Wimbledon is back, which means that former professional player and six-time major semi-finalist Tim Henman has returned to the BBC to offer expert commentary and analysis on the action unfolding at the All England Club.
The 50-year-old has more than enough credentials to his name. At the height of his playing career in the late 1990s, he became the British No. 1 player and reached a world ranking of No. 4 between 2002 and 2004.
When not reporting from the BBC commentator's box at SW19, however, Tim can be found at home with his wife of 25 years, Lucy Heald, and their grown-up daughters, Rosie, 21, Olivia, 19, and Grace, 16.
From the mid-2000s up until very recently, the family of five were living at a stunning manor house in Aston Tirrold, a sleepy but beautiful village parish close to Didcot.
© Jean CatuffeFind out more about the home and Tim's ultra-private countryside living with his family.
Country home
Tim and his family moved to Oxfordshire in 2004 to live in a breathtaking 17th-century Grade II-listed property named Aston Tirrold Manor.
However, in 2022, the house was put on the market for £6.5 million, indicating that the family were planning to move. A listing later posted on Right Move revealed that the property had been sold for a lower price of £4.5 million.
Tim's impressive former home sits on five acres of land and boasts an outdoor pool, stables and paddocks.
© Channel 4's Britain’s Most Expensive HousesThe enormous property also has an outhouse which the family used as a guest lodge, perhaps when friends and family came to stay, as well as beautiful gardens, a never-ending lawn and, unsurprisingly, a tennis court just a few steps away from the main house.
In the main house, there are eight bedrooms and a top floor so big it could serve as its own individual apartment, which no doubt gave Tim and Lucy plenty of space to raise their three daughters over the years!
The interiors of the home are kept traditional, with patterned wallpapers, large Persian rugs and a wooden dining table. There are also plenty of reception rooms and a drawing room for the family to relax and watch television.
© Alamy Stock PhotoAt the back of the house, the family placed a large, orangery-style conservatory leading out onto the generously sized lawn.
The kitchen is beautifully designed with lots of windows for natural daylight, as well as large hanging light fittings from the ceiling, an island at the centre of the room, and a traditional AGA oven.
In an article for the Evening Standard in 2021, Tim explained how they used to live in South West London, no doubt due to its proximity to the AELTC, but moved away from the capital towards the end of his professional playing career.
© Alamy"We used to live in Barnes, but we moved out [to Oxford] in 2004. We've got horses, dogs and cats, so you could call it a zoo."
The former player also clarified their second property: "We still have a place in Barnes where I stay during Wimbledon."
