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Inside the £1.75m Bolton mansion with its own SPA inside

'Your own spa day, every day'

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 21st April 2023

A stunning mansion in Bolton has been added to the market that’s so fancy, it has its own SPA inside.

The huge home in Lostock is priced at a cool £1.75m, which will get you six double bedrooms, a swimming pool, a snooker room, and loads more.

You’ll find Longwood House at the top of High Bank Lane, right off the Bolton Golf Club, with an interior that sprawls over 6000 square feet and a full plot of half an acre.

The massive house has been kitted out with all sorts of modern fixtures and design details, while retaining some original charm in details like its sweeping solid oak staircase and stone fireplaces.

But by far the most remarkable thing about this Lostock mansion is its spa facilities, which estate agent Miller Metcalfe says is like having ‘your own spa day, every day’.

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The leisure facilities here centre around a huge indoor swimming pool, heated to 31 degrees, with a separate waterfall feature and a hot tub.

Off there is a changing room, which could be made into a sauna.

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A spa-like hut in the garden of the mansion in Bolton
Snooker room
The spa-level swimming pool in the Bolton mansion
The spa-level swimming pool in the Bolton mansion
Outside space
Credit: Miller Metcalfe

The pool has been manufactured using Ozone technology, which takes away the need to use significant amounts of chemicals.

And then down in the huge private garden, there’s a summer house which looks like something that’s been lifted straight out of a country spa.

Planning permission’s been granted at the bottom of the garden for a home office with a gym area and storage.

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Back into the main house, and everything’s been decorated in modern grey shades and glossy marble.

There are three reception rooms – a formal lounge with a wood-burning stove, a kitchen area with a formal dining room off it, and another room that’s currently used as a snooker room with a bespoke bar.

Up on the first floor, there are six double bedrooms, two of which have en suites. The current owners have turned one of the bedrooms into a cinema room too.

Of the location, the estate agents said: “Although situated in a peaceful, private and tranquil setting, Longwood House is far from isolated. For keen golfers, the highly regarded Bolton Golf Club is within walking distance from the property.

“The world famous Bolton School is also less than five minutes from the property. For those that need to commute, there’s fantastic links to the local motorway network which offers routes to Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and beyond.

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“The motorway network can be accessed in less than ten minutes at Horwich. Middlebrook Retail Park offers an abundance of amenities such as supermarkets, shops, a cinema and host of places to dine. The West Pennine Moors offers plenty of outdoor pursuits with walks to Rivington Barn or Rivington Pike which is popular with dog walkers and ramblers alike.”

Longwood House, this huge mansion in Lostock in Bolton with its own spa, is currently on the market for £1.75m. You can find out more here.

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Featured image: Miller Metcalfe

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Inside the stunning £10m Cheshire mansion with an indoor pool and tennis court

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

An absolutely breathtaking Georgian mansion set among picturesque grounds is currently on the market in Cheshire.

The only thing is, you’ll just need the small matter of £10 million before you can call it yours.

Of course, it goes without saying that the vast majority of people reading this article won’t have £10 million just sitting in their bank account right now, and that properties of this size and stature are not the kind we’ll ever get to call home.

But, if like us, you’ve got no shame in admitting you love looking at houses you can’t afford in places you’ll probably never live, then allow us to introduce you to this absolute stunner.

Take a look inside Whirley Hall.

A stunning mansion with an indoor pool and a tennis court has gone on the market in Cheshire for £10 million / Credit: Jackson Stops

Located in Over Alderley – which is one of Cheshire‘s many affluent and sought-after villages, known for combining the best of rural living, while still being conveniently close to a wide range of amenities, excellent local schools, and transport links into Greater Manchester, the rest of the North West, and beyond – this eight-bedroom home has so much to offer prospective buyers.

Dating back to the 1670s, this four-storey former residence of the Birtles and Hibbert families is a beautifully-conceived Grade II-listed home set in what is arguably one of the area’s best locations.

Estate agents say this property is truly “exquisite”, not only for its Georgian architecture, but also for its contemporary leisure suite, five-acres of glorious gardens, two separate cottages, and further 56-acres of surrounding land.

“Countless” original features can be found inside the property.

The property has been renovated to the highest of standards throughout / Credit: Jackson Stops

All of the brickwork, windows, and fine plasterwork have been “meticulously restored” to complement the property’s striking interiors.

With a layout described as “inviting”, and the property completed to a “luxurious” material specification, the home is said to be a lesson in modern elegance, while still being the most relaxed and comfortable it could be, with all the natural light enhanced and living space utilised.

Some of the property’s stand-out features include a bespoke kitchen, four ensuite bedroom suites, each with their own dressing rooms, a state-of-the-art leisure suite with an indoor pool, spa, steam room, and gym, and its very-own tennis court set within the grounds.

With 56-acres of grounds, and its own tennis court, the outside is just as impressive as the inside / Credit: Jackson Stops

If the property wasn’t already impressive enough on the inside, its equally as impressive when you step outside too.

As well as the approximately five-acres of landscaped gardens, orchard, and a pond, and the approximately 56.29-acres of attached parkland, paddocks, woodland, and lakes, the property also has a steel-framed agricultural barn in its grounds, as well as a number of outbuildings – including a garden store and pottery studio.

The property also comes with an extensive driveway and covered parking for around four vehicles.

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Whirley Hall is currently on the market with the Alderley Edge branch of local estate agents, Jackson Stops, for a whopping £10 million (Offers in Excess of), and if you fancy taking a closer look, then you can contact the property company to arrange a viewing.

Or you could just take the cheaper route instead and have a nosey at the Rightmove link here.

Featured Image – Jackson Stops

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Major changes have been made to what Greater Manchester households can recycle

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Major changes have been made to what households across Greater Manchester can now stick into their recycling bins.

In case you weren’t aware, this week is National Recycling Week, which is a national effort focused on rescuing items that can be recycled, and in a bid to properly mark the occasion, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced that residents across the region will now be able to recycle a wider range of plastic items in their household mixed recycling bin.

This is all thanks to upgrades in Greater Manchester’s recycling facilities, and to the recent contract extension with SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK.

From this week, plastic pots and tubs used for things like yoghurt, soup, cosmetics, butter, and laundry powder, plastic trays containing raw and cooked meat, and plastic fruit and veg punnets, can now all be put in the mixed recycling bin.

These can now all join items like plastic bottles, glass jars, food tins and drinks cans, aerosols, and foil for the first time.

Despite these recent facilities upgrades, plastic films like crisp packets, pet food pouches, and carrier bags, still cannot be recycled in our region.

For now, you can just can throw plastic films into your household bin, where they’ll be burned to generate electricity for the region, however, GMCA has assured residents that it is planning to collect these types of plastic for recycling “in the future”.

“These upgrades will keep up our momentum on recycling,” explained Cllr Tom Ross, who is the Portfolio Lead for Waste and Recycling at GMCA.

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“It’ll give us time to build our new, cutting-edge materials recovery centre in Manchester while supporting residents to recycle more easily.”

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