Chevaliers Cider House
Key Highlights
- The cottage is beautifully presented with gorgeous furnishings and excellent fittings, all under charming beamed ceilings.
- The location on the Chevaliers Estate is amazing. You will feel as though you have escaped all the stresses and strains of everyday life and can enjoy the charms of the estate including delicious afternoon teas, tours and maybe even a family led event.
- Shropshire is wonderful. It is so beautiful and there are many market towns to explore, all of which offer a fantastic dining scene and beautiful views.
Chevaliers Cider House
Ground Floor
- Fully fitted granite kitchen with a top and bottom Rangemaster Professional oven and large double fridge
- Sitting room with an open log fire, large smart TV and a sofa and armchairs
- Bedroom with a king size bed looking out of French windows
- Luxury bathroom with both a bath and a wet room style shower with the option of both overhead and handheld shower heads. The floor is non-slip
First Floor
- Bedroom with a king size bed and single bed
- Bathroom with a bath with stand up shower option and a shower mixer for the bathroom
Additional Facilities
- Wi-Fi
*Please note that while Chevaliers Cider House is listed as sleeping up to 4 adults, we can also accommodate an additional child or teenager on a single bed in the first floor bedroom.
The Cider House is one of four holiday cottages on the magnificent Chevaliers Estate in the hamlet of Upton Cressett, near Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock. Sitting in the glorious Shropshire countryside, visitors enjoy amazing scenery, estate grounds and visiting Shropshire’s many fabulous market towns. This beautifully presented cottage enjoys two bedrooms so it is perfect for a small family for two couples.
The Chevaliers Estate, selected as one of the Best Ten Stately Homes with accommodation by the Daily Telegraph, boasts huge twisted 16th century brick chimneys and a 15th century Great Hall. Part of the hall actually dates back to 1380 and it is believed that the young Edward V, son of King Edward IV, and one of the famed ‘Princes in the Tower’ stayed at the manor in April 1483 on his fateful journey from Ludlow to the Tower of London. The hall stands in extensive stunning topiary gardens next to a beautiful Norman church and one of the finest turreted gatehouses in the country.
In ‘The Best Thousand Houses in England’, Simon Jenkins refers to Chevaliers Estate as an ‘Elizabethan gem’. Taking the fabulous Jack Mytton Way walking route that Shropshire is famous for, you can visit a charming pub. Also popular is the Abbessess’ Way, a two-day English Heritage walk from Morville Priory to Shrewsbury Abbey. Upton Cressett is an excellent base for top arts, music and food festivals and touring the medieval market towns of Ludlow, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury, all known as fine dining destinations. Other local attractions include the West Midland Safari Park, the Ironbridge Gorge, Buildwas Abbey, Ludlow and Stokesay castles, the famous Royal Oak at Boscobel House where Charles II hid for the night as he fled for his life after the battle of Worcester in 1651 and the astonishing walks along Wenlock Edge and the Long Mind. At the Chevaliers Estate, you can enjoy the gardens and house with a guided tour, enjoy a delicious home made afternoon tea or if you are lucky there will be a special event taking place in the Dragon Hall or in the grounds. There are three Grade I listed buildings on the estate, including the Norman church in the garden. It is little wonder that the estate has been the location for BBC dramas and period films.
The Cider House is built over two floors offering charming, spacious accommodation. With lovely wide oak flooring, French windows looking out to the gardens and ancient woodland and plenty of beams, the cottage is characterful and enjoys a warm ambience. The living room is a space where you will immediately feel at home and want to snuggle up on the sofa. An open log fireplace sits in the corner to warm you through and a large smart television is provided for your entertainment. The bespoke kitchen is very smart with its Rangemaster Professional oven, large double fridge and stylish green toned cabinetry. Under a high vaulted ceiling, the dining table sits centre stage. From here you can look out to the estate grounds through two giant doors.
