The Salwey Lodge

Ludlow, Shropshire
Bed & Breakfast
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Per night
£190 - £230
Bedroom

3 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2

Pets welcome
Babies welcome

Come to be looked after with delicious food and spoiling bedrooms in this mini stately home set in gorgeous parkland near Ludlow

Per night
£190 - £230

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£190 - £230 per night

The Experience

Wind through mature parkland to a striking cedar of Lebanon on the front lawn and a stately 1740s house with sustainability and conservation at the heart of everything they do. Step inside and it feels like stepping back in time with echoes of glamorous house parties. 

Two spacious sitting rooms invite you to explore shelves of books and stacks of board games – a TV can be arranged. Everywhere your eyes are drawn to ornate carvings, gilt-framed family portraits, silver and ceramic objects and traditional custom-made furniture. A grand central staircase leads to three elegant bedrooms with windows framing glorious views of the picturesque landscape. You can walk through woodland and pasture then onto the 30-mile Mortimer Trail.

Arabella sets you up with homemade everything: bread, compotes, granola, apple juice, and eggs from happy hens. Take a cold dip in the original bath house fed by a natural spring, stroll into Georgian Ludlow or spend the day visiting historic Shrewsbury.

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We think you'll love

  • Booking dinner or a light supper and savouring Arabella's delicious farm-to-fork meals
  • Taking a bracing cold plunge in the bath house then warming up by the fire
  • There are some super walking routes from the Lodge and the owner provides maps
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You should know

  • Arabella and Hugo live at the back of the property with a separate entrance
  • Bedrooms and bathrooms are all on the first floor and there are no showers
  • Dogs are welcome but must sleep in the stable kennels

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • 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
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • 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

Accessibility

  • Step-free guest entrance
  • Guest entrance wider than 81cm
  • Step-free bedroom access
  • Bedroom entrance wider than 81cm
  • Step-free bathroom access
  • Bathroom entrance wider than 81cm
  • Step-free shower
  • Shower and toilet grab bars
  • Shower or bath chair
  • Accessible parking space
  • Ceiling or mobile hoist
  • Hearing loop
  • Subtitles available on televisions
  • Guest information in large print or braille

Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from £190
Surcharges
Triple room available if booked with the double room with private bathroom, £120.
1 Twin
From £200
2 Doubles
From £190

Information

Booking information

Check in
4pm
Check out
10am
Other details
Minimum stay: 2 nights. Collection from Ludlow train station can be arranged.
Closed
November to February.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Property
This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Dogs

Dogs welcome, £8 per dog per night. Dogs are to be kept outside only. Kennels and stables with bedding provided. Great walking routes from the place.

Reviews

A glorious place to wind back the clock and relax, the views alone will have your pulse slowing. The lodge is a deeply traditional and much-loved family home, and Arabella will treat you to delicious produce, much from the surrounding land. There are walks from the door – Georgian gem Ludlow is walkable – and for a truly unique experience, saunter down for a dip in crystal-clear spring water. A rare place indeed.
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Laura, Scotland

We had a truly wonderful stay at Salwey Lodge - we returned home completely refreshed and relaxed. Arabella is the perfect host and the Lodge is absolutely stunning. Arabella provided us with a bespoke itinerary which was fully flexible meaning that we could focus on enjoying ourselves in a totally relaxed environment while she took care of everything. The walks that she recommended were brilliant and being able to follow them on GPS app meant that we could enjoy the stunning scenery without worrying about getting lost. After our long walks we were able to relax in front of the cosy log fire.


Toby, Devizes

Really lovely stay, Mortimers Trail yomp was just a delight, then G&T, Bath, dinner, bed. 10/10!


D and A A, Cumbria

Super stay lovely people great hospitality BEAUTIFUL home.


Collin and Christine, New York USA

I could give the Salwey Lodge a sixth (or seventh) star, I would. You have not known hospitality until you've had the privilege of staying here. The home and grounds are absolutely beautiful, and so too are the nearby walks. This is an unparalleled place to stay if you're looking to return home rested, restored, and richer for the experience.


Location

The neighbourhood

It's a 30-minute walk or five-minute drive into Ludlow, a Georgian gem packed with good places to eat, a thriving market open four days a week and a 1086 castle perched high above the river Teme. Hereford Cathedral, home to the Mappa Mundi, is a half-hour drive while Shrewsbury on the banks of the Severn is an hour away.

Local points of interest from Arabella Salwey

  • Take a dip in The unique Georgian Cold Bath nestled within the picturesque landscaping. The water is crystal clear and provides an exhilirating dip at all times of year.
  • The Salwey Lodge has some brilliant walking packages that guests can take advantage of. These include the Ludlow weekend which incorporates a beautiful self guided walk into Ludlow and a stunning walk over the farm and through the Mortimers Forest.
  • Come and stay for one of the many festivals that Ludlow holds whether it be food, green, piano, pop or comedy.
  • For the more adventurous the Salwey Lodge offers guests the opportunity to do the stunning Mortimers Trail - a 30 mile trail from Ludlow. Arabella provides all the maps, packed lunches & lifts enabling you to walk self guided & enjoy the stunning scenary
  • Visit in May to walk up to the unique and stunning bluebells - a carpet of blue up on Climbing Jack.
  • Learn all about the Salwey family and the history of the Lodge and the surrounding area. Richard Salwey was one of the parliamentarians that sat on the court condemning Charles 1. The library contains letters from Oliver Cromwell and Charles II to Richard

Introducing

Arabella Salwey

Hugo and Arabella are deeply committed to protecting the natural environment and operating in the most environmentally responsible way possible. They are proud and delighted to have been awarded the prestigious GOLD award from Green Tourism. They heat The Lodge with a biomass boiler fuelled by locally sourced wood chip, solar panels provide some of their electricity, and their water is sourced from a private water supply.