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Manor House |6 bedrooms |Sleeps 12

Saint Briavels in Forest of Dean

From £2250 per week |  From £330 per night

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover Friday

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

Situated on the western border of the beautiful Royal Forest of Dean, The Coach House is the perfect place for reunions, family gatherings and holidays for painting groups, cycling groups, motor bike groups, rambling groups, writing groups, photography groups and history groups. The home has 5 bath/shower rooms, 2 sitting rooms, large kitchen with Aga and flagstone floor, large conservatory overlooking garden, and parking for several vehicles and secure storage for cycles and motor bikes. Adjacent Coachman's Cottage has sitting room with log fire, dining kitchen and upstairs a large beamed bedroom with en suite bathroom and sleeps 4. Adjacent Dovecote Cottage has 4 bedrooms and sleeps 8.

The home has a fantastic garden which offers complete privacy, a gravelled terrace and stone-built barbecue making The Coach House a fantastic place to enjoy special outdoor meals. The garden is bounded by Mork Brook, a delightful stream descending by a series of waterfalls to the River Wye. This is a truly stunning holiday home as you will see from our photo gallery, located in a great area where you could do something different each day for a week and still have plenty for return visits.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
6 bedrooms: 2 en suite bathrooms: 1 en suite shower room: 2 additional shower rooms; large kitchen with Aga and electric cookers and flagstone floor: 2 sitting rooms: large conservatory overlooking the garden: utility room with washing machine and clothes lines, secure store for cycles and motor cycles. Coachman's Cottage adjacent has sitting room with log fire. dining kitchen, large bedroom with en suite bathroom. Dovecote Cottage has sitting/dining room, 2 double bedrooms, 1 bedroom with full size bunk beds, 1 bedroom with 3 single beds, 2 bathrooms ( one with shower), further wc, kitchen and private garden.

Further details outdoors:
The Large Garden offers complete privacy, a gravelled terrace and stone-built barbecue adjacent to the kitchen door for those special outdoor meals. The garden with mature trees and lawns is bounded by Mork Brook ,a delightful stream descending by a series of waterfalls to the River Wye.
Parking for several vehicles.
Secure store for cycles and motor cycles.
There are shops in Monmouth (6 miles), Chepstow (9 miles), and Coleford (4 miles). St. Briavels is about 1 mile away where there are 2 pubs and Llandogo in the other direction about 1.5 miles just across the Welsh border has a pub and an excellent village shop which sells nearly everything.

Further details

Pets by arrangement. We have solar hot water and electricity. There is a pond and a stream in the garden so children should be supervised.

Conditions

Returnable deposit equal to half the weekly rent is required and will be returned after the holiday assuming everything is left in order.
Booking Conditions are sent out with the brochure.
Information sheet about the house is included in the Welcome Pack but can be requested beforehand
The inventory will be sent on request or at time of booking

Photos

 

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the house from the lawn

 

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The Courtyard

 

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Aerial view

The Central England / Cotswolds / Cheltenham / Gloucester region

The Wye Valley is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in recognition of:
1/ Exceptional Landscape- dramatic limestone gorge and some of the most outstanding native
woodlands to be found in Europe.
2/ Impressive geology- from Silurian limestones to plateaux of old red sandstone.
3/ Historic legacies- Ironage hillforts, Norman Castles, the first Cistercian Abbey in Wales and a pioneering
industrial heritage in iron, brass, wire, tinplateand copper works.
4/ Wildlife- A quarter of Britain's population of lesser horseshoe bats, a growing population of peregrine
falcons, goshawks, ravens, rare whitebeam, nightjar and lesser known fish like the shad and twaite.

The Coach House, Mork, St. Briavel's is situated between the Wye Gorge, the jewel in the area's crown and the
St. Briavel's plateau. Villages in the area include Goodrich , overlooked by its impressive castle and the riverside settlements of Symonds Yat, Redbrook, Brockweir, Llandogo and Tintern with its wonderful Abbey.

The stunning landscapes and spectacular scenery of The Wye Valley have inspired artists and writers, such as William Wordsworth, Dennis Potter, JRR Tolkein and JK Rowling as well as the many visitors who return year after year.

Use footpaths to explore the woodlands and discover hidden beauty spots or if you prefer more rugged pursuits, there's a choice of cycling, canoeing, rowing, horse riding, rock climbing, abseiling, caving, off road driving, and fishing. If you wish to take a course in painting, drawing, sculpture writing or photography there is the Wye Valley Arts Centre at Llandogo which offers 2 and 4 day courses. For horse lovers and racegoers there are Racecourses at Chepstow and Hereford and Cheltenham is only an hour away. Golf Courses include St. Pierre near Chepstow and Forest Hills.

