Luxury Bed and Breakfast, B&B, Accommodation Hallgates, Cropston, Leicestershire, England

Horseshoe Cottage Farm

Lodge No 61

Luxury in Leicestershire's Charnwood Forest awaits at Horseshoe Cottage Farm, recently converted from old stone farm buildings.

On arrival, guests can enjoy tea and Aga baked scones or homemade cakes, served on the terrace or by the inglenook fireplace in the elegant drawing room. Stone flagged floors and large oak beams in many rooms impart a sense of peacefulness and well-being. Traditional antique furniture graces the interior, especially in the pretty en suite guest bedrooms. Individually decorated with quality fabrics and furnishings, they are a haven of relaxation and the ground floor room is deal for guests less able to climb stairs.

The cottage garden with herbaceous borders, topiary, azalea and heather beds is home to flourishing kitchen gardens and an orchard where hens lay fresh eggs for breakfast. Fields beyond are laced with footpaths and Bradgate Country Park, with its herds of deer and the ruins of Lady Jane Grey's family home, make a perfect pre-dinner stroll. Overnight stabling is available for visitors with horses who wish to ride through Leicestershire's famous hunting country.

Your Bed & Breakfast Hosts

Tim, who used to work in the City and Linda, a radiographer and keen gardener, are both well travelled and offer good food, good company and a warm and friendly welcome. Breakfast is a feast and dinner an occasion - clearly Tim and Linda enjoy good food and entertaining!

The Location

Guests are spoilt for choice with so many attractions within an hour: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and Belvoir Castles, National Space Centre, Rutland Water, Peak District, NEC and Mallroy and Donnington race tracks amongst others. Just 10 minutes off the M1, 20 minutes from East Midlands airport and mid-way between London and Scotland - this is an ideal stopover for people touring.

Places of Local Interest

Belvoir Castle, National Space Centre, Oakham Market Town, Bosworth Battle Field Centre, National Forest, Bradgate Park (home of 9 day Queen), Rutland Water, Sherwood Forest, Burley House, Conkers,

How to find Horseshoe Cottage Farm Bed & Breakfast (B&B).

From south: Exit M1 at junction 21A onto A46. Exit at 2nd junction to (Beaumont Leys) and Anstey. In Anstey centre turn right to Cropston. At crossroads straight on, over resevoir, 30 yds on right past Bradgate Park Car Park turn through Archway into farmyard.