The house is full of period features and steeped in history. We have carefully decorated each room in it's own distinctive and playful style, respecting its heritage and mixing traditional antiques and paint colours with contemporary furnishings. The house includes:
8 spacious bedrooms accommodating 2, 3 or 4 people per room (See floor plan here). Our capacity is 23 adults/children plus babies. We have travel cots, toddler beds and extra single and double mattresses, which can be provided free of charge to adjust the rooms to suit family groups.
3 luxurious bathrooms with features including; roll top baths, stone sinks, underfloor heating and rainfall showers
Dining Room with open log fireplace and tables suitable for seating 23 plus infants
Children's book library, toy collection, toy kitchen and indoor soft play
Children’s facilities including cots, potties, toilet seats, bath seats, high chairs, change table, playpens, bottle steriliser and children’s cutlery and plates
Comfortable family salon with Sky Q TV (unlimited Children’s and sports channels), Playstation and games, Netflix, Disney+, BBc iPlayer and Amazon Prime
Wifi, SONOS speaker, open fire place and 3 large soft sofas
Wood panelled whisky Lounge
Games Room with Sky Q TV, pool table, darts, Sonos speaker, vintage board games, extra American style fridge freezer and pub style bar
Karaoke room with fancy dress outfits, hats and wigs for guest use including children’s fancy dress
Outdoor children’s play area with Climbing frame with swings, slide, wendy house and balance logs
Woodland den making area with natural build your own den materials for children
Country Kitchen with 2 Rangemaster cookers, American style fridge freezer and 2 dishwashers
8 seater Jacuzzi Hot Tub
Large gas barbeque, outdoor kitchen and wood fired pizza oven
Thirteen acres of woodland, wildflower meadows, open parkland and mature trees.
Lawn games including; Giant Chess, children’s football goals, Croquet, badminton and a Boules court
Yoga mats
Walled kitchen gardens, herb gardens and orchard
An abundance of walking and rambling on nearby public footpaths
Two award winning local farm shops with adventure playgrounds, butchers and local organic vegetables and supplies
Use of the entire estate during your stay
Please note that we are a moated property and there is open unfenced water and ponds on site. Children will need to be supervised at all times when visiting the house
In addition to the above free activities, we can assist with arranging additional on site activities to make your stay even more special. Including lots of magical things to keep children happy. These include:
Catering. Everything from full 3 course meals with butler service to, catered BBQs, homemade pizza parties and delivery of organic home cooked meals
Local courses in spoon carving, green woodworking, fire building, foraging, basket weaving, wood whittling and sustainable and eco building
Pamper days with fully trained beauty therapists, offering massage, facials, aromatherapy, make up lessons or manicures
Haircuts and colours with leading hair stylists
Babysitting
Archery
Bouncy castles
Pony parties
Llama petting/walking
Mobile petting zoo
Nature and bird watching
Breathing, yoga, mindfulness, Reflexology sessions, crystal healing, nutrition consultations, sound baths and meditation classes
Children’s yoga, meditation and sound baths
Fitness boot camp
Pop up photo booths
Pop up cocktail bars
Murder Mystery
Cooking classes
Pottery classes
Opera singers and Saxophone players
Ironing service
Daily cleaning services
For a list of off site activities in the nearby locality please see here: