Rowan & Thorn
22 guests
8 bedrooms
Chard, Somerset
Dating back to the Elizabethan era, this grand manor in the Somerset countryside is said to have inspired one of Jane Austen’s fictional stately homes. Across five acres of gardens and woodland, you’ll find vast lawns, furnished patios, an old tennis court and riverside walks with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.
Lady Elizabethan
21 guests
8 bedrooms
Chard, Somerset
Only minutes away from the Forde Abbey House and Gardens, this Elizabethan manor home sits on five acres of landscaped gardens. Stroll out every morning with a book, thermos and picnic blanket, imagining yourself in a Jane Austen novel as you go.
Serving Up Style
4 guests
2 bedrooms
Wimborne Saint Giles, Wimborne
Part of a nineteenth-century groom’s cottage on the grounds of St Giles House in Dorset, this maisonette in a former stable block looks like a scene straight out of Bridgerton. A stylish mishmash of antique brickwork, vintage pieces and modern design touches, every inch has been cleverly renovated by Lord and Lady Shaftesbury to enhance the history and character in an uber-cool way.
A Little Peach
2 guests
1 bedrooms
Wimborne Saint Giles, Wimborne
A historic gatehouse on the grounds of the Shaftesbury Estate in rural Dorset, this petite one-bed lodge has recently undergone a loving refurb by one of the estate owners, Lady Shaftesbury. She obviously has a great eye for design, as her palette of delicious apricot and duck egg blue stylishly updates this vintage cottage into not just a twenty-first-century home, but a home with charm and character.
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