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Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £300 to £ 599
Self catering accommodation in Byford sleeps 4.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: This charming former lodge is situated within an 18th-century park designed by Repton on a private family estate in a stunning location, and has truly magnificent views over the Wye Valley. This property is peaceful and quiet and has been completely refurbished and tastefully decorated, and it makes a cosy and secluded romantic retreat. Mansell Lodge is ideally situated for the historic city of Hereford and Hay-on-Wye, with the Welsh border and the beautiful Brecon Beacons also within easy reach. It is a comfortable base to discover Offa’s Dyke and the Black and White trail, and guests can also enjoy excellent walking and fishing within the estate, with golf available locally. Shop 4 miles. Three steps to entrance porch. Hall. Living room with open fire. Large well-equipped fitted kitchen. Utility. Bathrooom with toilet. First floor: Double bedroom. Twin bedroom.
  
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Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £319 to £ 753
Self catering accommodation in Selattyn sleeps 4.
Features include: Short Breaks Non smoking Romantic Break • Hot Tub • Open Fire or Wood Burner Stove Pub near by • Pets allowed Luxury accommodation sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Amidst the beautiful rolling countryside of the borderlands of England and Wales these charming and recently renovated barn conversions offer stylish and very comfortable accommodation including their own blissful hot tubs. Set within the grounds of the owners' smallholding they lie just 1½ miles from Oswestry a historic market town with good restaurants shops and pubs. The surrounding area holds a wealth of delights including magnificent castles at Powis and Chirk (home to the Myddelton family for over 400 years) and Erdigg House with its woodland walks and horse drawn carriage rides (all N.T.). Also within easy reach the Ironbridge Gorge museums make a fascinating day out and LLangollen boasts a steam railway and narrow boat canal trips crossing the famous Pontcysyllte aqueduct. Wondeful walking on the Offa's Dyke long distance footpath golf and fishing are all available nearby.
Spacious open plan sitting/dining room with wood burning stove and well equipped kitchen area. Cloakroom/WC. First floor with sloping ceilings: Double bedroom with 5' bed. Twin bedded room. Bathroom/WC (shower over bath).
Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143
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Sleeps 5
Weekly prices from £300 to £ 599
Self catering accommodation in Ellesmere sleeps 5.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Sleeps 5
Accommodation overview: Two delightful cottages in the grounds of Grade II listed Sodylt Hall, carefully modernised and furnished, and equipped to the highest standards. Both enjoy a totally rural outlook in the unspoilt Border country close to the River Dee (fly fishing available) and the Welsh hills. Visitors enjoy shared use of the Hall’s grounds, which are delightful in springtime, and there are lovely woodland walks. Ellesmere 4 miles (boating lake). Shrewsbury, Chester, Ironbridge and Snowdonia, all within easy reach. Llangollen (International Eisteddfod), just 20 minutes’ drive. Shops 2 miles (open 7 days).
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Sleeps 16
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Shrewsbury sleeps 16.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 16
Accommodation overview: Peacefully situated within the extensive grounds of the Pitchford Estate, these two properties offer superb holiday accommodation. Windy Mundy Farm has been converted from an 18th-century threshing barn and deer shelter and is located on an old deer park at the centre of the estate. Built on top of a south-facing hill overlooking Row Brook, and part of a working arable farm, it is surrounded by fields of wheat and barley and has spectacular, far-reaching views towards the Shropshire hills. Enclosed by a long stone wall, the farm has its own courtyard garden with a terrace and barbecue. Stockbatch Granary is reached by a mile-long drive passing through the mixed arable land of Stockbatch Farm, with its fields of corn encircled by woodland. It comprises an 18th-century granary, clapperboard barn, stables and cowsheds, and nestles on a south-facing slope, at the bottom of which a stream wends its way gently along. A courtyard garden enclosed by a red sandstone wall provides a pleasant sitting-out area from which to survey the countryside views.
Within 6 miles of each property is historic Shrewsbury with its fascinating architecture, castle, museums, fine shops and wealth of traditional inns and restaurants. Easily accessible is popular Church Stretton, and Shropshire’s finest town Ludlow, framed by the gentle Clee Hills, with its impressive castle, magnificent church, many half-timbered buildings and Georgian red-brick houses. Bridgnorth has what is reputed to be the steepest cliff railway in Britain and superb cliff-top walks overlooking the River Severn below. From here, during summer, the Severn Valley Railway’s steam train chugs the scenic 16-mile route to Kidderminster. Attingham Park (NT), Benthall Hall (NT), Ironbridge Gorge and the old market town of Much Wenlock (with its medieval priory) are all within easy driving distance. Riding, sailing, fishing, golf, pubs and restaurants locally. Shop 2 miles.
