Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

W E LOV E

THORPEManor,a handsome

GeorgianpileoutsideOxfordshire,

boastssomeimpossiblychicinteriors:

thinkivorywalls,upholsteredbeds

andartfulantiques.A chequerboard-

tiledhallbeckonsgueststowards

anynumberofon-siteamenities,

froma drawingroomandcroquet

lawntothemostrefinedhome

cinemawe’veeverseen.

■From£10,000fora

three-nightweekend

■Sleepsupto 28 guests

■thorpemanorhouse.co.uk

HAMPSHIRE’Senchanting

FarleighWallopestateis steeped

ina thousandyearsofhistory,once

hostingQueenElizabethI andboth

KingCharlesI andII.Addyourown

storytoitsheritageandexplorethe

relaxedhome,wonderfulgardens

(withhiddenpool), or take a boat

outonthelake.

■From£6,000a night

■Sleepsupto 21 guests

■farleighwallop.com

BOHÈMEis a partyhouse

throughandthrough.A 16th-

centuryformerciderpressin

Somerset,thisbohemian-styled

homecomeswithanindoorpool,

barbecuestation,firepitand

entertainmentroom.Andif that

isn’tenough,therollingQuantock

Hillsliejustbeyondforchampagne

picnicsandmorningrambles.

■From£4,595fora ‘shortbreak’

and£5,650forweek-longstays

■Sleepsupto 20 guests

FEATURE ■uniquehomestays.com

PATRICK HAMILTON COURTNEY

PHOTOGRAPHS

(FARLEIGH WALLOP) MARIANNE MAJERUS; (BOHÈME)

MARK WATTS

Thorpe Manor, Farleigh Wallop andBohème: three elegant

homestays for your celebrations, soirées and festivities

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