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The
Brown Clee from
Ferndale's
front garden
News
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The Ludlow Festival is
underway with concerts (including a Houseman Celebratory Concert,
the London Welsh Male Voice Choir and Julian Lloyd Webber),
talks and a new production of Romeo and Juliet in the Castle
Grounds.
See www.ludlowfestival.co.uk
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Acton Scott Historic Farm,
near Church Stretton, is the setting for two Christmas Specials
in the BBC 2 series, "Victorian Farm" currently being
filmed. The original programmes have been very popular and prompted
a flurry of bookings for B & Bs and self-catering cottages
in the area.
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The Church Stretton Arts
Festival begins on 18 July with two weeks of entertainment including
Emma Johnson (the clarinettist), Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen,
4 Girls 4 Harps, Indian Music and Stories, Coffee Concerts and
Organ Recitals.
See www.strettonfestival.org.uk
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More accolades in the national
press for Shropshire as an interesting holiday destination:
in part one of "Great things to do ..." (27 June 2009),
the Guardian recommends a visit to the Iron Bridge in
Ironbridge Gorge (a few miles from Much Wenlock), "a remarkable
piece of engineering" with a "cracking view down the
Severn Gorge" and Acton Scott Historic Farm for
its "lovely tearoom, heavy horses and silver-grey chickens."
(But no mention of the equally attractive Tamworth pigs, especially
when they've got their little pink piglets.)
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Channel Four's Time Team have
been excavating at Hopton Castle (not far from Ludlow),
scene of a bloody English Civil War battle. Tony Robinson, the
presenter, said, "It's hard to imagine a massacre in such
beautiful English countryside." The episode is due to be
broadcast in the new year.
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Red kite seen over Wenlock
Edge: Paul Evans, writing in the Guardian's Country Diary,
noted a red kite flying over Wenlock Edge (March 20th). We look
forward to seeing them fly over Ferndale ...
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Features:
- a rural
location in the Corvedale, South Shropshire, an area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, 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;
- a two-storey
coach-house style timber building, recently erected;
- set
in the grounds of the main house, Ferndale, which has seven
acres of garden, woodland, wild flower bank and sheep grazing;
- well-equipped
kitchen and comfortable sitting room;
- bedroom with
double bed (plus single bed & cot available);
- bathroom
with separate bath and shower;
- centrally
heated;
- TV with
DVD player and Freeview channels; radio; CD player;
- pay phone
and free broadband
- a balcony
with table and chairs and views towards Wenlock Edge;
- the kitchen,
sitting room and bedroom are on the first floor; the bathroom
is on the ground floor;
- the downstairs
bathroom is wheelchair friendly but the stairs up to the main
accommodation may be difficult for some visitors;
- car parking;
- well-behaved
dogs welcome;
- no smoking;
- local knowledge
about things to do and places to go;
- bicycles
can be hired locally - or bring your own;
- welcome
hamper with things you might need (such as milk and bread)
and things you might enjoy (such as wine and chocolates) to
get your stay off to a good start;
- a three
night long weekend break (Friday to Sunday nights); or
- a four night
mid-week break (Monday to Thursday nights); or
- a seven
day stay (or longer), with a Saturday change-over;
- fully inclusive
charges; no extras; see Prices
and Bookings
- ready for letting
in the autumn 2009;
- for information
on the location and its attractions, please see the Things
to See & Do pages on this website.
The Ferndale
Flat is a member of the
South
Shropshire Farm Holiday Group
www.shropshirecountrybreaks.co.uk
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