One of the bedrooms is downstairs making this property ideal for any guests with mobility issues. This downstairs master bedroom is gorgeous and extremely tasteful with its kingsize slay bed and its chic country styling. This room also features a high vaulted ceiling making it feel very roomy and airy. It boasts a luxury bathroom with a bath and wet room shower with an overhead and handheld shower head. The flooring is non-slip with gorgeous tiles from the National Trust collection based on tiles at Wimpole Hall. Upstairs, the second bedroom enjoys a characterful sloping beamed ceiling, gorgeous red Toile de Joile soft furnishings and a kingsize bed giving it a delightful country cottage feel. The ensuite bathroom offers a bath with an overhead shower.
You will feel very special staying on the estate, enjoying fresh country air and returning to this extremely comfortable cottage.
*Please note that while Chevaliers Cider House is listed as sleeping up to 4 adults, we can also accommodate an additional child or teenager on a single bed in the first floor bedroom.
- One of the bedrooms and a bathroom are downstairs, making this a good option for guests with mobility issues.
- The bedroom upstairs has a sloping ceiling so watch your head if you are very tall!
- There are some fabulous walks straight from the cottage.
- The owners offer their in house catering and cannot accept bookings with local catering companies.
- Please note that the property owners live on-site, and will be very happy to help.
Oliver's Extras
- Breakfast Hampers, Wines and Catering:We can provide Local Luxury Breakfast Hampers by request before booking. Thismust be paid for no less than one week prior to arrival. We strongly recommend thisservice, unless you are planning on doing your shopping before arrival. We haveselected the very best produce from our award winning local butcher, bakery and thelocal market. The Breakfast Hamper should last for at least two or three days.
- The Shropshire Hamper £55Half a dozen free range eggs, six rashes of bacon from our award-winning local butcher,six sausages, one loaf of bread for the bakery, bananas, seasonal berries,yogurts, Kellogg's Variety cereals, luxury granola, milk, ground coffee, luxurymarmalade, butter, orange juice.*If you do not eat meat we can exchange the bacon and sausage for smoked salmonand avocados.If you would like your Shropshire breakfast cooked, laid up and cleared away this canbe arranged from £30 per day service charge (up to four guests) excluding the cost ofthe Hamper. Eight guests is £60 service charge etc. This is subject to our housekeeper’savailability.The Continental Hamper £40Four croissants, four pain au chocolate, loaf of bread from the bakery, milk, bananas,yogurts, orange juice, ground coffee, butter, luxury marmalade, Kellogg’s Variety cereal.We are lucky to have a wonderful, multi-award winning independent wine merchant inBridgnorth: Tanners of Shrewsbury (founded 1852. If you would like to add a bottle ofTanner’s house label white Sauvignon wine, a Tanner’s bottle of house label red Shirazwine and a homemade Victoria sponge cake, please add £35. If you wish to add a bottleof Tanner’s reserve champagne, add another £36.
- Fine dining:If you would like our in house catering team to come and cook a special menu weprovide locally sourced seasonal menus to suit all tastes. Please request at the time ofbooking so we can arrange staff to be booked in before your stay to avoiddisappointment. Menu choices to be confirmed two weeks before arrival to give ustime to source and prepare your special meal.We can supply the following wines as selected by the award winning Tanners WineMerchant:RedTanners Australian Shiraz, Victoria 2019 - £13.50Tanner Rhone Valley Red, Cotes du Rhone - £14.50Tanners Red Burgundy, Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2019 - £22or WhiteMuscadet Drouet Freres 2018 - £12.70Tanners Chardonnay, IGP d’Oc 2021 - £12.50Tanners White Burgundy, Bourgogne Chardonnay 2016 - £15.50ChampagneAyala - £36*Please make sure you have ordered and paid for your Shropshire Hamper no lessthan one week prior to arrival.If you require a bespoke hamper, (i.e require vintage champagne and chocolates for ahoneymoon or special anniversary) this can be arranged please enquire. We will try toassist.
- Maid service/extra cleaning
- Private chef/cook/catering
- Welcome hamper/pre-stocked fridge
- Local day-trips or tours
- Airport pick-up/drop-off
Simply fill in the concierge request form or contact the Oliver’s Concierge Team.
Please note that all extras are subject to availability and must be requested in advance of the holiday (prices on request). Due to some rural/remote locations, not all services will be available at all properties. However, we will always do our best to fulfil your requests!
