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The Lodge - Hereford, Herefordshire, England

All rooms beautifully furnished in the Lodge self-catering house

Stylish decor in this large house rental

High quality self-catering for big groups

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Price range from £4000 to £6000 per week
Number of units of accommodation: 1
Sleeps from 2 to 30 people in 12 bedrooms
Number of bathrooms: 10
Short Breaks: Yes - The minimum number of days for a short break is 2
Suitable for the disabled:

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Children are welcome:

Pet Friendly:

This elegant and spacious 12-bedroom Edwardian mansion stands in glorious grounds of around 8 acres. Surrounded by the beautiful rolling Herefordshire countryside, it sits just 5 miles outside the cathedral city of Hereford and only 2 miles from the village of Canon Pyon with it's general store and public house.

With bright and spacious accommodation over 3 floors, the house offers 12 en-suite bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, a large dining room and a fabulous newly-installed luxury kitchen with Aga.

This, combined with:

the outdoor keyhole-shaped swimming pool
tennis court
gym
sauna
hot tub
bar and games barn

This all combines to make The Lodge the ultimate venue for a short - or long - break with family and friends. Alternatively, the state-of-the-art electronic presentation screen in the dining room, wi-fi internet connection and huge oak table seating up to 24 make it the perfect venue for a corporate/team-building exercise or even a board meeting.

The Lodge was launched onto the rental market in the summer of 2007, following an extensive 6-month refurbishment project. The house has been updated to provide modern, stylish, bright and spacious accommodation, whilst retaining the original feel and features of the past, such as elegant fireplaces, intricate architraves and the oak-panelled dining room. Our aim was to combine the best of the last century with the best of the present; to produce a vibrant, modern home with a traditional warm and welcoming feel. Our guests to date agree that we have achieved just that - and with more than a touch of the Wow! factor added in. The walls throughout the house are painted in a warm shade of cream and the soft furnishings and carpet have been chosen in complemenatary muted tones. The overall effect is one of luxury, tranquility and calm. Each of the 3 reception rooms is furnished with sofas in shades of cream, brown and duck-egg blue, each has a flatscreen TV, 2 have open fires and a Sky TV connection, and there are 2 TEAC CD/ipod players and a PS3 console. The 3 rooms combine to provide seating for around 30 guests, but for those who want a moment alone, there are plenty of quiet seating areas around the house and garden.

This owner/agency has featured on this Country Cottages site since 2007

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	01727 869619 or 077 633 996 54
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	Payment Options: cheque, bank transfer Contact: Maggie Doyle

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Parking		Bath
Television		Indoor Hot Tub
Sky Television		Outdoor Hot Tub
Video or DVD		Shower
Microwave		Power Shower
Dishwasher		Open Fire
Ensuite Bathroom		Wood Stove
Central heating		Laundry facilities
Games Room		Swimming Pool
Garden		Tennis Court
Freezer		Jacuzzi Bath
Balcony/Patio		Coffee Maker
Sauna		Internet
Air conditioning
Linen
Towels provided		Bed linen provided

The fabulous newly-installed bespoke kitchen has a good range of oak units with granite worktops and a travertine marble floor. It is fully equipped to cope with large parties, with facilities including a 4-door Aga, 90cm range cooker, 3 Miele fridges, 1 Miele freezer with ice-maker, 2 Neff dishwashers, 2 sinks, a microwave, toaster, plentiful supplies of wine and champagne glasses, tumblers, plates, bowls, cutlery, pots, pans, serving dishes, tea cups, saucers and pots and even little coffee cups and saucers for that all-important shot of caffeine at the end of a delicious meal. To help to inspire you to greatness in the kitchen we have provided a good selection of cookery books. However, if they don't do the trick you could always enlist the services of one of our recommended caterers, or make a reservation at the award-winning Wellington Inn, just 2 miles away. Alternatively, you could call and book a table at the Nags Head in Canon Pyon. If you ask nicely the landlord will come and pick you up in his mini-bus - and even bring you home again at the end of the night! Just off the kitchen, and accessed via French doors, is the old courtyard. This is the area in which the horses and carriages used to be hosed down, and which has now been thoughtfully transformed by our gardener, Anna, into a calm and peaceful Zen garden. Complete with water feature, sympathetic lighting, stepping stones and a bridge, every element of the garden - including the plants - is symbolic and represents our journey through life. A table and chairs on the decked area make this the perfect place for a spot of quiet contemplation; either with a cup of coffee in the morning or a glass of wine in the evening.

The 12 en-suite bathrooms are all newly-installed with stylish baths, power showers and natural - granite, marble, limestone and glass - wall and floor tiles, a selection of Damana toiletries, thick towels, chrome fittings and a heated towel rail. Most rooms have a bath and a shower option, and one ground floor room boasts a jacuzzi bath, meaning that there is something to suit everyone. We estimate that it takes a maximum of 20 seconds to get hot water to any room in the house. The 3 mega-flow systems that we have installed in the basement mean that we are mega-confident that no-one ever needs go to breakfast without first having had a long, hot shower.

The 12 bedrooms are elegantly and individually decorated, and furnished with quality bedlinens. Two of the bedrooms contain double beds, one has a super-king, one an Eastern King (which measures 6'6" x 6'9" and requires specially made extra large bedlinen and pillows!) and the remaining 8 are all standard kings. Three bedrooms are located on the ground floor and are wheelchair accessible. Several bedrooms contain a sofabed, and a number of z-beds and cots can be supplied, for use by children only.

