A new pool is the centrepiece of this Bedfordshire home's outdoor entertaining area. Photo: Fitzjohn Estates
If you love nothing better than a relaxing swim, why wait until you go on holiday? You could take the plunge and move to a home with its own indoor or outdoor pool, where you’ll be able to take a dip as often as you want.
We’ve dived into the latest listings and found a selection that might inspire you to splash out.
1. Shard Place, London SE1, from £700pw
Enjoy the high life in this city sky pool. Photo: Nick Rochowski Photography
Located next to the Shard, the country’s tallest building, this development lays claim to London’s highest rooftop pool at 100 metres above the ground.
All 176 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are available to rent, and come furnished and adorned with curated artworks.
A 24/7 concierge, residents’ lounge, cinema, a wellness suite, orangery and library are among the other amenities. Visit shardplace.com.
2. Blairgowrie, Scotland, offers over £750,000
The weather won't interfere with swimming sessions here. Photo: Galbraith
This heated pool occupies the east wing of B-listed Keillor House, a character-filled country house about 12 miles from Dundee.
Fully refurbished by the current owners, the property has five bedrooms, a drawing room, dining room, library, over nine acres of gardens and grounds and a separate two-bedroom cottage. By Galbraith.
This heavenly pool is in a converted chapel. Photo: Fine & Country
With 3,500 square feet of living space including four bedrooms, a huge kitchen and open plan living and sitting room, this contemporary townhouse is largest of eight in in a converted monastery.
They share 80 acres of land, a concierge, tennis court, fishing rights over the River Avon and a magnificent indoor swimming pool. This is housed in the former chapel, and the high altar is now a hot tub, steam room and sauna. Contact Fine & Country.
4. Catherington, Hampshire, £1.85m
The secluded pool is surrounded by trees and shrubs. Photo: Winkworth
A Grade II-listed six-bedroom farmhouse and an attached one-bedroom cottage, incorporating original details such as sash windows, shutters and wooden floorboards. There’s a bay-windowed dining room, a vaulted kitchen/breakfast room and a heated outdoor pool.
Enclosed by a picket fence and surrounded by greenery, the pool blends in beautifully with the surroundings. Via Winkworth.
5. Wraysbury, Berkshire, £2.1m
This riverside house is geared up for boating and paddleboarding as well as swimming. Photo: Stowhill Estates
Water babies will find it hard to resist this contemporary four-bedroom house as it’s right on the Thames. Along with a private 75-foot mooring and slipway, it has a pool with a swim jet, and an outdoor kitchen, summer house and pergola to make the most of the location.
Full width bifold doors open out to the garden and river, and Windsor Castle can be spotted from the main bedroom suite. From Stowhill Estates.
An enclosure makes this pool suitable for all-year-round use. Photo: Anderson Rose
An enclosed heated outdoor pool is one of many standout features in this spacious and versatile family home.
Inside, a double reception and TV room flows into the extended full-width kitchen overlooking the garden and pool, and four bedrooms and three bathrooms are on the first floor. The second floor is set up as a playroom and the garage has been converted into a studio flat. Find out more from Anderson Rose.
7. Yielden, Bedfordshire, £2.75m
There's no better place to while away a hot summer's day. Photo: Fitzjohn Estates
Following extensive refurbishment, Grade II listed The Old Rectory is in immaculate condition throughout. It has six big bedrooms, six reception rooms and 10 acres including beautifully manicured gardens.
A new orangery gazes over the outdoor entertaining area, incorporating a recently installed heated swimming pool and a custom-built pergola with adjustable shading. Contact Fitzjohn Estates.
Embrace the outdoor life in this gorgeous pool. Photo: Phil Jackson
Glendon, a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion, is currently arranged as an eight-bedroom main house and three self-contained flats, boasting period features like sash windows, cornicing and fireplaces along with 20 acres of land.
A heated pool and wide sun deck are accessed via stone steps leading down from the raised patio next to the house. From Strutt and Parker.
9. Knightsbridge, London SW7, £13.95m
Believe it or not, this pool turns into a dance floor. Photo: Alex Winship
No expense was spared in updating this grand 19th century townhouse. Spanning seven storeys, it has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a reception room, library and a landscaped garden.
The lower two floors are dedicated to wellness and entertaining, with a gym, spa and steam room, a cinema and a swimming pool that transforms into a dance floor complete with glitter balls above. Through United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Reality.
Every inch of the development is beautifully designed. Photo: The One Atelier
Fashion house Dolce&Gabbana has branched out into high-end residences with top-notch amenities and its first in Europe lie on Marbella’s golden mile. Currently available off-plan, the apartments are spread over five buildings and finished in the design duo’s signature style.
The most premium of all is this penthouse, featuring 8,600 square feet of interior space and a massive terrace with a sunken seating area and infinity pool. From The One Atelier.
11. Esporles, Mallorca, €24m (£20.2m)
There are beautiful views from every angle. Photo: Engel & Völkers
Savour the views of the Tramuntana mountains while cooling off in the pool of this country estate, just 20 minutes from Palma airport.
It comprises three fully renovated stone houses plus staff accommodation — totalling 14 bedrooms — with huge windows and adjacent terraces maximising the vistas and bringing nature indoors. Contact Engel & Völkers.
