The Gatehouse Lodge

Grantham, Lincolnshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)1476 550227
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Per night
£121 - £275
Per week
£850

1 bed

Bedroom

1 bedroom

Sleeps

Sleeps 2

Pets welcome
Babies welcome

A lodge house in magnificent gardens (which are all yours when visitors leave). A sweet retreat for anyone, but gardeners will adore it

Per night
£121 - £275
Per week
£850

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£121 - £275 per night

£850 per week

The Experience

Since 1561, generations of Cholmeleys have managed the Easton estate in the rolling countryside of the Lincolnshire/Rutland borders, and in 2001 work began to restore the 12 acres of ‘lost’ gardens which originally surrounded the manor house. You stay in the lodge: a light, bright and peaceful space with good furniture, pictures and books, a downstairs sitting room painted cornflower blue and a well-planned kitchen; you’ll feel very happy staying indoors, perhaps just reading or recharging your batteries, but garden lovers will be too excited to stay put – as evening falls and the visitors leave, the gardens are yours to wander at will. Find walled gardens in the Tudor style, a turf maze, a yew tunnel and grand trees. Return to sleep peacefully in a restful, view-filled bedroom up a narrow spiral staircase, splash about happily in a roomy bathroom with wainscoted walls. You’re just under one miles from the A1 (depending on the wind direction you may hear a slight hum in the gardens) but all is quiet and rural-feeling inside. Walk the three miles to the estate pub for lunch or supper, amble around Rutland Water for birdwatching. Lovely.

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price
from £121
Weekly price
£850
Surcharges
Short breaks: 2 nights £380, 3 nights £420, 4 nights £460. Dogs £25.
1 House for 2
From £1211 bed1 bedroom

Information

Booking information

Check in
From 3pm
Check out
By 11am
Other details
Short breaks: 2 nights £500, 3 nights £560, 4 nights £620.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Dogs

£40 per stay.

Dogs are welcome, £35.

Meals
Light lunches, teas & coffees available in tea room on site (only open during Garden opening times - see www.visiteaston.co.uk). Pubs/restaurants 3 miles.

Reviews

Joy, Manchester

Easton Walled Gardens is a truly wonderful place to visit and stay. We have stayed at the Gatehouse multiple times and the Hayloft. The accommodation is 5 star with everything you need. The gardens are beautiful and you have the freedom to roam when the gardens are closed to the public. The courtyard shops are always worth a look. The hosts are extremely professional, making you feel very special. Estate staff are courteous and nothing is too much trouble. If you haven’t visited you must. It’s a special place.


Dougal, Linlithgow

We had the most idyllic stay this spring. Perfect weather, no doubt laid on by the Cholmeleys, and the whole of Easton Walled garden at our sitting room door. The Lodge House was perfectly designed for a great escape for a couple and the conversation of the lovely old building is so stylish and clever. The restoration of the garden has been equally impressive and it has a very personal family style overlaid over its fine old bones. We'll be back again for another escape!


Stephen, Innerleithen

Excellent stay at the Gatehouse. Easy to book and pay. Everyone we met who worked at the state were very friendly and could notbe more helpful. Stunning location and very peaceful. Extras included in the property were first class meaning we could settle down in the evening with a drink and home made cake on the patio at the back. Fantastic bedroom and bathroom area. Our dogs also had a great time with so much open space available to them for walks. We got home and booked for 2019 so no need to say anymore!


Alice, Sherborne

We had a fantastic stay in the Gatehouse Lodge. It is a truly special place, not least because of access to the beautiful gardens - literally out of the garden gate from the lodge into the really well maintained grounds. Got to know the gardeners quite well and the family are very much hands on!! The lodge itself is very well equipped and characterful but really, the best bit has to be sitting in the lodge garden while visitors come to see Easton Gardens - I really felt like the lady of the manor for a few days!! Would go back like a shot!!


David and Roslyn, Potton, Bedfordshire

Our whole visit was simply magical. The Gatehouse Lodge is an extremely comfortable, beautifully designed and presented property. We were touched by the personal nature of our welcome and generous welcome package. The opportunity to free range over the incredible gardens and to have our dog with us, was also very special. The Staff were a delight, well informed and genuinely interested in us. Sir Fred should take great pride in the way they represented him and the business. We would, and have, recommended a stay there to our friends.


Location

The neighbourhood

Local points of interest from Sir Fred Cholmeley

  • The Gatehouse Lodge is in Easton Walled Gardens, the gardens of the former Easton Hall which have been lovingly brought back to life by the Cholmeley family. Guests have free, unlimited access to the Gardens during their stay.
  • The Lodge is on the Easton Estate, owned by the Cholmeley Family since 1561. The Estate's pub, the Cholmeley Arms, is just over 3 miles away and serves the most delicious food.
  • The lovely market towns of Stamford and Oakham are within easy driving distance, as is Rutland Water. See Our Local Guide on our website for more things to do and see when staying with us.
  • We are an easy drive from many parts of the UK - just over 100 miles from each of London, Cheltenham, Manchester and York.
  • FD Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States) and his wife, Eleanor, spent their honeymoon at Easton Hall, as guests of the Cholmeley Family.
  • Sir Isaac Newton was born just across the road at Woolsthorpe Manor, now a National Trust property and open to the public.

Introducing

Sir Fred Cholmeley

Generations of Cholmeleys have managed The Easton Estate in Lincolnshire since 1561. Sir Fred and his wife, keen to introduce guests to the beauty and tranquillity of country life, have been running their Walled Gardens as a visitor attraction since the early 2000s. They live on The Easton Estate, and have holidayed in their Norfolk Yellow House since 2004 too.