Home bars and pubs are highly coveted around the UK, possibly more so now than ever, following months of lockdowns and pub closures. Having a bar at home can bring British culture into your home and a place to escape and enjoy yourself. We reveal unique properties with custom pubs and bars to entertain family and friends after lockdown.

1. Buxton, Derbyshire, 6 bedrooms

This spacious family home has it all, situated close to schools, churches, restaurants, shops and leisure facilities, not to mention, it has its very own bar in the basement. This stone-built property has been designed with entertaining in mind and has been tastefully decorated to provide a bright, colourful and modern interior. There is a sociable-sized living room with a log burner and beautiful bay window, a large family dining room with an open fire and sash window and a kitchen with direct access to the garage and private courtyard.

2. Southfleet, Kent, 6 bedrooms

This modern country house was meticulously designed and built to a high specification throughout. Positioned in a prime village position, this substantial property offers six bedroom-suites, multiple reception rooms for entertaining, a well-appointed bespoke kitchen, a separate self-contained summerhouse, a swimming pool and equestrian facilities. A notable feature of the home is the vast games room with a built-in working bar.

3. Warlingham, Surrey, 5 bedrooms

This beautifully presented family home boasts stunning interior design throughout, having undergone extensive modernisation to create this fantastic family home. There is a beautiful bespoke kitchen with an extensive range of integral appliances and bi-folding doors to the garden, while the bedrooms all benefit from en-suite bath or shower rooms. With a swimming pool, a separate home gym with facilities and a fitted bar, this home suits all your needs for leisure. 

4. Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, 5 bedrooms

The Paddocks is a stately home for the 21st Century, a property of palatial proportions with land and leisure facilities beyond a buyer's wildest dreams. Amid a private estate of 42 acres of land are fenced paddocks, a tennis court, a pergola with a hot tub, landscaped gardens, an outdoor assault course, mature woodland, a lake and extensive lawns suitable for helicopter landings. Indoors, you will find a 26ft swimming pool, a gym, and a games rooms with a full size bar.

5. Darrington, West Yorkshire, 6 bedrooms

This magnificent home is a true one-off, individually designed and built 25 years ago with entertaining and premium family living in mind. Meridian House was built in the grounds of a former farmhouse and today benefits from six bedrooms, a stunning open-plan kitchen, dining room and separate utility room, an office, a separate annexe and private gardens. When it is time for fun, there is an entertaining bar room, a cinema room and an unfinished swimming pool room. 

6. Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, 5 bedrooms

This modern mansion is situated in one of the North East’s most prestigious addresses, benefitting from a rural life in Wynyard with excellent access into the urban centres of Middlesbrough, Durham and Sunderland. Inside, the five-bedroom home enjoys unique and eminently versatile accommodation with vaulted ceilings, bespoke fitted units, a galleried landing, balconies and quality fixtures and fittings. For entertainment and leisure, there is a gym, a music area, and a games room with a bar.

7. Buxton, Derbyshire, 9 bedrooms

Priestcliffe House comprises a Victorian nine-bedroom residential dwelling, which dates back circa 150 years and has been extensively renovated by the current owners, with elegant design features creating a beautiful, stylish, modern property. The home has the added benefit of a vaulted cellar which is now a fabulous games room, complete with a pool table, hockey table, Space Invaders, a dart board and plenty of seating areas. Set within a large south facing garden, there is also the added benefit of a three-bedroom annexe. 

8. Towcester, Northamptonshire, 5 bedrooms

The Old Dairy is a 19th-century barn conversion set within 6.5 acres of land in the highly sought-after village of Stoke Bruerne, which has been named one of the top five most beautiful villages in Northamptonshire. The five-bedroom home has been recently renovated to suit all lifestyles, boasting equestrian facilities, including multiple stables, tack rooms and paddocks, a home gym, a bar, and an outdoor dining room.

9. Boston, Lincolnshire, 5 bedrooms

Hosting the party outside is this distinctive five-bedroom country residence with a secluded garden, a large outdoor heated swimming pool, a pool room and a superb outdoor entertaining area with a kitchen, BBQ and bar area. The property also benefits from four elegant, Victorian-style reception rooms, a spacious kitchen, a sauna with a shower adjacent, a workshop, and parking for numerous vehicles. 

10. Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, 4 bedrooms

This beautifully designed modern four-bedroom house has immaculate interiors and a fabulous entertaining area with a fitted bar, games area and bi-folding doors leading out to the terrace and beautifully landscaped garden. This wonderful family home is in a great location, close to Ofsted ‘Outstanding’-rated schools, shops, restaurants, a railway station providing easy access to London and Birmingham, a wonderful nature reserve and countryside walks.

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