Our weekend journey to Combermere Abbey was gifted. This is our expertise of a household staycation of their Wellington Cottage.
We visited Combermere Abbey in the course of 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; mild the fireplace, pour a big glass of purple wine and loosen up into a comfortable weekend in our attractive cottage.
Combermere Abbey, on the borders of Shropshire and Cheshire, is an opulent English property and it’s in all probability finest recognized for being an idyllic marriage ceremony venue. It’s such a romantic setting for a marriage because of the walled gardens, a surprising glasshouse and pavilion and an image good backdrop of the abbey.
As properly as weddings, Combermere Abbey can be house 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 they usually vary in measurement from sleeping 4 individuals to 10.
We have been staying within the charming Wellington Cottage which was in-built 1837 for Viscount Combermere. With mullion home windows and a pointed turret, Wellington Cottage is the picturesque escape of my desires!
Each room is cosy and characterful but nonetheless sensible, shiny and spacious. It was best for our household of 5 and we have 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 house for the weekend. I’ve bought to confess that it’s very good to lastly have two journey companions who get pleasure from vacation cottages as a lot as I do! It wasn’t lengthy earlier than I joined them as we inspected the gothic four-poster mattress, the plush fur throws, the scrumptious White Company toiletries, the big hamper stuffed with native produce and we briefly explored the gardens earlier than that incessant rain returned!
But there’s 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 puddles whereas holding our hoods near our faces. The boys screamed with excited glee as we dashed by 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 that’s 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 wasn’t intentional to have such a lazy, stress-free weekend. I needed to have a stroll round Whitchurch, a close-by market city and the beautiful city of Shrewsbury isn’t distant. There’s additionally the woodland stroll and the mere inside Combermere Abbey’s property however sadly these areas have been closed as a result of storms.
Combermere Abbey is an idyllic escape should you’re searching for a sublime and splendid cottage vacation. We discovered it to be very family-friendly and the youngsters have been so welcome. There was a video games room filled with child toys and DVDs, we had a child bathtub, a excessive chair and cot and child’s cups and plates too. There are additionally a whole lot of family-friendly locations to go to within the space similar to Chester Zoo, the Blue Planet Aquarium, Chester City Centre and many National Trust and English Heritage locations. It was unfortunate the climate was so unhealthy throughout our keep as I’m positive the woodland stroll and a stroll across the mere would have been nice for the youngsters.
Thank you to Combermere Abbey for internet hosting our keep.