Hidelow House Cottages, Worcester, Worcestershire self catering holiday cottage accommodation

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Hidelow House Cottages, Worcester, Worcestershire self catering holiday cottages




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We offer a choice of 6 Award winning cottages, all based in the grounds of Hidelow House but each enjoying a discrete, private setting. The cottages all share a carefully coordinated blend of historic charm and modern, homely comforts but are totally individual in their style, both inside and out.

Whether you are looking for a cosy romantic getaway for 2 or a family or group reunion and especially if a member of your group has a disability, we have something for you.

Hopbine is a very spacious, yet cosy apartment, featuring a Four-poster bed on a galleried sleeping area. This is a self-contained, centrally-heated part of the old, but rebuilt and modernised, farmhouse and is carpeted throughout.

There is a fully fitted oak kitchen including fridge, freezer and microwave, dining area and very large open plan sitting room with three piece suite, wood burning stove, colour TV, DVD and video players.

Two steps lead up to the bedroom area with Four-poster bed and to the en-suite tiled bathroom. This comprises a bath with shower over, washbasin and toilet. There are free laundry facilities on site.

Outside Hopbine is a pretty sun-terrace with fish pool, waterfall and uninterrupted views across our landscaped gardens and the Leadon valley towards the hills of Herefordshire and beyond.

There is also a barbecue, garden furniture and clothes drier.

A cot and highchair are available on request.

St Katherine's is so named to preserve the historical memory of Hidelow, which was bequeathed to the St. Katherine's Trust in the year 1240. Hidelow remained in the possession of the St. Katherine's Trust until we purchased it from them in 1993. The neighbouring farm and the Almshouses in Ledbury still remain in the ownership of the Trust.

Converted from former stone and timber calf pens, St. Katherine's Cottage is full of character. It has a wealth of exposed timbers and king-pin trusses inside, which still bear the original carpenter's marks. It is very spacious, all on one level and has no steps or ramps, with its own parking area and entrance through a covered porch.

St Katherine's has all the facilities needed for a couple seeking a luxury self-catering holiday. It is carpeted throughout and has full central heating. The bedroom has a 6-foot super-king bed (or optional twin beds); the walk-in shower room has a thermostatically controlled shower and is en-suite. The lounge has a 2-seater sofa and 2 chairs, plus a wood-burning stove, colour TV with Freeview, video and DVD/CD players.

St Katherine's has a separate dining room seating 4 people. The kitchen has a fridge-freezer, washer/drier, dishwasher, electric hob and oven, combination microwave and sink with lever taps.

A cot and highchair are available on request.

St Katherine's has a private patio, lawn, garden furniture, barbecue and clothes drier, the cottage has spectacular views over open fields, our landscaped gardens and the Leadon Valley beyond.

The Hop Pocket Within the grounds stands a former stone hop kiln, sympathetically converted into two character holiday cottages, one of which is The Hop Pocket. The other is The Drying House.

Whilst retaining all the features of this beautiful building, The Hop Pocket provides every modern convenience you would expect to find in a 5 Star cottage.

Accommodation in The Hop Pocket is for two people. There is full oil-fired central heating and it is carpeted throughout. It consists of a large entrance hall with stairs leading up to the kitchen / dining room / lounge on the first floor, enabling the visitor to enjoy uninterrupted views over the ever-changing rural landscape.

This room is very spacious and has a spectacular heavily beamed vaulted ceiling and a wood-burning stove. There are 2 comfortable sofas, dining table and 4 chairs, colour television with integral Radio and Play station socket, Freeview and DVD/CD and video players. The kitchen has a dishwasher, fridge-freezer etc. There are free laundry facilities on site.

The large bedroom downstairs has a King-sized carved mahogany 4-Poster bed; the large tiled bathroom is ensuite and includes a bath with power shower over.

It has its own private garden with lawn, pergola, garden furniture, barbecue and clothes drier and there is a genuine cider mill.

A cot, high-chair and stair safety gate are available on request.

The Drying House Within the grounds of Hidelow House stands a former stone hop kiln, sympathetically converted into two character holiday cottages, one of which is The Drying House. The other is The Hop Pocket.

Whilst retaining all the features of this beautiful building, The Drying House provides every modern convenience you would expect to find in a 4 Star cottage. It is carpeted throughout and includes full central heating. Entrance to The Drying House is by way of an outside stone staircase with iron hand rails, leading to the vaulted kitchen / dining room on the first floor, with microwave, electric cooker, fridge-freezer etc. There are free laundry facilities on site.

The lounge comprises the upper part of the old hop kilns, the frame of which forms the ceiling. It has a three piece suite, wood-burning stove, colour television with Freeview, DVD/CD and video players.

Being on the first floor, the lounge enables the visitor to enjoy uninterrupted views over the ever-changing rural landscape. The sunsets seen from The Drying House are particularly spectacular.

Stairs from the dining room lead down to the landing, off which is a tiled cosy cottage bathroom which includes a bath with power shower over.

Bedroom 1 has a double Four-poster bed; Bedroom 2 has twin single beds.

The Drying House has its own private garden with lawn, pergola, garden furniture, barbecue and clothes drier and there is a genuine cider mill.

Hidelow Lodge is a detached stone building accommodating five people, which is suitable for a wheelchair user with assistant. It is very spacious indeed, comprising two big bedrooms, a bathroom and an easy-access roll-in wet-room/shower-room with thermostatically controlled shower. It has graduated access by way of ramps and the accommodation is all on one level.

Hidelow Lodge is fully carpeted throughout and has oil-fired central - heating. There is a large lounge which has a big three piece suite, colour TV with Freeview, video and DVD/CD players. The dining area has a marble hearth with electric coal-effect fire; the fully fitted oak kitchen includes microwave and fridge-freezer. There are free laundry facilities on site.

Bedroom 1 is extra large, with double bed, an additional single bed, small sitting area and private, carpeted standard bathroom with shower over.

Bedroom 2 has twin single beds and an en-suite easy access shower room with thermostatically controlled shower.

A cot, and high-chair are available on request.

Hidelow Lodge is an exceptionally light and airy cottage, with large windows, low window sills and toughened glass doors.

The cottage has its own garden area consisting of south-facing patio, lawn, garden furniture, fixed barbecue and clothes drier. The cottage and its' patio have outstanding uninterrupted views of our landscaped gardens and the Leadon valley beyond.

The Tithe Barn is a large stone and half-timbered cottage, sleeping a maximum 10 people (9 in bedrooms and 1 on a sofa bed). It is quite an ancient building, probably built in the 17th century. All rooms are heavily beamed with ancient timbers, many having interesting carpenter's marks and some which clearly came from an even older building.

There are 4 bedrooms, 2 lounges (one with small double sofa bed), a log fire, Victorian antique furniture, 2 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, all with power showers, and a laundry. The bedrooms and lounge are carpeted; the bathrooms and dining area have wood laminate floors. There is full oil-fired central heating throughout.

The full-sized oak kitchen/diner in The Tithe Barn seats 10 people comfortably and has a dishwasher, fridge, fridge-freezer and microwave; there is also a separate laundry with washing machine and tumble drier and drying rails.

Outside are private enclosed gardens, patio with pergola, raised fishpond (with optional cover) and waterfall, garden furniture, fixed barbecue and clothes drier.

Hidelow House Cottages, Worcester, Worcestershire self catering holiday cottages