Inside Olympic gold medallist's stunning country estate on market for £3.5m

An Olympic gold medallist is selling his gorgeous country estate which boasts a huge 30 acres of land for £3.5 million. Sailing Olympian Ben Ainslie is said to be giving up his stunning Grade II listed home named Woodlands Vale in a bid to pursue his dream of winning the sport's most prestigious competition.

The nine-bedroom Victorian mansion on the Isle of Wight was originally put on the market for £4.5m, but is now up for sale for £3,495,00. Inside, the impressive property features a billiard room, heated swimming pool, a private path down to a beach and spans 13,000 sq ft of living space.

The five-times gold medallist, 47, put his family home on the market as he was not spending enough time there while he chases Britain's first ever America's Cup victory.

READ MORE: Amazing nine-bed house on sale for £4.5m has its very own indoor slide

Team Ineos Britannia led by Ainslie is currently battling the Italian Lunna Rossa Prada Pirellli team in Barcelona for a place in the final against New Zealand.

The teams are currently neck and neck with four race wins each, the first to get seven wins secures the right to challenge Emirates Team New Zealand.

Ainslie has lived at the 'imposing and architecturally significant' home with his family since 2016 and has been a regular sailor in Cowes. He is a member of the local Sea View Yacht Club.

His wife Georgie Thompson previously said the couple were having to sell up as his sailing commitments meant they were not spending much time at the property.

Winkworth estate agents said on their listing: "Woodlands Vale is an impressive, imposing and architecturally significant Grade II listed country home."

Queen Victoria was a frequent visitor of the coastal property as she was friends with its designer Crimean War veteran Lord Calthorpe.

Ainslie's Ineos Britannia team is attempting to become the first British crew to win the America's Cup since the competition began in 1851.