Welcome
Bev and Mark welcome you to their ‘home from home’ self-catering country cottages, and a showman’s wagon, in a beautiful area of rural north Shropshire, close to the Cheshire border. Our two farm cottages, Oakpond and Oaktree, have a wonderful waterside setting nestled within our 130-acre working cattle farm. Oakwood is our other lovely cottage, located a mile from the farm in a peaceful hamlet with no passing traffic. Maggie is our showman’s wagon situated on our farm in her own private location overlooking fields with beautiful morning sunrises.
Whitchurch is our local town and is the oldest market town in Shropshire, whilst Audlem is our closest canalside village. The local high street has a range of independent shops including family-run butchers, award-winning restaurants, artisan craft shops and friendly antique dealers. Jubilee Park includes a sculpture trail with community garden and plenty of space to unwind. St. Alkmund’s Church is a Grade 1-listed building and is situated in the town centre.
The fields surrounding our 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 now equine lawn mowers and enjoy a carrot from our guests! We also have three pet sheep named Boss Hog, Junior and One Eye and they happily entertain Maggie’s guests. Our two rescue dogs, Mo and Manaskin, have come from cruel backgrounds and still have nightmares. Manaskin was only 11 months old and had 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 onto the streets one Christmas and she was only three weeks old. They both live on the farm and love a gravy bone or two.
Bookings are directly with ourselves – there are no call centres and we do not list with any third party agents. This way, without those agents’ booking fees, you always get the very best price. It also means that we are best-placed to deal with any questions prior to your stay. And when you arrive, our farm is only 600 yards from the cottages – so we are always on-hand if ever you need us.
Home from home
A perfect base for exploring Shropshire, including the world-famous Ironbridge, and Cheshire – in addition to Staffordshire and the Welsh borders. Our ‘Gold’ award-winning cottages have seen us commended for quality, cleanliness and excellent customer service. They are furnished to feel like a relaxing ‘home from home’ with quality fittings and decor in peaceful surroundings. We’re proud that many of our bookings are from repeat guests who have been staying with us since 2010 and have now become friends.
Bookings
All enquiries and bookings are direct with ourselves so there are no booking fees.