The Lodge can sleep 22 adults, and up to a total of 30 guests in a mixed group. Please note that there is an additional charge for the use of z-beds, cots and sofabeds. Beds will all be prepared for your stay and for those guests on a longer break, linens will be changed weekly. Should you require more frequent changes of bedlinen and towels there will be an additional charge. You can discuss your mobility and bedding requirements with Glyn Hawkins, our Property Manager.

The large oak-panelled dining room boasts an enormous table measuring 3.2 metres square, which can easily seat up 24 guests on comfortable leather chairs - but could squeeze to 28 at a push. The oak panels are from the original Lodge (known as the West Lodge), the remains of which you can see at the rear of the house.

Just outside the dining room, and neatly tucked away under the main staircase lies the bar. Furnished with a wine and beer fridge, a TEAC CD/ipod player, some glasses and a couple of comfortable leather tub chairs, all you need to do is appoint a barman, sit back and relax!

The newly-installed gym has running, rowing, cycling and cross-training machines, a power plate, multi-gym and a selection of free weights. To keep you enertained there is a wall-mounted TV. Or bring along your CD or ipod and plug it into the TEAC player for music while you work. If you're not hot enough after that, just pop next door, take a quick shower and jump into the 12-seater sauna.

Outside an all-weather tennis court has been installed in the old walled garden, for which a number of racquets are supplied for use by guests. Right next door to the tennis court you will find the games barn, with table tennis, football and pool tables and a dart board.

The orchards around the house are in our ownership, and the apples are harvested by Bulmers of Hereford in November. At the bottom of the garden, the swimming pool area is something of a sun trap. Sun loungers and parasols are provided, and we have just completed installation of a new wooden pool room. The terraced area at the top of the garden has 2 very large teak tables plus a number of smaller ones, seating for over 30 people, parsaols and 2 barbecues.

There is a large area of lawn in this section that can accommodate a marquee. In the basement laundry you will find 2 industrial-sized washing machines and tumble driers plus an iron and ironing board. To make your stay as enjoyable and relaxing as possible we can put you in touch with local caterers, domestic staff, a children's entertainer, travelling beautician, a specialist in the organisation of murder-mystery weekends - even the British Champion of close-up magic if you are looking for a truly astonishing evening's entertainment that your friends will be talking about for months to come.

Please contct us to discuss your requirements. Weekend breaks are available at around £3,000.

Please visit http://www.distinctlydoyles.com to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Herefordshire.

Changeover Day: Flexible

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Burton Court with costume exhibition and natural history specimens, and licensed for civil weddings. Eastnor castle with it's aboretum, maze and adventure playground, 12th century Goodrich Castle, Gradma Peggy's sweet shop and family life museum in Ross-on-wye, Croft Gardens with 4000 rare shrubs and trees, The Judge's Lodging in Hereford (top 10 museum award 2004/05), Kington Small Breeds farm park and owl centre, The Amazing Hedge Puzzle at Symonds Yat, Berrington Hall, Broadfield Court gardens and vineyard, Bromyard Downs Pottery, Cider Museum and King Offa Distillery in Hereford, Court Farm and Leisure in Tillington for mountain-boarding, fishing, play area, farm shop and pick-your-own soft fruits, Croft Castle near Leominster, Dick Whittinton Farm Park in Longhope, Lawton Hall Herb nursery in Eardisland, Mappa Mundi and the Chained Library in Hereford Cathedral, The Chapel Gallery in Pembridge, Queenswood Arboretum and Country Park in Dinmore Hill for 500 unusual trees, Frome Valley Vineyard for tours and tastings, The Malvern Hills for walking, mountain-biking and paragliding, Worcester City for it's famous porcelain, Sudeley Castle, the races at Cheltenham and Hereford, Weston's Cider ner Ledbury/Ross-on-Wye for Shire horse drey rides, children's farm and playground

Travel: Hereford

Good places to visit: Ross-on-Wye, Worcester, Ludlow, Cotswolds,

Annual Events: Early September annual River Blessing Festival in Eardisland, Dore Abbey music festival, Goodrich Castle easter egg hunt and organised events throughout the year, Hergest Croft Gardens spring flower fair and autumn plant fair, Easter egg hunt at Berrington Hall, seasonal exhibitions at the Chapel Gallery in Pembridge, Ross-on-Wye Literary Festival, Spring and Autumn shows at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern.

Good places to eat: The Nags Head in Canon Pyon, The Wellington in Wellington, The Stagg Inn in Titley

Local Sports: Coarse fishing, mountain boarding, golf, cycling

Hereford

Hereford's picturesque Church Street with many interesting small shops specialising in quality goods leads up to the Cathedral Close surrounding the XI century Norman Cathedral and adjoining Mappa Mundi and Chained Library exhibition. Walk down to the riverbank, have a drink or eat overlooking the River Wye or walk along the banks to the open spaces of Bishops Meadow.

Hereford, as the livestock and agricultural centre for Herefordshire and neighbouring mid-Wales, is host to a livestock market every Wednesday. The pedestrianised open space of High Town at the centre of the city is a lively meeting place and shopping centre with monthly Farmers Markets.

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