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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Click or swipe through the gallery below to see the spa inside this Bolton mansion
A spa-like hut in the garden of the mansion in BoltonSnooker roomThe spa-level swimming pool in the Bolton mansionOutside spaceCredit: 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.
This unassuming house in Altrincham has a hidden hillside Hobbit house in the garden
Daisy Jackson
From this outside, this home in Altrincham looks pretty normal – at street-level it just looks like your standard suburban dormer bungalow, albeit with some fairly stunning architecture.
But head around to the back garden, and there’s a surprise in store, for included in its £4.5m price tag is an actual Hobbit house, buried into the hillside.
The adorable addition comes complete with round wooden door, stone walls, and a tiny bench outside.
It appears that the current owners are using it as a cosy den or office space.
That’s not all in that massive one-acre garden either – there’s also a safari-style tree hut wedged up on stilts, accessed up a wooden spiral staircase from a decked area.
Then you get to the rest of the house in Trafford, which is way, way bigger than it looks from the front.
Inside the main building, there are six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and two reception rooms, plus all manner of luxury touches like dressing rooms, en suites and a utility room.
The rear of the Altrincham home with its own Hobbit house. Credit: Savills KnutsfordThe actual Hobbit house. Credit: Savills KnutsfordAn African treehouse on stilts in the garden. Credit: Savills KnutsfordThe pool. Credit: Savills Knutsford
The lounge is a striking focal point, built into a round extension with floor-to-ceiling windows soaking in the views of the lush gardens.
There’s also a sitting room with a pitched roof and oak beams, which, again, feels like it’s been lifted straight out of Hobbiton (though thankfully built for taller humans).
Oh, did I mention it has a pool, too?
The cosy sitting room. Credit: Savills KnutsfordThe grand lounge with huge windows. Credit: Savills KnutsfordThe sauna. Credit: Savills KnutsfordViews from a bedroom. Credit: Savills Knutsford
There’s a whole spa building, with an indoor pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and gymnasium/office area, with bi-fold doors opening onto the gardens and barbecue area.
It’s up for sale at £4.5m with Savills in Knutsford, who say: “This fabulous family home is situated in a desirable pocket of Bowdon in an extremely private and secure position.
“The gardens are private and extensive, extending to one acre.”
Property agent Jamie Carter added: “This really is a unique and fantastic family home. I love that there is a real life Hobbit house in the garden.”
Plans to demolish Premier Inn and replace it with 38-storey student skyscraper approved
Daisy Jackson
Plans to build a huge skyscraper of student accommodation have been approved, with the existing Deansgate Locks Premier Inn on the site demolished.
The plans were first submitted in November 2022, replacing the hotel on Medlock Street with a 38-storey building that will provide rooms for 1014 students.
Also in the plans is a 13-storey office building, providing 36,000 sq m of Grade A office space.
The proposal includes a new piece of artwork which is nine storeys tall, the artist behind which will be chosen through a competition.
Whitbread, the company behind Premier Inn Hotels, is working with property developers Dominvs Group on the huge development.
They say they also plan to include three new public spaces – ‘The Wood’, which will resemble native UK woodland; ‘Rain Garden’, which will manage rain in a ‘playful and sustainable way’; and ‘Edge Street’, which will be a new green street with trees and ornamental plants.
They say: “Whitbread and Dominvs Group are bringing forward proposal at One Medlock Street that will contribute to the ongoing transformation at First Street, supporting a vibrant growing community, making an attractive and sustainable setting for work, living and study.
“At street level the scheme opens the site up, creating activity to enhance the pedestrian experience through a series of high-quality street and a new public realm.
“The proposed scheme is a mixed-use, office and purpose-build student accommodation scheme.
“As part of the current proposals, the Premier Inn building would be demolished and redeveloped.”
Daisy Jackson -
21st April 2023 
