Rest + Wild Shropshire Hills

Style

Creature-comforts cabins

Setting

Private estate escape

Flock to Rest + Wild Shropshire Hills on the Downton Hall Estate and roost in one of four rustic-luxe cabins, before spreading your wings on rural rambles or trips to nearby market town, Ludlow. A little birdie told us there’s no WiFi, but analogue entertainment comes in the form of an alfresco bath tub and a countryside-gazing fire pit. And you can pre-order locally sourced drinks or food hampers to ensure your nest is well-feathered…

Facilities

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Four cabins.

Checkout

10.30am. Check-in, 4pm; both are flexible, for an extra charge (£30).

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Rates at Rest + Wild Shropshire Hills are cabin-only, but you can pre-order food hampers for an extra charge. There’s a two-night minimum stay during the week; a three-night minimum applies over weekends.

Also

Unfortunately, these country cabins are not suited to guests with reduced mobility.

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At the Hotel

At each cabin: outdoor bath tub, fire pit, deckchairs, picnic table, wood-burning stove with logs, kindling and firelighters; kitchenette with a gas hob and fridge; two USB charging points, games and books, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, and Wildsmith Skin bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Named after local birds, each intimate cabin at Rest + Wild Shropshire will be your love nest. There are four in the retreat’s flock: take forest bathing literally in Sparrow with a soak in the woodland-set bath tub; the views of Clee Hill from Nightingale are worth singing about; consider the verdant fields rolling out from Robin as your lawn, and a majestic oak tree acts as a sun-sheltering parasol over Wren’s fire pit and deckchairs. Up the romantic ante and pre-order a bouquet of seasonal, British-grown flowers; they’ll spruce up your cabin and last long after your stay as a souvenir from your nature-swathed sojourn.

Packing Tips

Some marshmallows for toasting on your fire pit, and your cosiest threads for sunrise-watching or stargazing.

Also

Switching off comes naturally: there’s no WiFi here, but you’ll still get decent phone signal. There are two USB charging points in your cabin, and you can pre-book a power bank with regular sockets for your camera or laptop.

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Welcome, but this low-frills stay might be better suited to grown-ups. You’ll have to bring your own baby cot or small travel bed, and the retreat can provide free towels for an additional guest (extra sheets are £15).

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Food & Drink

Hotel Restaurant

You’ll find Monmouth Coffee, olive oil, salt and pepper in your kitchenette, as well as a gas hob and fridge — the foundations for fireside suppers or alfresco lunches. You can also book top-notch food hampers ahead of your arrival (for an extra cost). In the breakfast boxes (choose from meat or vegetarian), you’ll find Clee Hill eggs, Pimhill muesli, a loaf of bread, fresh orange juice and other day-starting delights; the meat option also has sausages and rashers of bacon. For lingering lunches or starlit dinners, opt for a sourdough pizza, fresh pasta or Spanish paella kit, each comes with locally sourced ingredients and a recipe card.

Hotel Bar

You can add bottles of Terlingham wine or local-to-Ludlow beers and ciders to your booking, and your well-heeled hosts will make sure your fridge is suitably stocked for your arrival.

Planes

Birmingham Airport is a 90-minute taxi ride from the estate; Bristol and Manchester airports are just over two hours’ away by road.

Trains

Ludlow station is a 10-minute drive from the estate, but there isn’t a taxi rank at the station so you’ll want to book a cab ahead of arrival. Rail services call here from Manchester, and London’s Paddington and Euston, with a connection at Crewe or Newport in Wales.

Automobiles

A set of wheels will enhance your Shropshire stay, with quaint towns and hilly hikes a short drive away. The cabins are at least a three-hour drive from London and Birmingham is 90 minutes’ away by road. Each cabin has a designated parking space from where it’s a short, uphill walk to your cabin: a trolley and torches are provided for ferrying luggage and finding your way.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

We imagine savouring the solitude at Rest + Wild Shropshire Hills will be your preferred activity du jour, but your country co-ords are also primed for rural romps and market-town mooching. Boot up for rambles across your Downton Hall host’s vast estate, or hike heather-covered hills in the Carding Mill Valley or Mortimer Forest. You can eye up Clee Hill from your cabin, or cycle the 35-mile circuit to it from Ludlow for a closer look (staff can help arrange bike hire). If you’re feeling flush-faced after hiking and biking, cool off with a wild swim in the River Teme or Carding Mill reservoir. A historic market town with a gastronomic reputation, Ludlow is your charming neighbour, and its brewery, Norman-age castle and open-air market are worth touring.

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