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Sleeps 10
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Market Drayton sleeps 10.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Games Room • Sleeps 10
Accommodation overview: Built in 1720 by Bulkeley Mackworth, and set in a prominent location within 18 acres of parkland, the apartment [right in photograph] of this Queen Anne mansion has been restored with character and style. With views to the Welsh hills over open countryside, the accommodation offered is of a very high standard, with comfort and all modern conveniences. An enormous games room with a full-sized snooker table, table tennis and darts allows for friendly competition in front of a roaring fire. Within the grounds lies a lake, with coarse fishing available by prior arrangement, whilst guests have use of their own secluded courtyard area.
Home of the gingerbread, the attractive town of Market Drayton was once famed for its Damson Fairs, and many Draytonarians continue the tradition with damson feasts each autumn. Keen walkers can follow the trails of the famous Clive of India or the unusual bloodthirsty ‘Murder and Mayhem’ track, whilst a wild animal trail offers a rather more sedate option for the children! Market Drayton is the ideal base for touring Stoke and the Potteries, Ironbridge, Shrewsbury and North Wales. The Shropshire union canal winds it way close to the town, its tow paths, flights of locks and breathtaking aqueduct well worth a visit. Nearby you can find award-winning gardens, such as Hodnet, Wollerton Old Hall and Hawkstone Park, with its golf course and unique landscape of caves, woodland and follies. Shops and pubs 2 miles. Spiral staircase to first floor: Large living room with open fire. Spacious modern fitted kitchen with dining area. Three double bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom with shower attachment and toilet, one with en-suite shower room with high pressure shower and toilet, and one with wash basin and toilet. Two twin bedrooms with an interconnecting door (and each with a separate entrance from corridor), each with en-suite bathroom with shower attachments and toilet.
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Sleeps 16
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Leominster sleeps 16.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Fishing nearby • Pub nearby • Garden • Sleeps 16
Accommodation overview: The Old Vicarage is a beautiful spacious Regency house that has been tastefully restored by its owners. Set in the owner’s 8-acre grounds and ideally positioned for exploring rural Herefordshire with the Mortimer Trail on the doorstep and Offa’s Dyke Path close by, it is a paradise for keen walkers. For those who prefer a more leisurely stroll, there are plenty of National Trust properties including Berrington Hall, Hergest Croft Gardens and Croft Castle all within a short drive. Fishing and canoeing are available on the River Lugg leading down from the grounds of the holiday property, which can be approached from the owner’s grounds. Horse riding is also available and if visitors want to bring their own horse, there is a paddock on site. For children there is a small breeds farm only a short drive away to entertain them for an afternoon. In house catering is available on request. Shop 2 miles, pub 200 yards. Hall with open fire. Large living room with oak floor and open fire. Large dining room with oak floor and open fire. Large well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with breakfast area, multi-fuel burner and tiled floor. Sitting room with TV. TV room with TV. Utility. Shower room and toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with 5ft bed and en-suite bathroom with shower over Jacuzzi bath and toilet. Double bedroom with 5ft bed, TV and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Double bedroom with 5ft bed and en-suite shower room with toilet. Three twin bedrooms, one with zip and link beds (can be double) and en-suite shower room with toilet. Bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and toilet. Second floor: Twin bedroom with zip and link beds (can be double). Mezzanine: Twin bedroom with zip and link beds (can be double) and sloping ceiling.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Broadway sleeps 4.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: This fabulous barn conversion provides the perfect location for a visit to the Cotswolds. Set within acres of unspoilt countryside and just a few minutes’ walk away from the historic Broadway Tower, the views overlooking the surrounding area are nothing short of spectacular. The property has been converted to an exceptionally high standard with grand, high ceilings exposing beams of solid oak. Cotswold stone lines the floors throughout the open-plan ground floor and a solid oak made-to-measure staircase leads up to the bedroom above.
The location of Rookery Farm is as fantastic as the property itself and is an ideal holiday base to explore the surrounding area. The quintessential Cotswold village of Broadway is only 15 minutes away. Often referred to as the Jewel of the Cotswolds, Broadway itself offers a variety of antique shops, boutiques, bakeries, tea shops and highly recommended bistros and restaurants.
