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Where to buy for wild swimming, rowing and fishing on your doorstep

Having a home near the water has always been important to Ben Hunt-Davis. The Olympic rowing champion, who won gold at Sydney in 2000, currently lives in a five-bedroom apartment moments from the Thames in Barnes, south-west London, with his wife, Isabella, teenage daughters, Sofia and Julia, and younger son, Luca.

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Looking for a house in the UK from which you can swim, row and even fish?

Well, look no further than Thames in Barnes, south-west London, where the Olympic rowing champion, Ben Hunt-Davis lives with his family for year-round access to the water.

Sharing his insights into the area, Black Brick partner Caspar Harvard-Walls commented on the region’s buying prospects in a new piece for The Telegraph this week:

“The river was a very undeveloped area and there was a lot of land available to build on,” he said. “And there is something iconic about living over the Thames.”

Read the full article here.