Weston Cottage, country cottage in rural Shropshire

<body bgcolor="#006800" text="#FFFFFF"> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><strong>Here is some information on the page you requested:</strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><small>The Cottage<br> <br> The cottage is situated in rural Shropshire, 25 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury and 14 miles from Ludlow. South facing, it stands in a country lane overlooking meadows. It has a pleasant private garden at the rear with magnificent views over the river Teme and wooded hillsides. A few hundred yards down the meadow is Weston Crossings Cottage where the single track railway runs down through Bucknell to the heart of Wales.<br> <br> Accommodation<br> <br> The cottage is black and white, half-timbered and dates from the 18th Century. The recent restoration has retained many of the oak beams and original timber framing.<br> On the ground floor is the dining/sitting room with the original open brick and stone fireplace and bread oven. Adjacent to this is another sitting room with Coalbrookdale fireplace, 2 windows on opposite walls and an open wooden staircase leading to bedroom 2. There is a television, video player, CD tape-recorder, radio. The kitchen is L shaped, still with its original boiler recess. It is well equipped with electric cooker, fridge, microwave, washing machine, ample crockery, cutlery and table linen. Upstairs there are two bedrooms, bathroom and landing. Both bedrooms have double beds with electric blankets and a plentiful supply of hot water is provided by electrical immersion heater.<br> A small staircase leads up to the attic which has been converted into a further sitting/sleeping area.<br> The cottage is supplied with equipment and facilities for four people. Bedlinen, towels, teatowels, etc. are provided. Logs for the fires are kept in the woodshed at the bottom of the garden. There are power points and electric storage heaters in every room and the cottage is carpeted throughout. There is parking space for two to three cars at the rear of the cottage.<br> <br> South Shropshire<br> <br> The cottage is in an area designated as being of "outstanding natural beauty". Shropshire's rolling hills and forest tracks have been enjoyed by ramblers and walkers for many years. There is a great diversity of wild life to be seen with many places of interest to be visited. For example, Ludlow Castle, Ironbridge - with its 9 working museums, Powis Castle and Gardens, Much Wenlock Priory, Stokesay Castle and many other Shropshire country towns and villages.<br> The attractive market town of Knighton (about 2 miles from Weston) has a full range of facilities including interesting shops, a post office, a choice of tea rooms, a supermarket and a train service. Three miles in the opposite direction is Bucknell, a charming village well worth a visit. There are many interesting local walks along Offa's Dyke and over Caer Caradoc (an iron age fortified hilltop). <br> <br> </small></font></p> </body>