Is your house guest-ready? If you’re taking a critical look at your space ahead of hosting the festivities, you’re not alone.
Many people will need to think creatively, moving furniture around and improvising, because not everybody has a dining table ready to seat 18, or eight – or even four. Add a Christmas tree and a mountain of presents to the mix, plus last-minute guests, babies and dogs – and it can all be a bit of a squash and a squeeze. And where will everyone sleep? So here are five Christmas-ready homes on the current market to fuel your festive fantasies.
1. Fulham
This fantastic Fulham house has been extended to the side return to create a large kitchen diner at the back, with stylish sliding doors leading to a paved patio garden. There’s ample space for a large dining table in the kitchen, while the separate front reception is spacious enough to host a cocktail party or a large family movie night. The house, in Bloom Park Road SW6, has three bedrooms and is priced at £1.65m with Winkworth Fulham 020 7731 3388.
2. Suffolk
There are no concerns about space in this dreamy Suffolk farmhouse in Long Melford. Not only are there six bedrooms in the main 15th-century building, but there’s a separate guest apartment plus two additional holiday-let cottages on the plot with its vast mature garden. Granted, it needs some work, but with lots of period features and high ceilings, Christmas 2023 could be fabulous here. It’s on the market with Winkworth Long Melford 01787 326740 for £1.6m.
3. Worthing
Fresh from an extensive three-year refurbishment is this stunning Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Worthing’s Ambrose Terrace. Originally two houses but knocked into one many years ago, this is a larger than average house in its terrace, with five bedrooms, three receptions, a cinema room and a vast kitchen diner, plus a huge garden. Behind the period facade lie modern interiors with lots of glass and high specification fittings. It’s priced at £1.6m with Winkworth Worthing 01903 216219.
4. Winchester
This grand detached house in Winchester has a fabulous triple aspect dining room that’s ideal for entertaining. The house also has three reception rooms, four bedrooms, a large garden and off-street parking. It’s handy for Winchester station and there are good local schools, making it a house that’s winning far beyond Christmas. But hosting festivities here would definitely be fun. It’s for sale with Winkworth Winchester 01962 866777 for £1.25m.
5. Devon
In Devon, this Edwardian house has lots to offer. With six bedrooms and lots of ground floor entertaining space, it has an aga in the kitchen and solar panels on the roof. There’s lots of natural light and a spacious feel, plus an attractive garden and a great location. The house in Velwell Road, Exeter, is marketed by Winkworth Exter 01392 271177 at £795,000.
