Welcome to the Ferndale Holiday Flat

Self catering holiday flat in Shropshire UK

Self-catering accommodation in South Shropshire UK. For short breaks and longer holidays near Much Wenlock and Wenlock Edge, Church Stretton and the Shropshire Hills and Ludlow.

The Ferndale Self Catering Flat is in a rural location in the Corvedale, South Shropshire, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is well placed for walking (eg on the Shropshire Way) and sightseeing (Ludlow, Church Stretton and the Shropshire Hills, Much Wenlock and Wenlock Edge are all nearby), plus the famous Ironbridge Gorge museums are not far away.

The Ferndale Flat is a self-contained, two-storey coach-house style timber building, recently erected. It is set in the grounds of the main house, Ferndale, which has seven acres of garden, woodland, wild flower bank and sheep grazing.

Features:

a self-contained holiday flat for 2/3 + cot
well-equipped kitchen and very comfortable sitting room;
bedroom with double bed (plus single bed & cot available on request);
bathroom with separate bath and shower;
centrally heated;
TV with DVD player and Freeview channels; radio & CD player with iPod dock;
free broadband;
a balcony with table and chairs and views towards Wenlock Edge;
good walks straight from the door;
dogs, cyclists and walkers welcome.

News:

"Victorian Pharmacy" on BBC2 features the chemist's shop at the Blists Hill Open Air Museum, easily reached from the Ferndale Flat.

The reviews of the programme are critical of its slow pace but anyone who has been to the Museum will know it as a real joy.

The Guardian's travel supplement on 17 July 2010 praises South Shropshire: Ludlow and the surrounding countryside; pubs with home-brewed beers; excellent eating places; "foodie heaven" in local butcher's, baker's, grocer's and wholefood shops; Acton Scott Historic Working Farm (scene of BBC's Victorian Farm series); the Land of Lost Content museum in Craven Arms and films in the Ludlow Assembly Rooms.

19 July 2010: Red kites, with their distinctive tails, have been seen over Ferndale for the second year running. These are thought to be Welsh kites that have begun to establish themselves on Wenlock Edge. Last year, they frequently appeared in the Corvedale.

The famous annual Ludlow Food Fair is on Friday - Sunday, 10 - 12 September when all sorts of locally produced foods are celebrated. The sausage trail around the several Ludlow butchers' shops is always popular.