The perfect pool for summer at this Grade II-listed dream home in Dorset
The beautiful swimming pool is just the start at this gorgeous village home.
That pool. How can you resist?
Clearly, it would be madness to buy a house just because of the swimming pool... but if ever you were to do so, it'd most likely be a house like Glendon, a Grade II-listed Georgian home. Here, the pool looks like it's stepped out of a film. If ever there were to be a re-make of The Graduate set in Dorset, Glendon — for sale at the moment at £4.95 million — is where it should be filmed.
Glendon itself looks every inch the classic 18th century home as you approach it — bit the subtle white rendered elevations of the house give no warning of the mass of vibrant colours inside.
You'll find greens mixed with yellows of various hues within the three grand reception rooms, not least the eye-catching formal dining room.
You'll also find more flashes of bold colour throughout. Here you'll see a red carpet, there a golden hallway, and in one of the bedrooms a pair of chairs covered in eye-popping day-glo floral fabrics. These interiors are full of fun and panache.
It's not just those design choices which catch the eye, however: period details also vie for attention, including ornate chandeliers, ceiling roses, cornicing and original fireplaces. And the curving staircase in the main hall is exquisite.
As well as the eight bedrooms in the main house, there are five more spread across the three self-contained apartments, two in the eastern wing of the house and one on the second floor.
The kitchen, with bespoke wooden cabinetry, has French doors and bifolds that open out onto the grounds, as well as being a place where chandelier, Aga and wine fridge come together.
Here, as well as the aforementioned pool, you'll find formal gardens, terrace areas, pristine lawns and border hedgerows, all of which make up part of the 20¼ acres of land that accompany this property.
The rest consists of rolling parkland and paddocks and there are loose boxes to keep horses snug and dry in the winter.
The location, the town of Corfe Mullen, is within easy reach of Wimborne, Poole and Bournemouth.
Glendon is for sale through Strutt & Parker at £4.95 million — see more details.
