Off to the races

Get as close to the finish line as possible with these properties near racecourses

West Sussex, £1.395 million

At the foot of the South Downs in just under 14 acres of gardens, paddock and woodland, charming Woodmans has four bedrooms and, outside, there’s a chalet suitable for conversion to additional accommodation, stables, a hay store, tractor shed and numerous other outbuildings. It’s between the picturesque village of Washington and the larger Storrington, close to the Chanctonbury and Cissbury Rings; Goodwood Racecourse is a 15-minute drive away. GL Property (01903 742354)

Berkshire, £5 million

Grade Ii-listed Georgian The Vale in Winkfield—within easy reach of Ascot and Windsor racecourses, as well as the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and Guards Polo—has seven bedrooms, a pool, tennis court, a separate guest flat and nearly three acres of beautiful gardens. Knight Frank (01344 989784)

Gloucestershire, £995,000

One in a series of three cutting-edge, eco-friendly homes, Pheasants Keep, in the village of Birdlip, within the Cotswold AONB and a 20-minute drive from Cheltenham Racecourse, is clad in larch wood with a sedum roof. There are five bedrooms, the dining room has a vaulted ceiling and full-length sliding windows and the south-facing landscaped garden enjoys far-reaching views over open fields. Jackson-stops & Staff (01285 653334)

Northumberland, £995,000

Only 12 miles from Hexham Racecourse and its pretty market town, The Dene, a Victorian property in the village of Stocksfield, close to the River Tyne, is surrounded by a 1.2-acre garden. It has six bedrooms and an orangery. Sanderson Young (0191–223 3500)

Shropshire, £950,000

Dating to 1658, The Old School, Munslow, in the heart of the Shropshire Hills AONB, was converted to residential use in the 1980s and has been substantially renovated again since then. With six bedrooms, a minstrels’ gallery and a library in the converted loft, it’s only a few miles from Ludlow Racecourse. Nock Deighton (01584 875555)