Within easy driving distance are Bath and Somerset across the Severn Estuary and in the other direction the beautiful Cotswolds and Stratford upon Avon.

The Forest of Dean / Saint Briavels area

The Forest of Dean was designated a National Forest Park in 1938, the first in England and offers its natural beauty and outdoor leisure facilities. It is one of England's few remaining ancient forests covering 110 square kilometres of woodland for you to enjoy.

Outdoor pursuits include Symonds Yat Canoe hire, Go Ape High Ropes Action, Clay shooting, Archery, Whitcliff Off Road Driving Experience near Coleford, The Beechenhurst Sculpture Trail, Puzzlewood with its pre Roman opencast iron ore mine and unusual maze, Angling Tuition, Family Cycle Trail, Llama and Camel Trekking, Kingfisher Cruise,Dean Forest Railway and lots more. The footpaths nearby include The Wye Valley Walk, Poets Path Walk, Wysis Way and Offa's Dyke Path which runs the whole length of the Welsh Border and passes close by Fly Fishing at Big Well.

The Wye Valley is ideal for walking and seeing wildlife and there are many attractions nearby; There are Several Golf Courses including The Rolls at Monmouth, and the international course St Pierre near Chepstow.
Castles at Chepstow, Raglan, Goodrich and Caldicot.
Tintern Abbey
Clearwell Caves
Wyedean Canoe and Adventure Centre
Go Ape Forest Adventure Activity Centre
Severn Estuary
Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust
Dean Heritage Centre
Dean Forest Railway
Norchard Steam Centre
Offa's Dyke Path which runs the whole length of the Welsh Border passes close by
Fly Fishing at Big Well

Historic towns nearby include Gloucesterand Tewkesbury with their impressive cathedrals, Regency Cheltenham, Monmouth and Chepstow. There are museums at Chepstow and the Nelson Museum in Monmouth and All Saints Church in Newland known as 'The Cathedral of The Forest ' is worth a visit with it historical goodies. Lots of the nearby villages have local festivals throughout the summer and there are Christmas markets too. Of course its not far to Cheltenham and the The Gold Cup Festival in March.

How to get there

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The Coach House is located between Chepstow and Monmouth just off the A466 in the Wye Valley, the border between England and Wales. It is in a hamlet called Mork and the nearest village is St. Briavels. It is easily accessible by car being approximately 1.5 hours from Birmingham, 2.5 hours from London, 45mins from Bristol and Cardiff.

Activities near Forest of Dean

Reviews

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03 Oct 2011

“Weekend in the country” Hired the Coach House as a base for a weekend stag-do of paint balling, BBQ, beers and generally being in the country. The house was perfect for the 10 of us with huge kitchen area for us to all eat and play poker in, BBQ area just outside and masses of communal space to generally hang-out. The scenery around was great, and made for a fantastic break from London (only took us a couple of hours to get there). With a couple of cars we were able to get to nearby paintaballing, westons cider brewery and could quite easily have spent another couple of days just exploring surrounding country side. Bedrooms each had great character, hundreds of bathrooms and Val, the landlady provided us with a thorough tour of the place before she left, making sure we had everything we needed. Could quite easily see myself going back for long weekend next year summer time.

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Guestbook for The Coach House

We all had a fantastic time. It's a great place for people together in a house that's set in amazing grounds. Thanks for making it such a special weekend. Will and Linda

We all had a fantastic weekend on the occasion of my forthcoming wedding. Thank you very much.

Superb property. Fantastic location, We will revisit for a follow up weekend. Jenny

What a stunning and beautiful location. The walks and scenery have surpassed our expectations. Alex William and Kate

We had a fabulous weekend, what a fantastic setting to enjoy being with friends & family in a wonderful part of the country.

Really well equipped property, there wasn't anything missing, will recommend to everyone we know.

Whole experience from initial booking to check out time was fast, friendly, efficient. Had a great time too.

What a great house in a super location for all sorts of great activities for the kids, biking, walking, train, it never ends. The weather was great and we all had a superb week. Elizabeth Simons

We were a large family group and we have had a fabulous time. The house is great, especially the huge kitchen which was wonderful for our huge cooked breakfast for 25 people. Many thanks Jenny Herbert

Great Cottage for a large group with booking the coach House and Dovecote Cottage. The cottages were well equipped for all our needs, really relaxing and perfect weekend. We will definitely come back.
Thank you Luce & Ash

We had a great weekend celebrating our Dad's 80th Birthday with all our extended family We loved the kitchen and the massive table and will hopefully be back next year. Mel, Des, Sam, Claire, Charlie, George, harry, Jan, Bill, Heather, Steve, Tom, Matt, harriet and Children.

