"Another amazing stay everything you need and more. We will be back Thank you x"
Sandra, Molly & Betty
Nestled in a little village on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border, Sambrook Manor holiday cottages offer self catering accommodation for long or short breaks. The Old farm buildings have been lovingly converted into four high standard holiday cottages which are fully equipped with all the essentials, crisp white bed linen, fluffy towels, underfloor heating and Wi-Fi. Churn cottage and The Stables are suitable for assisted wheelchair users. Our self catering cottages sleep a total of 26 and are perfect for families and friends getaways, business trips, groups or romantic escapes.
We are situated 5 minutes from the old market towns of Newport or Market Drayton, 25 minutes from Telford and Ironbridge and just 35 minutes from Shrewsbury, Stafford and The Potteries. Sambrook is a lovely picturesque little village with quiet lanes to explore and mill pools dotted about. There are lots of great walks or cycle routes for all abilities straight from your cottage door. So why not leave all your troubles behind and relax in the beautiful barns at Sambrook Manor holiday cottages.
"Another amazing stay everything you need and more. We will be back Thank you x"
Sandra, Molly & Betty
As we are close to lots of little market towns so you will be spoilt for choice if you like traditional markets. Newport, Market Drayton, Wellington, Wem and Shrewsbury are just a stones throw away and have a mix of indoor & outdoor markets, as well as towns further afield including Newcastle-under-Lyme, Penkridge, Ellesmere, Ludlow, Much Wenlock & Bridgnorth. Wellington also has a late market where you can enjoy food, drinks and live music from 5pm - 10 pm on the last Saturday of the month from June to September. The award winning Shrewsbury market hall is a unique food, drink & shopping destination with cafe's bars and a wide selection of stalls, late night markets are also organised at various time throughout the year.
For a day out to visit places of historic interest or natural beauty then a visit to one of the many National Trust properties in the area is a must. Some of the closest places to us include the house of Sunnycroft, Benthall Hall, Cronkhill and Moseley Old Hall. Attingham Park and Shugborough are both estates which have mansions, walled gardens, farms, play areas and county walks, spot the deer at Attingham or can you see the are small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly at Shugborough.
More National Trust places a little further away include Dudmaston, Wilderhope Manor, Kinver Edge & Rock Houses, Powis Castle and Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd.
We feel extremely lucky to live close to two of the thirty-two UNESCO world heritage sites in the UK –
Ironbridge – otherwise known as the birth place of the Industrial revolution is the closest just 20 minutes from our holiday cottages. A visit to the Ironbridge Gorge tells the story of the Darby family and how Abraham Darby I developed the production technique of smelting iron with coke and there began the great 18th century industrial revolution. There are 10 award-winning hands-on attractions to visit where you can a taste of what life was like back then. At Blist Hill Victorian town you can meet some almost real Victorians and visit their shops and cottages, explore the Victorian pharmacy, school, candle maker and post office see what a trip to the dentist would have been like. Enginuity is full of interactive exhibits, paint a tile at the Jackfield tile museum or visit the Darby family homes to see how the other half lived during the 18th & 19th centuries. Don’t forget to take a walk across the world-famous Ironbridge built in 1779 by Abraham Darby III and spans the river Severn.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Just an hour’s drive away you will find one of the most remarkable achievements of the industrial revolution. You may want to hold your breath as you take a walk or canal boat ride across the UK’s longest & highest aqueduct. Pontcysyllte is a pioneering masterpiece of Thomas Telford and William Jessop. The eighteen arched stone and cast-iron structure carries the Llangollen canal across the river Dee, don’t forget your camera as you will want to capture the amazing views.