After enjoying all the local produce there is the perfect opportunity to walk along one of the many established footpaths through the Cotswolds, or to enjoy a scenic bike ride down one of the many cycle paths in the area. The pretty villages and smaller towns of Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Campden are all within a short journey and the attractions of Warwick, Leamington Spa and Cheltenham are in close proximity. Shakespeare’s Stratford can be reached within only a thirty minute drive providing the chance to visit historic locations including Shakespeare’s birthplace, Mary Arden’s House, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and the world famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Shops and pubs 3 miles. Spacious oak-beamed living/dining room with open fire, vaulted ceiling with wrought-iron chandeliers, open plan with well-equipped kitchen/dining area with granite worktops and bespoke units. Underheated stone floors throughout. Beamed double bedroom with 6ft, four poster bed and en-suite shower room with twin wash basins and toilet. First floor: Beamed twin bedroom with wooden floor and en-suite bathroom with roll-top bath, separate shower cubicle and toilet.
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Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from £900 to £ 1299
Self catering accommodation in Hereford sleeps 12.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Fishing nearby • Pub nearby • Garden • Sleeps 12
Accommodation overview: On the banks of the River Wye, 16th-century Putson Manor has many original features, some dating back to the 7th century. The Tudor part dates from 1590. Fishing available (licence req). Shop ½ mile, pub 1 mile. Large living room with open fire in inglenook fireplace, patio doors. Large dining room with open fire, wooden floor. Large kitchen/breakfast area with Aga and electric cooker. Study and games room with wood-burning stove, French doors to garden. First floor: Two double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed; one with wash basin, one with oak panelled walls and en-suite shower room with toilet. Two twin bedrooms, each with wash basin. Bathroom, over-bath shower, toilet. Most rooms beamed.
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Sleeps 15
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Harewood End sleeps 15.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 15
Accommodation overview: This grand detached country house is set within 2 acres of attractive gardens, beautifully presented with formal lawn, walled garden, arboretum, pretty rosebeds and cascading pond. Set along a country road, the holiday property dates back 200 years and is full of character, with open fires, beams and chandeliers, and has been tastefully decorated by its current owners, who live next to the grounds.
This lavish retreat is an ideal location from which to explore the surrounding rolling countryside and the many villages with black-and-white timbered houses and inns. The nearby market town of Ross-on-Wye has many historic buildings and public cliff-top gardens offering excellent views of the River Wye, and Hereford is well worth a visit, with its cathedral (which contains the famous Mappa Mundi and Chained Library), museums, art galleries and bustling mid-week market.
Also enjoy our national heritage in Monmouth, a Tudor border town associated with Henry V. Or visit Hay-on-Wye, famous for its books and festivals. Close by is Kilpeck Church, perhaps the best preserved Norman church in the country. Symonds Yat offers everything from gentle rambles to canoeing within its magnificent natural setting, or join the network of pathways comprising the Wye Valley walk. Shop 2 miles, pub serving excellent food, 600 yards. Spacious beamed living room with open fire, large mirrors, chandeliers and French door to conservatory. Spacious beamed dining hall with open fire. Well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen/utility with Aga, electric cooker, slate floor, original servants’ bells and door to courtyard. Drawing room with TV leading to large conservatory. Study with TV and library. Office/sitting room. Twin bedroom. Single bedroom. Separate shower room and toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed and additional single bed (for +1), one with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Three further double bedrooms, one with wash basin, and one with 5ft bed and en-suite bathroom with freestanding cast iron bath, shower cubicle and toilet. Bathroom with separate shower cubicle and toilet.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Hay-on-Wye sleeps 8.
Features include: • Pool • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Games Room • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: These two detached holiday properties sit on top of a hill, at the end of a mile-long private drive, overlooking the Golden Valley and with far-reaching views towards the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains. The area is renowned for walking and aside from several miles of paths on the farm estate, the breathtaking National Trust parks of the Brecons and Offa’s Dyke are a short drive away. The ‘book town’ of Hay, with its eponymous Literary Festival, is a 15-minute drive away and the Wye Valley offers good canoeing and some fishing. Herefordshire is becoming an increasingly popular gastronomic destination and together with the Abergavenny and Ludlow food festivals, visitors are spoiled with a growing number of award-winning gastro pubs and restaurants. The 270-acre Poston Farm Estate is set off with an 18th-century Palladian villa (designed by William Chambers) and younger visitors will be charmed by its flock of Soay sheep and several Tamworth pigs. The estate’s woodland includes some ancient broadleaves, providing a peaceful cloak, which together with its position, cocoons visitors from the outside world. Shop and pub 1 mile.
