Llandrinio Hall was built in 1678 during the reign of Charles II near the site of a former hall that can be traced back to 1589. It has a well-documented history as an important Montgomeryshire house that was the centre of a large estate throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. During that time its owndership passed through just three families, but they boasted amongst their numbers the nephew of the Bishop of St Asaph, four high sheriffs of Montgomery and various relatives of the great parliamentarian Sir Robert Peel.

The hall is approached via an impressive avenue of lime trees and stands against the backdrop of the Breidden Hills. Many of its original features have been retained, including two oak Carolean (ie dating from the reign of Charles ll) staircases at either end of the house and a wealth of oak timbers and polished oak floors. Having been recently (2007) fully renovated, nowadays the spacious rooms strike a balance between their fine original features and more modern style details: a Steinway baby grand piano in the Drawing Room; Snooker/Games Room with a full-sized snooker table and darts board; Cinema Room with 64" HD plasma television and Bose home theatre surround sound system; an impressive walk-in Shower Room/Wet Room; gym equipment. There are open fires in the Snooker/Games Room and Cinema Room and a solid fuel stove in the Drawing Room. The state-of-the-art sound system enables fingertip music/radio control throughout the house, and into the garden. Together with its fully equipped kitchen, its romantic vined conservatory and spacious dining areas, Llandrinio Hall is an impressive and atmospheric setting for relaxing and entertaining guests in style.

You will find this charming, welcoming, warm, comfortable and atmospheric property to be aesthetically appealing and tastefully decorated and furnished. The whole place has been engineered for comfort and pleasure. The hall is equally suited as a place to relax in peace and tranquility, or to party and have a great deal of fun; or both.

It is also an exceptionally child-friendly place. Obviously the Cinema Room is an attraction (with its comprehensive DVD collection of over 300 titles), as are the grounds, complete with a massive trampoline and purpose-built tree-house, and an acre of orchard to the side in which to roam and play. There is also a separate Morning Room/Play Room with a host of children's toys, games, puzzles, a DVD with wide-screen TV, a large collection of children's DVDs (Simpsons, Futurama etc), table football, table tennis.

The property is fully-equipped throughout, including high-speed broadband wifi internet, HP Photosmart C4180 colour printer/copier/scanner (with program disks), Freeview TV channels, a full burglar and fire alarm system, comprehensive kitchen facilities, comfortable beds, a library of books, a library of children's books, 3 showers and 2 baths. Altogether, it's a very beautiful and idyllic, peaceful and tranquil home, or home-from-home.

Outside catering for parties can be arranged (please enquire).

The towns of Oswestry (10.3 miles) and Welshpool (8 miles) both have extensive shopping facilities and regular farmers' markets. The historic Georgian county town of Shrewsbury, birthplace of Charles Darwin, is just a little further afield at 13 miles and has some excellent independent shops, stylish restaurants and leisure facilities.

There are many superb walks close to Llandrinio Hall, including the Severn Way and world famous Offa's Dyke trail. During your stay you might also want to try the impressive hour-long climb to Rodney's Pillar, visible from the rear of the house on the Breidden Hills. Other local activities include cycling, riding, golf, fishing, hot-air ballooning, paintballing, hovercrafts, shooting and go-karting. Historic Llangollen (15 miles) also offers some of the UK's finest and memorable stretches of canal.

Slightly further afield (30 miles) is the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Also 30 miles away is Ludlow, Shropshire’s food and drink capital and home of the Ludlow Food Festival and a number of Michelin starred restaurants. Other local attractions worth visiting include the 18th century gardens and grottos of Hawkstone Park Follies, the RAF museum at Cosford, the Severn Valley Railway and Stokesay Court, where the Oscar winning-yet-tedious movie "Atonement" was filmed.

Llandrinio Hall is located in the centre of Llandrinio village. It is on the B4393 between the bridge over the river Severn and the Punchbowl public house. The lime tree-lined drive to the house is name-plated and heads south off this road in the direction of the Breidden Hills.

FROM SHREWSBURY:

Take the A458 signposted to Welshpool. After the village of Ford, take the B4393 to the right, signposted to Four Crosses and Lake Vyrnwy. Pass through Alberbury and Crew Green. 3/4 mile after reaching the sign for Llandrinio and having crossed the bridge over the river Severn, the tree-lined driveway to Llandrinio Hall can be seen on the left.

FROM OSWESTRY:

From the Mile End roundabout take the A483 signposted to Welshpool. Continue through Pant and Llanymynech and at the Four Crosses crossroad take the B4393 signposted to Llandrinio. After reaching the sign for Llandrinio, continue past the Texaco garage and the Punchbowl public house on your left and the tree-lined driveway to Llandrinio Hall is located approximately 200 metres on your right.

Car necessary: yes; Car useful: yes.