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Dinner and Talk with William Sitwell

Lady Laura and William Cash invite you to a Dinner and Talk with William Sitwell

My Adventures as a Food Writer

in The Dragon Hall

Upton Cressett Hall

Friday, 12th August

RSVP: [email protected]
Cocktails: 6.45pm
Dinner and Talk: 7. 30pm
Dress: Jacket or dress

£65.00

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Backstage life, mayhem & 🧐 at Shropshire manor run by milliner/writer with holiday lets & tours.Telegraph Top 10 Stately Stays.Best Hidden Gem award

Our beloved Uncle Joe, head tour guide and residen

Our beloved Uncle Joe, head tour guide and resident archaeologist at @uptoncressetthall would have been 70 today. He tragically died, aged just 69, in December 2025 and is greatly missed by all friends of upton cressett and his family. The ancient Upton Cressett - since his early 20s- was the love of his life and he was reborn here in his final years as a great tour guide and chief mower where he spent hours every day on his beloved Stihl mower. After years of depression and mental health issues , he found happiness here and we placed some flowers in his grave today in the church yard of St Michael’s Upton Cressett where he mowed the grass like a croquet lawn.The Knight of the Stihl will not be forgotten

No sign of any snow melting at @uptoncressetthall

No sign of any snow melting at @uptoncressetthall so a perfect excuse for the Cressett Cresta tobogganing trials along the moat with Rex Cash pipping @lauracathcartmillinery at the finishing post. @williamrpcash was relegated to the benches due to fear of breaking the toboggan.#shropshirewinterwonderland

‘You’re an unstoppable Superhost, Laura!’ Was the

‘You’re an unstoppable Superhost, Laura!’ Was the email received from #airbnb this morning. Not a bad start to the year with our 13th quarter straight making this category. My thanks goes to our guest for their visits and taking the time to review us. Looking forward to welcoming many more of you this year. Bring on 2026! #happynewyear #visitshropshire #airbnbsuperhost #holidayhome

Mother's Day lunch today - @lauracathcartmillinery

Mother's Day lunch today - @lauracathcartmillinery and my mother Biddy did well this year as we celebrated Mother's Day last Sunday as well thinking it was 'Mothering Sunday' as it used to be called. Laura called her mother who was also oblivious to the actual date ! #mothersdayreal

With Mother’s Day coming up, why not surprise her

With Mother’s Day coming up, why not surprise her – your mother, grandmother, daughter or spouse - with a special gift of a mini-break two-night luxury stay at our award-winning The Gatehouse at Upton Cressett?

We are offering all stays – at all our properties - until September 1st at a 25 % discount plus a complimentary bottle of champagne and flowers. Booking must be made by April 1st.

We pride ourselves on our peace and calm and recently featured in The Times in an article on 'Grand British houses for a truly restorative retreat', as well as being included in their article on 'The UK's poshest holiday rentals'. We were also featured in a Times Travel article on '20 great houses to rival Downton Abbey'. We have won the ‘Best Hidden Gem' award at the Hudson's Heritage Awards as a walking retreat/holiday destination.

Our five holiday properties include the Gatehouse, where Margaret Thatcher and Prince Rupert have stayed, as well as the Moat House, Cider House, Coach House. Our Dragon Hall has been decorated in murals by the artistic genius @atelier_dant replicating a 16thcentury palazzo in Florence, only with all mod tech cons.

Our holiday properties – which can also be rented individually - are perfect for celebrating a family special occasion, a 'multi-gen' family gathering, or a half term family break. Our award-winning Upton Cressett Hall estate is a magical escape to a lauded Elizabethan moated brick manor brimming with history.

For a 3 minute film that gives a flavour of the experience at Upton Cressett, see the home page of our website: www.uptoncressetthall.co.uk or click the link here: https://vimeo.com/862384520

We are three miles from the pretty historic market town Bridgnorth, on the River Severn. We have a cosy acclaimed gastro-pub is just a 30 minute walk away, The Acton.

Upton Cressett Insta Friends will receive a 25% discount on our website prices to stay before Sept 1 th 2025.

