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The property, a prime example of Evesham countryside accommodation, features original Adam-style plasterwork ceilings in its drawing rooms and a walled kitchen garden supplying herbs for its award-winning restaurant.
Guest rooms showcase four-poster beds with brocade canopies, while the on-site orangery hosts monthly chamber music performances accompanied by locally foraged elderflower cordials.
Culinary enthusiasts will find The Fleece Inn (4.2km), a National Trust-protected 15th-century tavern serving medieval-inspired dishes like venison pottage in its flagstone-floored dining room.
Avon Mill Antiques & Tea Rooms (2.8km) offers vintage bone china afternoon services amidst 19th-century agricultural implements, their scones baked using a secret recipe from the estate’s former cook.
For contemporary dining, The Boat House (1.5km) prepares rainbow trout smoked over apple wood in a converted boathouse overlooking the River Avon.
History permeates the area through Evesham Abbey Ruins (1.1km), where interactive holograms recreate the 1265 Battle of Evesham, and The Almonry Museum (1.3km) displaying Saxon jewelry found during recent flood prevention works.
The Cotswold Falconry Centre (6.5km) offers medieval hawking experiences using Harris hawks, while Coughton Court (14km) – a Tudor mansion – hosts Shakespearean performances in its knot garden.
Sports facilities include Evesham Leisure Centre (2.3km) with its Olympic-standard archery range and Northwick Manor Golf Club (1.8km), whose 18-hole course incorporates medieval ridge-and-furrow field patterns.
The Vale Park Equestrian Centre (5km) provides cross-country riding through plum orchards, while Abbey Park (1.6km) features championship-level lawn bowling greens originally laid in 1927. Educational institutions range from Prince Henry’s High School (2km), housed in a Victorian Gothic building with stained-glass crests of local noble families, to Evesham College (2.2km) offering short courses in traditional fruit tree grafting techniques.
Reaching the property is facilitated by Birmingham Airport (48km) with direct train connections to Evesham Station (2.5km) via the CrossCountry service.
From London Paddington, Great Western Railway operates direct routes to the Weekend breaks Midlands UK hub in 2h15m.
Drivers following the A46 will find electric vehicle charging points at the Twyford Farm Shop (3km), complete with a solar-powered refreshment kiosk.
Budget-conscious travelers might prefer The Old Mill Guesthouse (1.2km), a converted watermill retaining its original grinding stones as decorative features, or Riverside Lodge (2km) offering canoe storage for guests exploring the Avon.
The Abbey Fields Caravan Park (3.5km) provides shepherd’s huts with wood-fired hot tubs overlooking medieval fish ponds.
Guest reviews consistently praise the property’s Afternoon tea Worcestershire experience, particularly the lavender-infused clotted cream and live harp accompaniment.
The property’s partnership with local growers enables exclusive tours of asparagus farms during the May harvest, though some guests note limited parking during peak wedding seasons.
A unique feature is the moonlit guided tours of the 17th-century ice house, complete with historical reenactments of Victorian refrigeration techniques.
Cultural programming includes summer opera nights at Pershore Abbey (8km), where acoustics enhance unamplified voices beneath Norman arches, and winter ghost walks through Stratford-upon-Avon (19km) led by Royal Shakespeare Company actors.
The property’s proximity to Cotswolds hotels with wedding venues network allows guests exclusive access to floral workshops using blooms from the Vale of Evesham’s renowned market gardens.
Local commerce thrives at Evesham Market (1.8km), operating since 1256, where stallholders sell pershore plums under medieval-style awnings every Tuesday.
Broadway Tower (21km) houses a microbrewery in its basement vaults, while Snowshill Lavender Farm (24km) distills essential oils in copper stills dating from the 1930s.
Wellness seekers frequent the Bredon Hill Thermal Springs (12km), where geothermal waters rich in lithium emerge at a constant 38°C, channeled into Roman-inspired plunge pools.
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