of fishing on the river Deben. The estate was once the home of Sir William Quilter, one of the founders of the National Telephone Company, the forerunner of BT, and at its heart is a listed Georgian manor with formal gardens. There are also three farmhouses and seven cottages, extensive pasture and woodland and an active family shoot.£31.5m. knightfrank.com
