Chevaliers Gatehouse
Key Highlights
- From super-king canopy beds to a claw tub and underfloor heating, this holiday house exudes luxury.
- Feel like you’re in an Elizabethan drama with towering turrets, Tudor-style dining room and spiral staircase.
- Walk the same grounds as its famous visitors, including King Edward V, Charles I and Sir John Betjeman.
Chevaliers Gatehouse
Entrance
The property has its own imposing entrance gates, gravelled drive-way and parking. Wrought iron gates lead through to a medieval courtyard and sixteenth century cobbled archway.
Dining Room
The ground floor dining room has an original sixteenth century Tudor fireplace, carved North European refectory table that sits ten and a painted Tudor ceiling. The dining room is reminiscent of a romantic hunting lodge with hand-blocked wallpaper and tartan curtains with horn buttons.
Kitchen
The fully equipped kitchen has a period stone floor, American style fridge-freezer, granite work tops, butler sink which is ideal for either cooking oneself or by a local chef (which can be arranged) to prepare dinner or lunch in the adjacent dining room.
First Floor
The first floor comprises the panelled Thatcher Suite bedroom (This suite is named after the former British prime minister – and her husband Sir Denis – who spent two nights in the bedroom whilst staying at Chevaliers Gatehouse in 1994) with a half-tester bed with silk drapes. The bedroom has a nineteenth century crewel work tapestry, ornate plasterwork, Tudor fireplace, oak floor and antiques. The suite has an adjoining sitting room with hand blocked wallpaper, silk curtains, digital TV, Tudor fireplace, and spectacular plasterwork. The separate bathroom in one of the turrets has all Lefroy Brooks fittings including a powerful wet room shower, traditional claw foot towel rails and underfloor heating.
Second Floor
The enormous Prince Rupert Bedroom (named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, cousin of Charles I who hid here during the civil war in 1646) on the top floor boasts a four poster super-king sized bed and singe bed, huge exposed beams, oak bookcases, an enormous bath under the mullion windows in the bedroom, a large writing desk. The bedroom also has a separate turret bathroom with all fittings by Lefroy Brooks.
Exterior Grounds
- Private garden with flower beds, fruit trees and fountain
- Barbecue and outdoor furniture (during summer months)
*Please note that while Chevaliers Gatehoue is listed as sleeping up to 4 adults, we can also accommodate an additional child or teenager on a single bed in the second floor suite.
Bedrooms
Bedroom 1
1 Double Bed
Bedroom 2
1 Double Bed
Chevaliers Gatehouse, a luxury holiday home in Shropshire, combines the glories of the past with the comforts of the present. The Gatehouse is a Grade I 'Elizabethan gem' (as described by Sir Simon Jenkins in the Best Houses of England) and boasts four poster and half-tester beds with roll top baths and luxurious Lefroy Brooks bathrooms. This gem is located within a secluded hamlet near Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock and includes a courtyard and private garden. Enjoy the beautiful flower beds, fruit trees and a bubbling fountain on a quiet morning, or explore the region’s historic sites, scenic walks and gastro hotspots.
With the perfect combination of romantic history and modern comforts, The Gatehouse comfortably sleeps four guests across two luxury suites on separate floors. To reflect its storied past, the expansive suites are named after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Prince Rupert, two of the home’s many illustrious visitors. Nephew to Charles I, Prince Rupert slept in the enormous second story bedroom while he commanded royalist troops during the Civil War. A set of linen tapestries in the gatehouse honours him. The Prince Rupert Suite, on the top floor, has a super-king four poster bed decorated with fabrics from Zoffany's award winning Arden collection by artisan neo-Elizabethan artist Melissa White. The spiral oak staircase is original. The Thatcher Suite, with a king-size half-tester bed, has its own sitting room with Tudor plasterwork, SKY TV and an open Tudor fire. While the two bedrooms will make you feel like royalty, the updated bathroom fittings, fully equipped modern kitchen and digital TV will keep you in contemporary comfort.
There is a fully fitted kitchen and hunting lodge style dining room decorated in murals. There is a beautiful trellis garden in the Elizabethan style with a fountain surrounded by apple trees.
Chevaliers Gatehouse makes the ideal family holiday rental being near the M5, M6, M40 and M54 motorways, as well as 15 miles from the Telford Central train station, and 40 miles from Birmingham International Airport.
*Please note that while Chevaliers Gatehoue is listed as sleeping up to 4 adults, we can also accommodate an additional child or teenager on a single bed in the second floor suite.
- Situated down narrow country lanes 2.5 miles from the main road, the house may be better for quiet evenings in.
- To reach the bedrooms, guests climb a spiral staircase difficult for small children or those with disabilities.
- Due to the rural location the internet speed is variable and can fluctuate when demand is high
- 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
- Maid Service Available
- Chef/Cook Available
- Breakfast Hampers, Wines and Catering:We can provide Local Luxury Breakfast Hampers by request before booking. This must be paid for no less than one week prior to arrival. We strongly recommend this service, unless you are planning on doing your shopping before arrival. We have selected the very best produce from our award winning local butcher, bakery and the local 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.The owner 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 less than one week prior to arrival.If you require a bespoke hamper, (i.e require vintage champagne and chocolates for a honeymoon or special anniversary) this can be arranged please enquire. We will try to assist.
- 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!
