Swan Lake, Mill Lane, Virginia Water, Surrey, SL5 7RU, United Kingdom

Once part of the Royal Estate and used as a 19th-century hunting lodge for the Royal Family, the property today combines history with contemporary grandeur, from Italian marble floors and sweeping staircases to an entire leisure wing with an indoor pool, sauna and steam room.

The house unfolds through an impressive entrance hall and galleried reception hall that introduce the home’s scale and symmetry. A series of elegant rooms flow from here: a dual-aspect drawing room with open fireplace, a ...