16 Hens on a fantastictic hen-do Georgeous house and setting. Kate and hens.



A great home to celebrate our 40th year. We loved the space and comfort of the house, well equipped to cater for 12. We hope to come back again next year Karen, Meryl, Kath, Hugo .....

Beautiful house, billiant weekend. Thank you.

A perfect weekend retreat for a big group. It's a fantastic spot to stay to expolore the beautiful local countryside. Thanks. Julie, matt and the rest of the group

A warm and welcoming environment for our whole family to celebrate in style. A place for everyone, for young and the not so young, sense of freedom and fun and everything needed for an excellent weekend in the country. The Moore family

Fourth and largest group holiday. had a fab time, although kept losing where our bedroom was House was so big!!! Was lucky weather was beautiful so enjoyed the garden and BBQ. Saw lots of wildlife from bats to badgers. Had lots of family friendly fun. Lauren and group,

The girls have had a fabulous hen weekend in a very special place - perfect! what excuse can we dream up to come back. Nicola & Emily

The children have loved the garden and adults enjoyed sunning themselves in the conservatory! We also had an action packed canoeing day on Saturday! We will definitely be back! Shane & families

English, Welsh, Kiwi and countless Aussies spent a very enjoyable (and suprisingly sunny) long Easter weekend at the Coach House. Great house, great local pub and fantastic grounds. Jacqui

We've had an amazing weekend - what a lovely place, fantastic kitchen! We'll definitely be coming again! Amelia & Sarah.

Thank you for a wonderful playing weekend. What a kitchen table!! We lived in the kitchen all weekend. Lovely house - lovely settings - fabulous weekend. (Harlequin Pantomine Company, Murder Mystery Weekend)

Thank you very much for a wonderful weekend. The setting is beautiful and the house was perfect for us.Thanks Catherine

What a marvelous weekend in a simply stunning house. The kids have embraced the place with wide-eyed wonder. Thanks so much, we're all thoroughly chilled and refreshed. Paul

The Coach House was wonderful. We all very much enjoyed the spacious kitchen with the Aga and the splendid large table. The garden was also great. Lowena

We had a wonderful, peaceful space for a gathering of friends for my 50th- What a lovely spot! We hope to return in other seasons as the place is so special! Elaine

Great House and location will come again. Blake

We had a fantastic time at the Coach House. The house was just the right size for our large family of children and grandchildren. the surrounding were beautiful and we all found plenty to do for all age groups. We had such a good time we want to do it all again. Susan

A great home to celebrate our 40th year. We loved the space and comfort of the house, well equipped to cater for 12. We hope to come back again next year Karen, Meryl, Kath, Hugo .....

Beautiful house, billiant weekend. Thank you.

A perfect weekend retreat for a big group. It's a fantastic spot to stay to expolore the beautiful local countryside. Thanks. Julie, matt and the rest of the group

A warm and welcoming environment for our whole family to celebrate in style. A place for everyone, for your

Rental prices

Prices for group size 12
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
New Year	28 Dec 11	3 Jan 12	3500£ 3500	500500	500500	4 Nights
January - March	3 Jan 12	23 Mar 12	2250£ 2250	330330	330330	3 Nights
March - June	23 Mar 12	1 Jun 12	2555£ 2555	365365	415415	3 Nights
June	1 Jun 12	29 Jun 12	2915£ 2915	415415	465465	3 Nights
July - August	29 Jun 12	31 Aug 12	3155£ 3155	465465	465465	3 Nights
September- October	31 Aug 12	31 Oct 12	2850£ 2850	415415	415415	3 Nights
November- December	31 Oct 12	21 Dec 12	2450£ 2450	360360	360360	3 Nights
Christmas	21 Dec 12	29 Dec 12	3640£ 3640	520520	520520	4 Nights
New Year	29 Dec 12	4 Jan 13	3640£ 3640	520520	520520	4 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

The rental rates for 4 persons apply to The Coachman's Cottage adjacent to The Coach House.

Availability

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3 years listed You are contacting Valerie Welham Landline +44 01291 689463 Mobile +44 07796 697226 Web Visit site Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This manor house has received 1 review from previous guests.

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