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Upscale Living: The Estates at Keswick Hall Comfortably situated on 600 acres in Virginia hunt country just east of Charlottesville, Keswick Hall exudes a sense of privilege. In 2012 new owners Riverstone Properties hired Pete Dye to renovate the former Palmer course. The 121 Keswick sites ranging from two to eight acres start at $300,000 and already more than 50 have homes built. Residents can enjoy the walking trails, 24 hour security and the facilities at
Keswick Hall but to play golf, they must join the Keswick Club. Keswickestate.com Value Living: Bayside Resort Golf Club, Fenwick Island, Delaware Bayside Resort Golf Club, the site of Delaware’s first Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, lies along Assawoman Bay. Handsome one-and two-story coastal-style beach homes stretch along the shores of the bay and fairways with prices starting around $195,000. There is kayaking, classes and trips to Fenwick Island along with five Har-Tru tennis courts, swimming pools, kayak launch, soccer field, Carousel Park, beach shuttle, Sun Ridge Recreational Center, health and fitness center and restaurants. Prices range from $195,000 to $850,000. Livebayside.com Family Living: Avenel Farm, Potomac, Maryland About 20 miles from Washington D.C. residents of Avenel Farm play golf on the TPC Potomac, formerly host to PGA Tour events. Once the state’s largest short-horned cattle ranch, today Avenel Farm’s 13 neighborhoods includes luxurious single family Georgian-style and neoclassical brick homes, courtyard homes and Cape Cod-style homes, that wind through lavishly landscaped wooded grounds laced by a network of bike paths, jogging trails and bridle paths. Also find ns Equestrian Center and Swim and Tennis Club. Home listings range from $600,000 to $6 million. Avenel.net Retirement Living: Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, Delaware 12 | Subscribe at myNEGM.com | August 2015
Heritage Shores is the only 55+ community with its own golf course in Delaware. Designed by Arthur Hills, this links-style track stretches to 7,005 yards from the tips with five tee boxes making it playable for all levels. The 28,000 square foot clubhouse contains restaurants, an Aquatic & Fitness Center, dance and aerobics studios and four tennis courts. Choose from single-family detached and attached homes priced from the mid $200s to the upper $400s. Heritgeshores.com Instruction Facilities: Kingsmill On 2,900 on the banks of the James River, Kingsmill has a variety of exclusive neighborhoods set against a backdrop of green rolling hills and woods. With three golf courses including the Pete Dye River Course along with tennis courts, fishing, marina, sports club, spa and miles of biking and hiking trails, Kingsmill is a good bet for those who want everything in their back yard. Condominiums and luxury singlefamily homes are located on the river, creeks, ponds and woods. The Golf Academy offers clinics, classes and schools as well as club fitting for juniors and adults. Kingsmill.com
NORTHEAST Upscale Living: Carnegie Abbey Club, near
Newport The Carnegie Abbey Club near Newport is blessed by a European Spa plus splendid seaside golf course designed by British architect, Donald Steel. Easily walk able, the course evokes Scotland with sod bunkers and native grasses along with spectacular views of Narragansett Bay. Golf-oriented buyers may choose a custom-designed Royal cottage in Carnegie Village; horse enthusiasts may buy near the Equestrian Center and The Newport Beach Club has a private beach and pool and for those who want to sail, fish and be near the water, there is the Yacht Club neighborhood. Carnegieabbeyclub.com Value Living: Village at Crystal Springs In the Sussex Skylands just 47 miles from Man-