Goose Green Farm, Macclesfield
Edwardian farmhouse set in peaceful countryside near Manchester and Wilmslow
Hordley Hall, Ellesmere
Former manor house in peaceful location MIDLANDS > ELLESMERE (3 miles away) and 8 from OSWESTRY HORDLEY HALL is a spacious Georgian house dating back to the Domesday Book. It offers very comfortable accommodation in a tranquil, unspoilt part of the North Shropshire Lake District, close to Ellesmere with "The Mere", the Llangollen Canal, Whittington Castle and the "Iron Works". A perfect retreat for walking, cycling, and touring holidays. Easy access to A5, for visiting the towns of Shrewsbury, Ironbridge, Chester, Llangollen and Powis and Chirk Castles. Sit [...]
Rectory Farm, Church Stretton
Half timbered farmhouse with spectacular views GFR MIDLANDS > CHURCH STRETTON (5 miles away) and 8 from SHREWSBURY Built in approximately 1620, RECTORY FARM is a beautiful half-timbered farm house which happily combines unspoiled, ancient charm with first class modern accommodation. Situated on the lower slopes of the famous Long Mynd, enjoying spectacular views across the plain to Shropshire's best known land mark, the Wrekin. Easy distance for Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Ironbridge. Guests may relax in the spacious oak beamed lounge [...]
Glendon Guest House, Matlock
Victorian Grade II listed house within walking distance of town centre
Bunns Croft, Leominster
A medieval cruck framed timber house dating from 1420 in cottage style gardens
Shirley Hall Farm, Ashbourne
Moated Tudor farmhouse on arable and dairy farm
Yew Tree Farm, Stoke On Trent
Attractive farmhouse on a working farm overlooking the Peak District
The Old Station, Shrewsbury
Former railway station, lovingly renovated
Alcott Farm, Birmingham
Stud farm with competition horses and beef cattle
Lawford Hill Farm, Rugby
Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse
Staffordshire
The Potteries – Stoke-on-Trent – with the Gladstone Pottery Museum, Etruria Industrial Museum and Ceramica; the fascinating Tudor manor house, Little Moreton Hall; Moseley Old Hall – Charles II’s hiding place; Lichfield – with its three-spired cathedral and birthplace of lexicographer Samuel Johnson; the Iron Age fort and cave dwellings of Kinver Edge; the architectural gem, Chillington Hall; the impressive Chartley Castle…and Alton Towers theme park.
Shropshire
Spectacular countryside, castles and canals…and a great heritage. Up the River Severn into Shropshire and the Ironbridge Gorge – a World Heritage Site. The ten museums and the Iron Bridge preserve the history of the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. On up the river to the county town, Shrewsbury. A red sandstone castle guards the entrance to this medieval gem. Walk Fish Street. Then there’s Ludlow, another architectural treasure house, with its castle dominating the area. Nearby Stokesay Castle is a [...]
Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Castle, overlooking the city of Nottingham; the 13th century Nottingham Caves with Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem pub and Brewhouse Yard Museum; Holme Pierrepont Hall; D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum; the Georgian elegance of Southwell and Sherwood Forest Country Park – part of the legendary home of Robin Hood.
Leicestershire
Belvoir Castle with art collections, Regency nursery and spring and rose gardens; the renowned National Space Centre; Leicester Botanic Gardens; the ospreys of Rutland Water; the world’s largest primate collection at Twycross Zoo; the medieval Wing Maze; Leicester Castle and Bosworth Field battle ground; Foxton Locks – the largest canal ‘staircase’ in England…and Melton Mowbray pork pies.
Derbyshire
Dales, peaks, moors, caves and stately homes. Derbyshire is home to Britain’s first national park – The Peak District. To the north is Dark Peak – heatherclad moorland. To the south is White Peak – gently rolling hills. Edale is the scenic start of the 250-mile Pennine Way, which takes in Kinder Scout – the highest point in the park. The stunning, natural beauty of Dovedale is a foil to nearby Cromford, where the Industrial Revolution met the countryside. To the Derbyshire [...]
Cheshire
The dramatic wooded slopes of Alderley Edge; the Chester Rows of the county town with its city walls and Roman amphitheatre; Quarry Bank Mill brings the Industrial Revolution to life; the estate and gardens of Tatton Park; The Museum of the Railway Age; ancient Maiden Castle; the wildlife treasure house of Delamere Forest; the wooded Dunge Valley Gardens high in the Pennines…and Cuckooland – fairground organs and cuckoo clocks.
Shropshire Hills
The Shropshire Hills covers almost a quarter of Shropshire. Its 50 hills extend from the Wrekin to the Clun Forest and from Sliperstones across to the Clee Hills. The hills are a landscape of contrast – hills and crags, rivers and streams – fought over for centuries. Iron Age hill forts look down on the remains of medieval castles and the ditch and ramparts of the 8th century Offa’s Dyke, on the Welsh/English border. Stokesay Castle is one of England’s finest [...]
Cannock Chase
They call it the Jewel of the West Midlands. Cannock Chase, England’s smallest AONB, lives up to the title with ancient woodland, river valleys, wetlands and heaths contained in just 26 square miles. The Iron Age Castle Ring hill fort has fine panoramas, then it’s on to the 18th century and the splendours of Shugborough Hall and its 900 acres of parkland. A forest, known as the Chase because of its hunting history, lies between them. It’s home to a large [...]