Uri Geller's Thames-side mansion where he hosted Michael Jackson as his best man has price slashed by £10.5MILLION after a decade on the market

Daily Mail​

21-07-2025

The Thames-side mansion belonging to illusionist Uri Geller is up for auction with a guide price of less than a third of its original valuation.
Sonning Court, near plush Henley-on-Thames, has had its asking price slashed by £10.5million since it first went on the market in 2015.
The home, where Geller renewed his vows in 2001 with pop icon Michael Jackson as his best man, is now expected to fetch £4.5million.
The TV mystic first put the mansion on the market for £15m in 2015 when he decided to move back to his native Israel - but failed to attract any buyers.
Instead the 77-year-old spoon-bender rented out the property until the end of 2022.
In March 2023 another attempt was made to try and secure a permanent sale with the house listed at £7.95million, dropped to £7.5million a year later.
Sonning Court is now set to be auctioned by Savills on July 22, with the self-proclaimed psychic hoping to finally wash his hands of the home.
Inspired by the White House, the stunning riverside home has an entertainment hall and bar, state-of-the-art cinema and a professional gym.
The stunning Thames-side 10,500 sq ft mansion has nine-bedrooms, eight bathrooms and generous guest and staff accommodation.
At Sonning Court Geller has hosted royalty, world-famous musicians and sport stars, as well as presidents. The Queen's cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, was a regular visitor.
When Geller and his wife Hanna renewed their wedding vows in 2001, they held a big party at the house with Michael Jackson as Uri's best man.
Guests included illusionist David Blaine, TV presenter Sir David Frost and musician Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics.
The house was built in 1970, but has been renovated and expanded since Geller and his family bought it in 1986.
The property is in the village of Sonning, Berks, which is popular with celebrities - the Clooneys, former prime minister Theresa May and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page all owning homes there.
There is a wide variety of schools in the area including Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning and Shiplake College in Henley.
Extensive sporting facilities include boating on the Thames and golf at a number of local courses.
Standout features include a panorama room with unmatched views of the Thames and a glass meditation pyramid in the garden, but it also has the usual trappings of a luxury mansion included a heated pool, jacuzzi and a helicopter pad.
Sonning Court also has 111-metre moorings on the Thames, which is practically unheard of in this prime location.
The main house has over 10,000 sq ft of accommodation with a reception hall, two drawing rooms, a grand glass atrium, panorama room, dining room, study, conservatory, kitchen and separate maid's quarter on the ground floor.
In the basement there is an entertainment hall, cinema and gym and on the first floor are eight bedrooms and bathrooms.
There is also a separate cellar with wine vault, panic room and safe.
Outside there are Japanese water gardens with koi pond and a traditional Japanese bridge and three interlinked ponds and a 6ft natural waterfall.
There is a four-car garage with a flat above, a professional floodlit tennis court and a large heated, covered swimming pool.
Sonning Court owns about 250m of the towpath of the River Thames, with the mooring accommodating up to 18 boats.
Outside there are Japanese water gardens with koi pond and a traditional Japanese bridge and three interlinked ponds and a 6ft natural waterfall
Uri Geller said: 'One of the things I have loved most about living at Sonning Court for over three decades has to be its location on the river.
'Throughout history, this stretch of the Thames has always been considered as one of the most magical. In fact, Jerome K. Jerome in his book 'Three Men in a Boat' described Sonning as 'the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river' and who can blame him.
'With the home's elevated position on the river-bend, which is safe from the risk of flooding, you are constantly treated to far-reaching views down the water from all parts of the house - it really is a piece of living art that changes throughout the year.
'While the house itself is beautifully Palladian in style and visitors frequently tell me how much it looks like the White House in Washington, whether that's stars of entertainment, royalty or presidents.
'Externally when I bought the house I extended it to make it more balanced and symmetrical, while internally my passion for design continues as I am a great believer in the ancient art of Feng Shui.
'Subsequently Sonning Court has been designed so positive energy can flow throughout the house at ease and impact those who are living there.
'Another of the really special things about Sonning Court is its seclusion and privacy, most people who drive through the village would have no idea that this house was here.
'The fact that you have to drive through two gates to enter and being really set back, makes you feel like you are entering into your own world when you arrive home.'