OVERVIEW
A beautiful and spacious Bow Fronted Old Manor House, amazingly located for quick access to Wales and Gloucestershire, yet nestled in private rolling countryside. Relaxed livable grandeur with spacious comfy rooms, large grounds and beautiful Georgian architecture. Loads of space for the whole family. Near Chepstow, Tintern and the Forest of Dean.
6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 lounges, 2 indoor dining spaces, outdoor lounge terrace and dining area, a private 4 acres of gardens and meadows (very family & dog friendly). Located between the Forest of Dean, Chepstow and the rolling countryside of Severn Valley. South facing with wonderful views to both the forest and the River Severn.
THE BUILDING
This beautiful and wonderful listed Georgian stucco fronted home built in 1814 and extended in 1820 and 1860 has created a spacious light filled home with plenty of receptions so that families can be together but not on top of each other. Since then the house has been lovingly restored to create a relaxed and comfortable home with luxurious fittings, good wifi and modern convenience. (Loads of history - The curved timbers used in the bow windows were from wood prepared for the hulls of the ship built for the Napoleonic war.)
INTERIOR & RECEPTION ROOMS
On the ground floor there are 3 reception rooms: (1) the light filled Blue Drawing Room (with a hidden TV) with french doors on to the garden terrace lounge area; (2) the library; (3) the family Lounge with epic 5m L shape sofa and 70inch QLED TV. There is round tabled dining room to seat up to 10 and a family kitchen breakfast room with a sofa and table to seat 6, as well as two outdoor dining / lounge areas.
BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS
Upstairs there are 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms 4 of which are en suite), all of which are light filled and face south across the River Severn and the paddocks. The beds all have high quality mattresses and professionally laundered & pressed bedding for extra comfort. All rooms come with towels. Most bedrooms have a sofa or seating area and Bedrooms 1 and 6 have app based TVs.
GARDEN & GROUNDS
The 4 acres of grounds comprise of a 1 acre south facing garden laid to lawn with 2 lounge areas (the large sofa shaded summer canvas gazebo is in summer months only) and all year round terrace with sofas off the Drawing Room. Beyond that is a our 4 acre natural meadow, which we leave to nature in summer allowing wild flowers and grasses to grow to create a natural wild space for birds, bees and of course guests and their pets to enjoy. (It's also great for a summer picnic!)
LOCATION
From the house you have fantastic views of the the meadow and garden and the Severn Estuary with the Forrest of Dean beyond. Despite our rural location we are very easily accessible by road (10mins off M48 / 15mins M4/M5 interchange) , railway (Chepstow & Lydney stations10mins / Bristol station 30 mins) or air (Bristol airport 50mins).
4G, WIFI & TVS
We mobile signal at the property, 900MB broadband networked across the building and 5 TVs located in the Family Lounge with sound bar, a hidden TV in Drawing Room, Green Bedroom, Top Floor Big Bedroom & the Kitchen's Breakfast Room. Tvs are all WiFi connected, so you can log in and stream Netflix, apple TV, and most of the other usual apps. You can also connect your playstation or gaming station should you bring one.
MUSIC
The ground floor has a networked Sonos sound system across all the rooms so you can stream music different music to individual rooms or play the same everywhere. We also have a record player and limited vinyl collection for those that prefer the more vintage vibe.
HOT TUB
We do not have an on site hot tub, however we do have contacts if you do want a hot tub should you wish to hire one for the duration of your stay. Please ask for more information.