Our weekend journey to Combermere Abbey was gifted. That is our expertise of a household staycation of their Wellington Cottage.
We visited Combermere Abbey through the weekend Storm Dennis made an unwelcome look. The rain lashed incessantly in opposition to the home windows whereas the wind hammered on the door. There was just one factor for it; gentle the fireplace, pour a big glass of pink wine and calm down into a comfy weekend in our attractive cottage.
Combermere Abbey, on the borders of Shropshire and Cheshire, is an expensive English property and itâs in all probability finest recognized for being an idyllic wedding ceremony venue. Itâs such a romantic setting for a marriage because of the walled gardens, a shocking glasshouse and pavilion and an image good backdrop of the abbey.
In addition to weddings, Combermere Abbey can also be dwelling to 2 rooms inside the North Wing of the abbey and 10 luxurious vacation cottage inside the transformed stables. The cottages are all individually designed with their very own character and so they vary in measurement from sleeping 4 folks to 10.
We had been staying within the charming Wellington Cottage which was inbuilt 1837 for Viscount Combermere. With mullion home windows and a pointed turret, Wellington Cottage is the picturesque escape of my goals!
Every room is cosy and characterful but nonetheless sensible, vivid and spacious. It was very best for our household of 5 and we had been even capable of deliver the canine alongside too.
As quickly as we arrived we lit the fireplace and relaxed into the snug armchairs whereas the boys excitedly explored their dwelling for the weekend. Iâve received to confess that itâs very good to lastly have two journey companions who get pleasure from vacation cottages as a lot as I do! It wasnât lengthy earlier than I joined them as we inspected the gothic four-poster mattress, the plush fur throws, the scrumptious White Firm toiletries, the big hamper full of native produce and we briefly explored the gardens earlier than that incessant rain returned!
However thereâs nothing higher than going out for a stroll (albeit lower than a ten minute stroll!) and getting soaked to the bone and working again to your cosy retreat with rosey cheeks. We splashed by means of puddles whereas holding our hoods near our faces. The boys screamed with excited glee as we dashed by means of the rain to our cottage the place the fireplace awaited. We huddled round it to dry our dripping hair and to heat our icy fingers.
And thatâs just about the place we stayed for the remainder of the weekend whereas we performed video games, learn books, watched movies and drank countless mugs of steamy sizzling chocolate.
It wasnât intentional to have such a lazy, stress-free weekend. I wished to have a stroll round Whitchurch, a close-by market city and the beautiful city of Shrewsbury isnât distant. Thereâs additionally the woodland stroll and the mere inside Combermere Abbeyâs property however sadly these areas had been closed because of the storms.
Combermere Abbey is an idyllic escape in the event youâre in search of a chic and opulent cottage vacation. We discovered it to be very family-friendly and the youngsters had been so welcome. There was a video games room stuffed with child toys and DVDs, we had a child bathtub, a excessive chair and cot and childâs cups and plates too. There are additionally plenty of family-friendly locations to go to within the space akin to Chester Zoo, the Blue Planet Aquarium, Chester Metropolis Centre and many Nationwide Belief and English Heritage locations. It was unfortunate the climate was so unhealthy throughout our keep as Iâm certain the woodland stroll and a stroll across the mere would have been nice for the youngsters.
Thanks to Combermere Abbey for internet hosting our keep.
