With weeks of school holidays stretching ahead, a swimming pool in the garden could come in handy.

Pimm Farm in West Oxfordshire has a forty-foot pool plus tennis court, stables, ponds and paddocks in its 14-acre grounds.

The 16th-century farmhouse, in Stanton Harcourt, is ranged over three floors and includes a vaulted drawing room with exposed beams, open fireplace and French doors to the garden. There is also a family room, dining room with inglenook fireplace and window seats, sitting room, study and kitchen/breakfast room with an Aga On the first floor a galleried landing leads to two family bathrooms and six bedrooms, including a master with an ensuite bathroom and dressing room and there are two more bedrooms above.

The gardens include a vegetable plot, lawns and triple garage and the stable block features five loose boxes and a tackroom.

Southmoor Farm House in Southmoor is another property with an outdoor swimming pool plus a separate jacuzzi and pool house.

The 18th-century, Grade-II listed property includes a family room, dining room, library, conservatory and ground-floor guest suite plus another five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Other highlights include a double garage, stable and stone barn which agents say could be converted to provide extra living space, subject to planning permission.

Pimm Farm in Stanton Harcourt is on the market for £1.85m. For more information, contact agents John D Wood on 01865 311522 or visit johndwood.co.uk Southmoor Farm House is on the market for £1.65m. For more information, contact agents Hamptons on 01865 512332 or visit hamptons.co.uk