A right
royal welcome awaits you at The Dairy and The Byre,
newly converted, well appointed, 18th Century barns
adjoining the owners house. The accommodation is on the
ground floor with only shallow steps to the front doors.
In an area of outstanding natural beauty in an elevated
position halfway between
Ludlow and
Church Stretton and 1 mile from
Craven Arms they are very cosy, with underfloor
heating and lpg fires.
The
holiday cottages, each with one double bedroom/ensuite
shower room, are south facing on a level site with a large
parking area and secure garden. Under a mellow Welsh
slate roof they have waney edged timber in the local
style, exposed stone walls, vaulted ceilings with many
original oak beams, oak kitchen units,
slate floors in the living areas and carpeted
bedrooms.
Separate patios
with Coalbrookdale furniture overlook the stunning
views.
The Byre (sleeps 2 + cot
+ toddler bed) looks
out over the whole twenty mile length of Wenlock Edge
from the Corvedale nearly to
Ironbridge with a splendid view of Sir Benjamin
Flounders folly once owned by the actress Julie Christie
and recently fully restored.
The Dairy (sleeps 2 + cot) looks
out over the former farmyard and beyond over Stokesay to
Whitcliffe and the Mortimer Forest.
WONDERFUL FOR TOURING &
THE OUTDOOR LIFE
The unsurpassable 12th Century fortified manor house of
Stokesay
Castle is close by and
Craven Arms, one mile away is home to
South Shropshire's award winning
Secret Hills
Discovery Centre and the
Land of Lost Content Museum as well as providing
shops, post office and a main line rail station on the
Manchester - Cardiff route.
Much Wenlock, a scenic country drive
away, was recently named by Sunday Times and Savills
Estate Agents, as one of the best British villages to
live in.
Right outside the gate to
Highgrove and into Long Lane, the old Turnpike road is
now a quiet byway and turning in either direction leads
to
wonderful walks or
cycle rides up to Wart Hill and beyond or down to
the River Onny meadows. Or perhaps bring your horse with
you and board it out at the neighbouring Highgrove House
stables.
A twenty five minute stroll
towards the Long Mynd brings visitors to Wistanstow,
famous for The Plough Inn and Wood's brewery, home of
the prize winning Shropshire Lad and many other real
ales. Talking of which, A.E.Housman's inspiration for
his poem A Shropshire Lad, the villages around
Clun - "the quietest under the sun"
- are westwards just over Hopesay Hill and still sleepy
timeless places for peaceful contemplation.
Buzzards circle overhead and you
may catch sight of a Red Kite, a Ring Ouzel, a
Kingfísher or a Dipper and experience the liquid notes
of the Curlew over the meadows or even foxes and badgers
sporting themselves in broad daylight.
Within a few minutes drive are
Cardingmill Valley and
Church Stretton, known as Little Switzerland and
Ludlow, reputed by many to be the finest medieval
town in England. Famed nowadays for its Michelin starred
restaurants it still holds its ancient
street markets several days a week and annual
culture and food festivals centred around its
magnificent lofty castle. There is however, no necessity to
travel far for good food as pubs and restaurants serving
a range of mainly locally sourced foods are within easy
reach.
A
Rare Breeds Society butcher, a rarity in itself, is
based in Craven Arms. Ancient churches abound in idyllic
towns and villages as well as modern, lively places of
worship in local communities.
Ironbridge's World Heritage sites are a half hour
drive away close to
Telford, with its shopping malls and large town
attractions. North and South along the A49 are the
county towns of
Shrewsbury
and Hereford respectively.
Craven Arms itself is known as the gateway to the
Marches, as this Welsh border country has been referred
to over the centuries, and many villages have Welsh
names although nowadays firmly in England. |
