The Shooting Folly
- Reference Number
- H180
- Location
- Cheswardine, Shropshire
- Sleeps
- 2 + cot
Standing on its own in open farmland with long views over fields and woods, this former shooting folly has instant appeal. The building is wonderfully quirky and unusual with a crenelated mock church tower at one end, a stepped gable at the other and in between a simple, brick and timbered thatched cottage. Transformed from a ruin by its current owners back to its former glory, the cottage is a unique ‘hideaway’, perfect for walkers, honeymooners in fact anyone seeking peace and tranquillity in a remote rural environment.
Situated on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border, an hour and a half's drive from Birmingham and Manchester, it is well-situated for exploring this attractive area. For walkers there is a network of public footpaths all round, the 7½ mile circuit from Cheswardine via Hales and the folly itself being mentioned in The Times article “A good walk” of 30 April 2011. The Shropshire Union canal and the Shropshire Cycleway are nearby and medieval Shrewsbury and Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site are about half an hour each by car. The Stoke-on-Trent Potteries, walled city of Chester, Alton Towers theme park, Biddulph Grange (NT), Offa’s Dyke Path on the Welsh border and Housman’s ‘blue remembered hills’ all make an ideal day’s outing.
The owners have restored the cottage with utmost care using high quality materials and have made imaginative use of the available space to provide comfortable and attractive rooms full of unusual features. The Shooting Folly has been graded 4 Stars by Visit Britain.
The Shooting Folly was featured in The Guardian "Valentine's escapes" article of 26 January 2013.
Comments from previous visitors:
Lovely cottage in idyllic location perfect for long country walks. Excellent hospitaility.
Laura Harrison, January 2012
We have just spent a long weekend at The Shooting Folly in Shropshire. I just wanted to say how lovely the property is - warm and cosy and very, very cute. The owners made us feel very welcome (fresh eggs in a basket) and even popped in to turn up the heating when we were out! Highly recommended and an excellent addition to your properties.
Mr & Mrs Thornton, March 2012
A relaxing peaceful location. It has rekindled our hobbies of sketching and writing. Beautiful countryside, beautiful folly.
Mr & Mrs Wakefield, September 2012
Perfect way to spend our long weekend and celebrate our engagement.
Mr & Mrs Clark, November 2012
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Accommodation
Access along a level track to gravelled approach/parking area. Entrance door into kitchen with solid oak fitted units and granite work tops; dining area. Small, cosy sitting room with woodburner. Steps from kitchen down to passage way with double doors out to the garden. Shower room/wc. Solid wood stairs from kitchen lead directly into a dressing room under the eaves with useful clothes storage space. Low doorway ('mind your head') gives access into the double bedroom. WC with wash basin and vanity unit.
Paved and gravelled garden areas. Feature well with lighting and safety grill. Barbecue. Collect your own eggs during your stay - portable chicken coop provided on request.
Services
- Woodburner
- Underfloor heating throughout downstairs
- Logs, electricity, bed linen and towels included in rent
- Cot
- High chair
- Colour TV/ DVD player
- Slimline dishwasher
- Microwave
- Use of washing machine in main farmhouse utility room
- Portable chicken coop provided on request - collect your own eggs during your stay
- Owners' farm "shop" available from April to October
- Ample parking
- Pub & shops 3 miles
- Sorry no pets
- Non-smokers only
