The Lodge, Perrycroft

Upper Colwall, Malvern, Herefordshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)7858 393767
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From
£171 - £196
per night
From
£1200 - £1375
per week

A delightful Arts & Crafts lodge house on a lovely estate sitting in a dramatic setting on the western flank of the Malvern Hills

Bed

3 beds

Bedroom

3 bedrooms

Sleeps

Sleeps 6

Children welcome
Pets welcome

£171 - £196 per night

£1200 - £1375 per week

The Experience

There’s a romantic feel to this superb old house with leaded windows through which you have bucolic views. Inside it’s carefully curated to match its history. Find good books, local maps and walking guides – restful to sit before the wood-burner with a board game on a rainy day or to plan your next outing. The country-style kitchen has all the equipment you might need and you eat at a convivial oak table. 

Bedrooms (two on the ground floor and one upstairs) are simple, comfortable and charming, two with lovely views; bathrooms are traditional and pristine, two with a shower and one a free-standing cast iron bath. Your private garden faces south and west for more far-reaching views – grand to have breakfast or lunch out here. You’re welcome to wander the Perrycroft Gardens straight from the gate.

On sunny days you can pack up a picnic and head off on sublime walks in the Malvern Hills.

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We think you'll love

  • The simply stunning views over the garden then off into the distance – you can see Hay Bluff on clear days
  • The variety of walks, short and long, from the door
  • Walking through the Perrycroft Garden with its box and yew hedged 'rooms', topiary avenues and open woodlands
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You should know

  • There are three bathrooms and the arrangements can be flexible
  • The ground floor double is quite close to the wall on one side

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price
from £171
Weekly price
from £1200
1 Cottage for 6
From £1713 beds3 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in
4pm
Check out
10am
Other details
Minimum stay: 3 nights.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.

Reviews

This was such a wonderful visit. My family stayed here in late September. The house is cozy and the host very accommodating. The beds are super comfortable and the fireplace very warm and cozy after a day of walking on the hills. We played many games of Scrabble and Cribbage together and will remember the time we spent as a family here. The kitchen is top notch and fully outfitted. I would highly recommend this as a place to stay!

Jane, Torrance

A wonderful, tranquil place to stay. So well equipped and such attention to detail. Beautiful views and gardens and easy walks to the hills. The layout is perfect for groups - my mum enjoyed her “wing”! I only wish we could have stayed longer it is glorious! Thank you, Alice and Nick"

Alice, Newton Abbot

We had a wonderful weekend here with our family celebrating my 80th birthday. Thank you! We really love the character of the Lodge, and the Voysey touches: the door furniture, none of us had seen doorstops like this before, and we kept noticing different features, the grill in the kitchen, the lead window ledges… It has been so sympathetically modernised and the different rugs and furnishings so appealed. We enjoyed walking from here up onto Jubilee Hill and along to Pinnacle Hill and Black Hill through the shifting mist and cloud, with the views to the valley and Perrycroft coming and going.

Hilary, Oxford

Leave the hurly burly of the modern world behind as you arrive and slip into the mood and style of the early 20th century. The views will stop you in your tracks so unpack, open a bottle and head outside to the terrace to decompress and recharge. If time permits take a stroll around the enchanting garden or perhaps further onto the Malvern Hills. This is a calm and elegant bolthole to be sure.

David, Sawday's Inspector

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Location

The neighbourhood

You're in the Malvern Hills AONB with a pub and a tea room a short walk away. Bird and animal life is abundant and you can climb British Camp (an Iron Age hill fort.) Malvern has a famous show ground with a flea market and other events. Ledbury is a lovely market town with lots of good shops, especially for antiques – both are about four to five miles. Good food can be had at The Feathers in Ledbury.

Local points of interest from Gillian Archer

  • Herefordshire Beacon, or British Camp, a spectacular summit in the Malvern Hills AONB - An Iron Age hill fort waiting to be discovered, with a bracing walk and splendid views across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and as far as the Welsh borders.
  • The spa town of Great Malvern, at the foot of the Malvern Hills, with its historic 11th century Priory, and fine 19th century architecture, as well as the cutting edge Malvern Theatres, and a Victorian train station with regular connections East and West.
  • Ledbury, an ancient market town with its rich history and historic buildings stretching back to the 16th century. The iconic timber framed 17th century market house is still centre to a thriving town, with an excellent selection of independent shops.
  • Eastnor Castle - an imposing and impressive 19th century mock medieval castle designed by Robert Smirke, with spectacular interiors by AWN Pugin - and beautiful gardens and grounds to explore, as well as interesting events throughout the year.
  • Herefordshire countryside, stretching out to the West as far as the Welsh borders - an unspoilt quintessentially English landscape of rolling green hills, orchards and rivers, castles, manor houses and historic market towns.
  • Closer to home, wonderfully quiet footpaths lead you across field and through woodland, up onto the Malvern Hills or down into the valley - or you can just be content to stay and relax in the peaceful surroundings of Perrycroft.

Introducing

Gillian Archer

The estate was designed by architect C.F.A. Voysey and completed in 1895. Gillian and her husband Mark bought the property in 1999 and have dedicated themselves to restoring it. They've taken pains to research the original plans of the house so they were able to reinstate it as originally intended and create the gardens. They live in the main house and are on hand if you need help.