Voltaire
The house is spread over two floors: the open-plan living room, kitchen and dining room are on the ground floor, alongside the spa and bedrooms 5 and 6. Bedrooms 1, 2, 3 and 4 are on the first floor, with a hallway gallery overlooking the living room.
Interior
BedroomsThere are six double bedrooms, with wood flooring, and aubergine and violet colour schemes.
Bedroom 1: Master bedroom – the largest double at the end of the first floor passage, with an en-suite bathroom.
Bedroom 2: Slightly larger first-floor double by the gallery, with an en-suite bathroom.
Bedroom 3: First floor double, with over-bed skylight and en-suite bathroom.
Bedroom 4: First floor double, with en-suite shower room.
Bedroom 5: Large ground floor double at the end of the passage, with en-suite bathroom.
Bedroom 6: Large ground floor double to the side of the living room, with en-suite bathroom.
KitchenFully equipped with double oven and electric hobs, microwave, dishwasher, two fridges and freezer. The kitchen is pre-stocked with tea, coffee, sugar and milk, together with a clotted-cream tea ready for your arrival. Feel free to pre-order a supermarket delivery, otherwise the house can arrange for the fridge to be filled with all your favourite things. For self-catering supplies, see our ‘Services’ section.
Living roomAn aubergine-colour-scheme dream that includes a 42-inch TV with Sky+, DVD and CD system. An enormous remote-controlled ribbon fireplace provides a roaring winter fire, while a spotlit gallery to the bedrooms and a double-height ceiling with skylights stretches above soft brown and taupe daybeds, and sofas adorned with silk sleep-inducing cushions.
Dining roomComfortable cream chairs huddle around a huge dining table for 12 in the open-plan living room. Doors open onto a spotlit gravel courtyard, with its lush backdrop of rolling green hills.
OtherNext to the kitchen, your private spa with indoor swimming pool awaits. As there’s no other guests to share – or be forced to play nicely with – this is your own exclusive pool, sauna, steam room and gym. There are even two professional treatment rooms, should you wish to book massages or other therapy treats. There’s also a games room upstairs, with a pool table that can cheekily transform into a roulette game.
Outdoor
GardensAcres of rolling green fields envelop you, while your landscaped courtyard boasts a dining table for 12, fire pit and cedar hot tub that’s just waiting to be jumped into. A raised lawn area just above is the ideal spot for a marquee.
ParkingThere is ample parking for plenty of cars.
OtherAsk if you can go and say hello to the 11 horses in the stables behind the property.