Day Seventeen: If I win the lottery....

I never play the Lottery, so the likelihood of me ever winning the jackpot is, well, just about as likely as anyone who actually does play the lottery. Let's just say, it's not going to happen. But. If it did..... It's nice sometimes, isn't it, to spend some time daydreaming about what your life would be like if you were ever to win some big money. We used to talk about it at work all the time (particularly if we were having a bad day) - "If I win £15million, I'll share it out and none of us need ever come to work again." That sort of thing.

So the other day for our Fifty Things, Tom and I indulged in a little daydreaming, of the property type (I recently discovered that there is now a term called 'property porn' - I wonder if this is it?) We each had five minutes, and in those five minutes we had to find, on rightmove.com, the best house we could. We were to consider facilities and features (both indoor and out), location, and style. Obviously, money was no object.

I started by thinking of somewhere which is probably quite pricey, but that is also near the coast (that's why I ruled out London straight away); I went for Kent. This yielded no properties sufficient for my excessive tastes, so if you're looking for a £5million+ property to move into, I can save you some time and tell you to give Kent a miss. I moved onto Brighton - hip & happening, lots of wealth, and, of course, a beach. But I found that the majority of the houses were far too modern for my traditional tastes, and so again I rejected that and searched elsewhere. My time was running out.

Next I chose the Cotswolds - beautiful scenery, close to lots of lovely places like Bath and Cheltenham, and near enough to the south coast. Also, I knew there were plenty of wealthy, quaint little villages sure to be hiding (or flaunting) millionaires' mansions galore. And I wasn't disappointed. Here's what I chose:



Isn't she beautiful? You can see the whole listing here, but to whet your appetite, and to show you why I chose this place, here are some more photos:

          


"Dowdeswell House has been transformed by the current owners with cutting edge interiors, wonderful views, an infinity swimming pool, Tennis court and Sauna....dates back to the early 17th Century...Grade II Listed and includes a range of useful outbuildings...Georgian façade faces south west and is covered in wisteria..."

A snip, at only £5,500,000!

Tom chose this place, coming in at a whopping £8,000,000:



          

In case you couldn't tell, that last photo is a cricket ground, which explains why Tom went for this particular house (up until that photo I had been impressed and surprised by his charming, rustic, attractive choice).

I think you'll agree that both properties are quite nice, and really I would be happy enough living in either of them. Or the shed in the grounds of either of them.