Please quote 'Mother's Day 25' to get this 25 % special offer in your DD to @uptoncressetthall or email: enquiries@uptoncressett.co.uk. #mothersdaygiftideas #mothersday #motherslove❤️ #romanticescape

Spring has come to Shropshire ! Sun is out and Rex

Spring has come to Shropshire ! Sun is out and Rex is wearing his early season cricket 🏏 whites for a visit to Wenlock Priory - about 4 miles away - which is my favourite local picnic spot. The Cluniac monastery used to be one of the biggest in England and the pubs in the high street used to be medieval pilgrim hostels - visiting to see the relics of St Milburga, a Midlands princess who was the abbey's second abbess. Wenlock Priory is open at weekends in March (10am to 4pm) until their 2025 summer season start . #englishheritage #wenlockpriory #abbeyruins

The snow drops are now out at the @uptoncressetth

The snow drops are now out at the @uptoncressetthall Norman church of St Michael's whose grass was so lovingly mown and looked after by my late uncle Jonathan. We had a family toast and graveside prayer to him (photo 2) on 22nd Feb which would have been his 69th birthday. Our gardener Mike planted some lovely spring flowers 🌷 to mark the occasion #spring #remembrance #greatunclebulgaria

Delighted 🤩 for @lauracathcartmillinery to be team

Delighted 🤩 for @lauracathcartmillinery to be teaming up again with top British designer @emiliawickstead for her triumph of a show this afternoon at London Fashion Week at @saatchi_gallery in Chelsea. Laura has been locked away in her studio @uptoncressetthall for the last month creating the sensational hats that were designed by Emilia and her team to launch her new AW 25 collection which is inspired by the 1963 Hitchcock 🎥 The Birds - only not its director but rather the film's iconic costume designer Edith Head, actress Tippi Hedren and author Daphne du Mauirer. To see the collection and hats, check Laura's instagram tomorrow. This is from the after-show party with the two muses enjoying a well deserved glass 🥂 #emiliawickstead #lauracathcartmillinery #saatchigallery #londonfashionweek

Are you stuck for a gift this Valentines…bring a l

Are you stuck for a gift this Valentines…bring a loved one out for lunch at Upton Cressett Hall on one of our owner lead open days. Perfect for history and house lovers. ❤️❤️❤️. #opendays #historichouse

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With half term and Valentine's falling on the same

With half term and Valentine's falling on the same weekend - next weekend Friday 14th Feb - why not escape from the hurly burley of school runs and homework to enjoy a few days stepping back in time @uptoncressetthall. We have availability in our five holiday lets - and you can take, say, the Moat House (featured with beamed sitting room) &!also take the Dragon Hall (photo 1, laid up for dinner) with its roaring Palazzo-style fireplace and genius murals by @atelier_dant . The illustrated map of the estate shows the location of all properties. We are offering a 15 % special discount to Insta followers who book in February. DM us or email @lauracathcartmillinery at laura@uptoncressett.co.uk. Our website has a 3 minute film 🎥 that gives you a virtual tour of all the properties available for a magical escape with cosy fires, 🔥 four posters and in-house catering for a truly relaxing and pampering half term, Valentine's or spring break. #escape #valentines

We're getting in the mood for a candlelit dinner a

We're getting in the mood for a candlelit dinner around Valentine's @uptoncressetthall with @lauracathcartmillinery perfecting some special recipes. Why not get into the romantic 🥰 spirit and whisk a loved one away for a surprise mini-break in one of our cottages, or bring a small group of friends/ family and host a Valentine's dinner in our Dragon Hall. We have availability in the Moat House and Cider House for the weekend of Friday 14th Feb and it is also half term, so think about a romantic escape. We are offering a 15 % discount for our Insta followers for any bookings (email: laura@uptoncressett.co.uk or DM us) made in February that has an arrival date before June 20th. Hope to see you here soon.

See our website for all our properties and see here for a 'through the keyhole' three minute film 🎥 about the flavour of hospitality at Upton Cressett with bedrooms featured. Link: https://vimeo.com/862384520

PS. We don't always dress for dinner ! #valentinesweekend

With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, we

With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, we have several perfect romantic ❤️‍🔥 bolt hole cottages, including our Gatehouse with this four poster bed, available for a memorable mini-break. We are offering 20% discount on all Spring break bookings to stay before June 1st, including all stays in February - so ideal for a Valentine 💘 weekend or midweek get away with a loved one.

Cosy up together in front of a roaring Tudor fire 🔥, pour some wine 🍷 whilst watching the Six Nations, and be an outdoor refusenik for a few days whilst you recharge your batteries. Upton Cressett has recently been featured in The Times 'Grand British houses for a truly restorative retreat'. Quote 'Valentine25' to get the special rate when booking and email laura@uptoncressett.co.uk. #valentineescape #romantico

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