The Hunting Lodge
The Hunting Lodge is a self-contained Grade 1 property that accommodates up to four guests in two separate luxury suites on separate floors. It has its own dining room, kitchen, and private garden with fruit trees and a fountain.
The Hunting Lodge has been awarded five stars by Shropshire Tourism for its exceptional level of award winning accommodation. The Hunting Lodge was runner-up for ‘Best Accommodation’ in the entire country at the 2015 Hudson’s Heritage Awards. Upton Cressett is a previous winner of the ‘Best Hidden Gem’ award at the Hudson’s Heritage Awards.
The property has been recently refurbished to a luxuriously high standard with all modern comforts, including sumptuous beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, fluffy towelling robes, Lefroy Brooks bathrooms, Wi Fi, flat-screen cable television and fast speed broadband. The Hunting Lodge can work as a romantic retreat for two or, for a families, it can sleep up to five as there is an extra single bed in the Prince Rupert Bedroom suite on the top floor.
Such modern comfort features blend in with such historic features as original carved oak spiral staircase, mullion windows, ornate sixteenth century plasterwork, tapestries, panelled bedchambers, Tudor fireplaces and original oak floor boards.
The two master bedrooms (Prince Rupert Suite and Thatcher Suite) feature a sumptuous four poster and ornate half-tester bed respectively. The dining room has a hand-painted neo-Tudor ceiling by artist Adam Dant, Tudor log fire place and a North European refectory table which seats six.
The Prince Rupert Suite
This historic and romantic bedroom suite is especially popular with honeymoon couples or those celebrating an anniversary. It is located up an atmospheric carved oak spiral staircase leading to the top floor where Prince Rupert hid from the Parliamentarian forces in 1646. The windows offer superb views of the unspoilt Shropshire countryside that stretches out across the old deer park. PG Wodehouse, who was brought up around Bridgnorth, called this Shropshire countryside ‘the Paradise of England’.
The beamed top floor banqueting chamber was originally used as a ‘prospect tower’ – with views stretching for miles – as well as serving as a viewing chamber for the ‘ladies of the house’ to watch the hunt in the deer park around the Hall.
The Prince Rupert suite is perfect for special romantic occasions as it boasts a stunning super-king four poster canopy bed decorated in a 16th century-style linen fabric depicting scenes from an Elizabethan hunt by the artisan Melissa White. There is also a single bed at other side of the room, ideal for a child, teenager, or extra guest.
There is a free-standing claw bath on a raised oak platform inside the bedroom as well as a luxuriously appointed Lefroy Brooks shower in the en suite Turret Bathroom. The huge room also features an oak library section with two comfortable arm-chairs, a writing desk and an armchair reading area.
The suite also has Wi-Fi and Freeview TV.
The Thatcher Suite
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 Upton Cressett in 1994 as a guest of Sir Bill Cash MP.
The Thatcher Suite has a super-king canopy bed with ornate 16th century plasterwork, oak panelling and mullion windows overlooking the Elizabethan apple garden.
The room has a wet-room-style shower room in the turret with Lefroy Brooks fittings, marble tops and under floor heating.
The sitting room has a working Tudor fire-place below a beautiful ornamental plasterwork over-mantel. The ceiling also has fine original 16th century ornate plasterwork. Freeview TV and DVD player. The property has WiFi.
Both bedroom suites are reached up an oak spiral staircase which is not suitable for small children or infirm adults.
A washing machine for your use is in and outbuilding in the courtyard. There is a laundry basket and drying rack provided. Please bring your own detergent.
Garden
There is a private enclosed garden with a fountain. During Summer months there is a table and four chairs for dining, two deck chairs and a BBQ by request. Guests have access to the historic gardens of Upton Cressett.
There is gas central heating in all rooms of the Hunting Lodge, along with under-floor heating in the bathrooms. There are working log fires in the sitting room and dining room. The fires are laid and log baskets full on arrival.
The Hunting Lodge Gallery
Availability
For all bookings please email [email protected] for details or telephone – 01746 714616.
