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The Old Schoolhouse and Cottage, Bishop's Castle

The Old Schoolhouse and Surgery is a pair of properties in the centre of Bishop's Castle. Made up of two separate properties, the larger of the two is spread over three floors and sleeps fourteen people in seven bedrooms. It also has four bath/shower rooms and two cloakrooms with basin and WC. There is a kitchen with breakfast area, dining room with open fire, sitting room with woodburner and a second floor sitting room. Outside, there is a walled garden with a summerhouse, furniture and 9-seater hot tub. The Surgery is all over the ground floor, and offers two bedrooms, sleeping a total of three, a bathroom, kitchen with dining area and a sitting room. Outside, it has a private garden area. There is off road parking for ten cars at the properties, and shared use of a tennis court. This pair of properties are wonderful for a family getaway.

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Accommodation Details

The Old Schoolhouse. Over three floors. Seven bedrooms: 1 x ground-floor super-king-size (zip/link can be twin on request), 2 x super-king-size, 1 x double, 1 x twin (zip/link can be double on request), 1 x second-floor twin, 1 x second-floor super-king-size (zip/link can be twin on request). Bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Shower room with walk-in shower only. Ground-floor wet room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Ground-floor cloakroom with basin and WC. Second-floor basin and WC. Kitchen/diner with breakfast area (seats 8). Utility. Dining room (seats 17). Sitting room (seats 14) with woodburning stove. Second-floor sitting room (seats 6). The Cottage. Single-storey. Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x single. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Sitting room

Amenities & Facilities

Oil central heating. Log burner. The Old Schoolhouse: Four-oven electric Range cooker, microwave, 2 x fridges, freezer, washing machine, 2 x dishwashers. 2 x TVs with Freeview, DVD, 4 x radio/CD, iPod docks, WiFi, selection of DVDs. The Cottage: Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, washing machine. TV with Freeview, DVD, radio/CD, WiFi. Fuel and power inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. 4 x travel cots and 4 x highchairs on request. Off-road parking for 10 cars. Bike storage. Large walled lawned garden with patio, 9-seater hot tub, summerhouse and vegetable garden which guests can use when in season to rear of Old Schoolhouse. Private lawned garden with furniture to rear of the Cottage. Shared use of tennis court (with Refs. 4140 and 15515). Sorry, no pets and no smoking (including vapes and e-cigarettes). Shop 0.3 miles, award-winning real ale pub/restaurant 0.1 mile. Note: Ramped access to property. Note: Local authority prohibits use of the hot tub between the hours of 11pm and 8am. Note: There are 5 steps up to the front door of The Old Schoolhouse, level entrance to rear. Note: Check-in 5pm, check-out 11am

Location Details

The attractive market town of Bishop's Castle is situated in the Outstanding Natural Beauty of the South West Shropshire Hills. The ancient town offers a weekly market and an excellent variety of shops, pubs and places to eat. It is famous for its annual Real Ale Festival and regular fairs, with the Michaelmas Fair being particularly popular.

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7-Day Forecast

Make the most of your holiday by considering the weather! The 7-day weather forecast for Bishop's Castle is detailed below.

Mon 25th Few clouds 9°C 4°C 22mph 0.0mm 998mb
Tue 26th Sky is clear 7°C 1°C 10mph 0.0mm 1,015mb
Wed 27th Sky is clear 5°C 0°C 4mph 0.0mm 1,018mb
Thu 28th Overcast clouds 3°C 0°C 7mph 0.0mm 1,027mb
Fri 29th Overcast clouds 5°C 2°C 16mph 0.0mm 1,025mb
Sat 30th Overcast clouds 5°C 1°C 9mph 0.0mm 1,023mb
Sun 1st Overcast clouds 4°C 0°C 12mph 0.0mm 1,018mb

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