Heribert Cottage is a delightful, reverse-level barn conversion resting in The Lea near Pontesbury, Shropshire.
Hosting two ground-floor bedrooms including a double and a 4ft double, a ground-floor bathroom with a Jacuzzi bath and shower over with a handy grab rail.
This property can sleep up to four guests. This property can sleep up to four guests.
There is a first-floor open-plan living space with a spacious kitchen, dining area and lounge area with a sofa bed.
Outside you will find a shared south facing courtyard with furniture and off-road parking for two cars.
Heribert Cottage is the perfect retreat for a relaxing holiday in the Shropshire countryside.
Heribert Cottage (and its neighbours) gets its unusual name from the Cadfael series which was filmed in Shrewsbury around the time the barns were converted.
The cottage nestles on the Northern edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB, a site well worth visiting, and is a fantastic base for walkers and cyclists.
It is close to Earls Hill, Pontesbury Hill and a fraction further away are the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd, all with beautiful walks.
Choose your route for an easy stroll and a picnic or for a more challenging walk to the heights of Rodney’s Pillar.
In North Shropshire the glorious Hawkstone Follies, or just walk out of the drive and have a peaceful evening stroll along the pretty lanes.
For cyclists there’s a fantastic network of rural cycling - it is on Route 44 The Six Castle Cycle Way; this is a 58-mile signed route between Shrewsbury and Leominster linking six very different castles from the romantic ruins of Bishop’s Castle and Richard’s Castle to the substantial stone buildings of Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Croft Castle and the elegance of Stokesay.
Highly recommended by Birdwatching enthusiasts is the Polemere Nature Reserve less than ½ a mile away from the cottage.
The nearest village shop is 1 ½ miles away in Hanwood, you can find the Nag’s Head pub, an excellent butcher, and a further selection of village stores in Pontesbury, just 2 miles away.
On the main road, within walking distance, is an ex-pub-turned takeaway, Super Tandoori (they will deliver as well).
There are good supermarkets within a short drive and a retail park just off the Shrewsbury bypass where you can do your shopping.
In Shrewsbury itself there are many lovely independent shops, great places to eat, and the stunning Quarry Park and the Dingle along the River Severn.
Be sure to visit the award winning indoor market, and not to forget Shrewbury even has its own 18th-century Prison and visitor centre!.
For the avid golfers and fisherperson, Golf at Arscott welcomes non-members, and you can find the course and Lea Cross Fishing Village within a mile of Heribert Cottage.
For hill walking: Pontesford Hill and Earls Hill, The Long Mynd and The Stiperstones, Montgomery, Rodney’s Pillar, Hawkstone Park Follies.
For days out: Powis Castle, The Ironwork Centre, Oswestry, Attingham Park, Ludlow, Ironbridge Gorge, Enginuity, Black Country Museum, RAF Cosford Air Museum.
For birdwatchers: Polemere Reserve, Venus Pool, near Cross Houses, Whixall Moss, North Shropshire, Ellesmere.
For a peaceful and homely, centrally located base for your Shropshire holiday, choose Heribert Cottage.