Homes & Gardens UK - 09.2019

W E LOV E

THORPEManor, a handsome

Georgian pile outside Oxfordshire,

boasts some impossibly chic interiors:

think ivory walls, upholstered beds

and artful antiques. A chequerboard-

tiled hall beckons guests towards

any number of on-site amenities,

from a drawing room and croquet

lawn to the most refined home

cinema we’ve ever seen.

■From £10,000 for a

three-night weekend

■Sleeps up to 28 guests

■thorpemanorhouse.co.uk

HAMPSHIRE’Senchanting

Farleigh Wallop estate is steeped

in a thousand years of history, once

hosting Queen Elizabeth I and both

King Charles I and II. Add your own

story to its heritage and explore the

relaxed home, wonderful gardens

(with hidden pool), or take a boat

out on the lake.

■From £6,000 a night

■Sleeps up to 21 guests

■farleighwallop.com

BOHÈMEis a party house

through and through. A 16th-

century former cider press in

Somerset, this bohemian-styled

home comes with an indoor pool,

barbecue station, firepit and

entertainment room. And if that

isn’t enough, the rolling Quantock

Hills lie just beyond for champagne

picnics and morning rambles.

■From £4,595 for a ‘short break’

and £5,650 for week-long stays

■Sleeps up to 20 guests

FEATURE ■uniquehomestays.com

PATRICK HAMILTON COURTNEY

PHOTOGRAPHS

(FARLEIGH WALLOP) MARIANNE MAJERUS; (BOHÈME)

MARK WATTS

Thorpe Manor, Farleigh Wallop and Bohème: three elegant

homestays for your celebrations, soirées and festivities

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