A luxury five-bedroom country manor with its own tennis court and plans for a cricket pitch and pavilion has gone on the market for £3.95million.
The new owner will get a lot of bang for their buck as the hefty price tag also includes a cinema room, wine cellar, and an impressive hedge maze in the 54 acres of land.
Hay Carr, in the hamlet of Bay Horse, near Lancaster, in Lancashire, is now on the market with estate agent Strutt & Parker.
Luxury home Hay Carr, in the hamlet of Bay Horse, near Lancaster, in Lancashire, is up for sale for £3.95million
The country manor comes with its own tennis court and plans for a cricket pitch and pavilion. Above: The beautiful library in the manor, which leads on to an ‘outstanding’ orangery, according to estate agent Strutt and Parker
Hay Carr was built in 1750 by agricultural pioneer Thomas Lamb and had additions made 100 years later
The kitchen is an ideal entertaining space in the home, which was once part of a much larger estate owned by the Sandeman family, who were famous port and sherry makers
The master bedroom’s en suite bathroom is just one of four other en suites in the other bedrooms
The present owners have carried out a renovation programme which includes new solid oak flooring, re-wiring and plumbing, installation of a ground source heat pump and construction of a palm house and library
The outgoing owners are cricket lovers and successfully submitted a planning application for a pitch and pavilion with the local authority in 2010.
This will have to be reapplied for now as permission expires after three years if work is not started.
Hay Carr was built in 1750 by agricultural pioneer Thomas Lamb and had additions made 100 years later. It was once part of a much larger estate owned by the Sandeman family, famous port and sherry makers.
The owners have carried out a renovation programme which includes new solid oak flooring, re-wiring and plumbing, installation of a ground source heat pump and construction of a palm house and library which are connected to the main property by a modern glass walkway.
The property has 8,716 sq ft of accommodation in the main house, with numerous additional buildings.
It has a large reception hall, sitting room, dining room, drawing room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, wine cellar and tasting room, orangery, library, palm house, cinema and five en suite bedrooms.
It has a Sonos audio system throughout the entire property, which includes invisible speakers in the reception hall and drawing room, and there is also a CCTV and alarm system.
The vast array of luxuries in Hay Carr includes a cinema room, shown above, and a Sonos audio system throughout the house featuring invisible speakers in the reception hall and drawing room. There is also a CCTV and alarm system to ward off thieves
Fruitful endeavour: There is also a magnificent wine store and tasting room which opens off the reception hall
The floor landing is accessed via a superb cantilevered staircase and is beautifully lit from the double height tower windows
As well as the sitting room, shown above, there is a dining room, drawing room and study
The front door opens into a welcoming reception hall featuring a beautiful fireplace and solid oak floor
The enormous dining room can accommodate large groups of friends and family
The previous owners had the above plans for a cricket pavilion approved in 2010
The pavilion, near the existing stable block, would be used by family and friends with a viewing room for the cricket pitch, which is also yet to be built, and the existing tennis court. The plans included the provision of new parking spaces. Architects JMP said their clients’ intention was to use the cricket pitch for livestock during the winter months
There is also a detached two-bedroom gate lodge at the entrance to the property, which is currently occupied by the housekeeper, and a two-bedroom cottage with its own garden next to the canal.
The house sits in the heart of its extensive land and is approached down a long avenue driveway and over a pretty Grade II listed bridge.
In the grounds there is a magnificent summer house, walled rose garden, kitchen garden and greenhouse, an orchard, the yew maze, all-weather tennis court and an attractive lake with a boathouse.
There is also a stable yard and outbuildings, including a large car or entertainment barn.
The previous owners got planning permission to build a cricket pavilion behind the stable block and next to the tennis court.
They said it would be used by family and friends as a changing room and viewing room for the cricket pitch and tennis court.
The application also said the field/pitch would be used for livestock in the winter months.
In the grounds there is a magnificent summer house, walled rose garden, kitchen garden and greenhouse, an orchard, the yew maze and an attractive lake with a boathouse
There is also a detached two-bedroom gate lodge at the property’s entrance and a the two-bedroom Hay Cottage, which sits in a beautiful spot next to the canal
The house is approached down a long avenue driveway and over a pretty Grade II listed bridge
The previous owners got planning permission to build a cricket pavilion behind the stable block and next to the tennis court
The glazed walkway provides access to the main library which in turn opens to a magnificent palm house
Luke Morgan, from Strutt & Parker, said: ‘Hay Carr is a very attractive house, it has beautiful gardens, cottages, lakes. If you look at what a country house has, this has it all.
‘It has got a presence about it that makes you stand back and think wow. This is the dream ticket.
‘The house doesn’t need anything doing to it, it’s all ready to go and move into straight away.
‘It’s in that northern belt with access to Preston, Liverpool and Manchester and will appeal to local, national and international buyers looking to move north. Someone wealthy that wants a proper house near good schools for their children, with business interests in the north.
‘It is a smaller marketplace up north – if it was in the Cotswolds people would ask twice as much money and it would go within the week.’
The floor plan of the property’s other buildings, including stables and a garage, show its extensive footprint