Welcome

    Bev and Mark welcome you to their home from home self-catering country  cottages which are based on the Shropshire and Cheshire Border. These beautiful award winning cottages are managed by ourselves and so therefore guests are not a number.

    Our two farm cottages Oakpond and Oaktree sit in front of a wonderful waterside setting and is nestled on our 130 acre working cattle farm.

    Oakwood is our other lovely cottage and this is located one mile away from our farm  in a very quiet hamlet with no passing traffic.

    Whitchurch is 4 miles away and is our nearest town and is also  the oldest market town in the county. There are 15 circular walks leading out from the town  onto the Shropshire Way and the well know Sandstone Trail looked after by the Whitchurch Walkers Group.

    We live in a beautiful area of rural North Shropshire and we farm 216 acres.  Our farm  is 600 yards  down our private  lane from the  farm  cottages and so we are on hand if you need us.  The fields surrounding these cozy cottages are used for grazing and for making our winter feed of silage and hay. Our suckler herd of British x Blue and Bazadaise x Blue are all home bred.

    There are two elderly gentlemen horses who live with us named Nell and Buggy, they are both now working lawn mowers and both enjoy a carrot from our guests.

    Our two rescue dogs Mo and Manaskin have all come from cruel backgrounds and they still have nightmares.  Manaskin was only 11 months old and already been to five homes until she came to us. All we can say about this dog is that she is a very tough nut to crack!! Mo was thrown out on the streets at xmas time and she was only 3 weeks old. They both live on the farm and love a gravy bone or two.

    Home From Home

    A perfect base for exploring Staffordshire and the Welsh borders as well as Cheshire and Shropshire and also for the world-famous Ironbridge.
    Our Gold award winning cottages have been awarded  for excellent customer skills and cleanliness with quality. Most of our bookings are from repeat guests who have been coming since 2010 and are now friends.
    Our cottages are furnished to feel like a home from home with quality fittings and decor and for guests to feel relaxed in the peaceful surroundings.

     

    Eating Out

    We are very fortunate to have four good dog-friendly pubs which are within 5 minutes drive as well as an Indian restaurant who will deliver to the cottages. Our local community-run pub the White Lion has a lovely walk from its door down to Brown Moss Nature Reserve which has lovely woodland walks and  The Olde Jack Inn has a great link path which is a safe one mile long walk,  starting from the village and is a circular walk with refreshments on route from this great dog friendly pub.  (both pubs are within a 5 minute drive)

    Walks

    Our private farm lane is perfect for elderley dogs as not too strenuous or for the more energetic canine, there are the hills of Beeston and Peckforton as well as the many canal tow paths which this area has to offer.  Guests are most welcome to join our walking  group whilst staying at our cottages and you will be made most welcome.
    Brown Moss Nature Reserve is a wonderful place to walk with its many woodland paths and a lake with many birds.
    Audlem is a lovely canalside village and is only ten minutes away with its abundance  of tearooms and pubs including circular walks from this busy village.

    Location

    North Shropshire is the home of the third-largest raised mere in Britain, raised because the peat-forming mosses flourished in the watery hollows left behind as the last period of glaciations receded northwards.
    Fenns and Whixall Mosses which is located between Whitchurch to the north of Ellesmere  are sites of specific interest, but they are also a European Special Area of Conservation as well as a Wetland of International Importance.  Prees Heathland Common is well known for its Silver Studded Butterflys and is a lovely walk amongst the heathers.
    All our cottages are based in the sleepy hamlet of Ightfield which has a lovely church which dates back to the Doomsday book and the church has cinema nights and tea and cake mornings as well as other activities.
    We are very fortunate to be close to Audlem which is a busy canalside village and also Chester and Shrewsbury.
    Whitchurch is a ten minute drive and  is our nearest town with large supermarkets.
    Shropshire has been named as one of the top ten destinations to visit.

    BOOKINGS

    All enquiries and bookings are direct with ourselves and so no booking fees.

    The Perfect Holiday Stay

    We are very lucky to have two charming gardens to visit which are Wollerton Gardens and Hodnet Hall Gardens which are only 10 minutes away. Hawkestone Follies is also another gem to visit with its caves and follies as well as the Dorothy Clive Gardens. Grinsall Woods is a perfect place for walking and seeing the summit and we are not far from the world famous Ironbridge Gorge. Audlem village has canalside walks and tearooms which is close by as well as Brown Moss Nature Reserve with its woodland walks.  Alderford Lake is a aqua water park and a wild swimming venue with a very good tea room after all that strenuous activity.