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Sleeps 16
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Whitchurch sleeps 16.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 16
Accommodation overview: With beautiful rural views towards King Arthur’s Cave and King Caracticus’ Fort, this Georgian farmhouse makes an ideal holiday base for walkers. It is only one mile from The Biblins Bridge – with the meandering River Wye below – from where superb views of Seven Sisters Rock are to be admired.
The area offers some of the finest walking and cycling terrain in the country. Within 5 miles the Offa’s Dyke, Three Castles Walk and Wye Valley Walk entice walkers along their historic paths, taking in stunning scenery and ‘black-and-white’ villages en route. Symonds Yat lies close by, a must for outdoor lovers; kayaks and canoes can be hired for a leisurely day upon the river, while those seeking more excitement can try their hand at white water rafting. Other activities to enjoy locally include pot holing, mountain biking, horse riding, ballooning and abseiling, while for those happier to enjoy more tranquil pursuits, this is a great area for bird-watching, fishing and golf.
A 20 minute walk across Biblins Bridge leads into the Forest of Dean, a vast wooded expanse spanning some 27,000 acres; here the quiet observer may be lucky enough to spot one of the resident fallow deer – a reminder of the forest’s origins as a royal hunting ground for Norman kings. Indeed, this is an area steeped in history, where castles and fortifications dot the landscape, mapping out a territory fought over down the ages; nearby Goodrich Castle serves as a prime example. With the Welsh borders and Brecon Beacons to explore in one direction, and the honey-toned Cotswolds in the other, this is a centrally located base for touring this unspoilt region. And after all that fresh air, there are plenty of homely pubs in which to enjoy a hearty meal and sample some of the local ciders in good company. Shop 1 mile. One step to main entrance. Spacious open-plan living/dining room with open fire. Large well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast room with open fire and Falcon gas range. Utility. Separate toilet. First floor: Four double bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom with shower attachment and toilet, two with additional single bed (for +1). Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet. Second floor: Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Two twin bedrooms, each with low, sloping ceiling. Bathroom and toilet. Beamed throughout.
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Sleeps 15
Weekly prices from £1300
Self catering accommodation in Bridgnorth sleeps 15.
Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 15
Accommodation overview: This large sandstone 17th-century holiday cottage stands detached on the banks of the River Severn with stunning views of the Severn Valley from both the house and the delightful lawned garden. It is located just 50 yards from Highley station and the Engine House Museum on the Severn Valley Railway, with steam trains running past the rear of the cottage. Journey from Marylebone station and change at Kidderminster to complete the fabulous journey by steam train. It is a perfect location for exploring the beautiful Severn Valley with its many footpaths, bridleways and river walks, with the famous Severn Way passing directly in front of the cottage and a country park just 50 yards away. This famous stretch of Stanley Water on the River Severn is one of the most prolific for barbel fishing in the country, producing barbel to 17lb on the BAA stretch of water outside the cottage. There are also two day ticket stretches at £5 per day, and lots of local carp fishing lakes. Highley 18-hole golf course is just a 5-minute walk and there are five other courses within a 15-minute drive. The West Midlands Safari Park is a 15-minute drive away, and this property makes an excellent base for visiting Bridgnorth, Bewdley, Ludlow, Worcester, Ironbridge, Wenlock Edge and the Long Mynd, all within an hour’s drive. Shop 3/4 mile, pub 500 yards. Large living room with open fire. Dining room with patio doors. Beamed kitchen with electric range, electric cooker and tiled floor. Conservatory with river views. Separate toilet. Narrow staircase to first floor: Double bedroom with 5ft bed, additional single bed (for +1), balcony, river views and en-suite bathroom with corner bath, separate shower cubicle and toilet. Double bedroom with 6ft bed and en-suite shower room with toilet. Three double bedrooms, each with river views. Bathroom with double size bath, separate shower cubicle, bidet and toilet. Separate spiral staircase to first floor: Double bedroom with two additional single beds (for +2), Velux windows and en-suite bathroom with toilet.
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