Self Catering in Shropshire - Bishops Castle

Fantastic and charming old house for a big get-together
The Laurels was the perfect Christmas house for 3 generations of our family, 13 in all?we all loved the space and beautiful olde worlde charm.. The children especially loved the labyrinth of rooms and nooks and crannies for hide and seek, the Christmas decorations were great fun and the ?Dickens Room? (wood panelling etc.) a magical setting for lots of Christmas evenings of fun. Bishops Castle itself is a lovely ancient little town, pubs great (shame that some were not open over Christmas) and all in the beautiful setting of the Shropshire Hills for walking (and even wild swimming in reservoir at Carding Mill!) and castle spotting. One word of warning ?beware of tripping up on steps and very old uneven floors in the house! Pat, the housekeeper, was really helpful and the house was immaculate when we arrived. It's an amazing house to stay in ..a truly memorable family holiday. Thankyou. Vicky and family
VickyG728
2023-01-03

What an amazing house!
We were a family group of 12 ranging in age from 1 to 66 and dog. This house was perfect. We spent the first half hour exploring the house and watching the utter amazement on the faces of the 5 and 7 year olds. So many doors to open and rooms to find! The house had everything we could possibly need from games, toys, books, and take away menus, to a very well equipped kitchen. the location is fantastic, a short walk to the high street, or scenic walks right from the front door. We could not have asked for more!
CatherineW1755
2017-10-26

Special roomy 'home' for large group. Lovely spacious garden and buckets full of walking from the door.
We stayed for a week and felt completely at home. A group of 14 walking friends shared this lovely house, we had loads of space both in the bedrooms (just the twin room a little lacking in space) and many socialising areas both in the attic games rooms as well as the many rooms on the ground floor. We made full use of the very large gas BBQ, this along with the fire pit allowed us a very memorable evening at home. Goes without saying it was spotlessly clean, kitchen well equipped with plenty of eating out options within easy walking distance. For walking, we had the weather and plenty of information around the house for suggesting routes, we walked each day in the most stunning countryside from the doorstep. We shall return.
Jean-Peter0108
2017-07-14

Fabulous house & garden
Stayed here for a week with my husbands family - it was his mums 70 th whilst we were there so we had a sit down meal on the sat evening catered for by Tims recommendation Sara never seen so much food . The house is fantastic full of charm & character - we had great weather as well so made full use of the garden playing cricket & tennis . Brilliant time was had by all .
I7677LYlisaf
2017-04-13

The Laurels is a wonderful quirky property for large groups holidaying together. It has a safe and secure garden and the BBQ makes the garden a useful addition to the property. The location is close to the amenities of Bishops Castle and is a short drive from many other tourist attractions. Thoroughly recommended.
Mrs Lillie
2016-08-06