There’s a lot to get through. Apley Hall comes with ten acres of formal lawned garden and rolling parkland to explore. Stroll elegant walkways through timeless topiary, past the pond, busts and fountains. Check out the River Severn views. Dine and entertain under the wooden pergola in the southern corner.
Designed to emulate a romantic castle, Apley Hall has inspired many a famous Gothic novel. Its elegantly restored spaces sit ready for you to write your own chapter. State-room interiors showcase ornate plaster and fan-vaulted ceilings with large sash windows that frame parkland views.
Kick back on sumptuous Chesterfield sofas beneath dripping chandeliers. Come together in reception rooms fit for royalty. Escape to others for full-size snooker, pool or just serene silence. Work up a sweat in the gym and sauna, then cool off with Netflix in the cinema room.
Cook on two ovens and two electric hobs and fill the fridge/freezer with tasty morsels from Apley Farm Shop. Or take a night off and pick from DineIndulge’s range of international menus and enjoy restaurant-quality dining in the sublime comfort of Apley’s dining room. Better still, book the banquet hall by request and really live it up.
Like the idea of a night off? Tackle takeaways from Telford Oriental, Easy Happy Chinese, A1 Pizza and Kebab House, or Mishu Indian. Head out for a big breakfast at the Novello Lounge, to the Wheatsheaf Inn for highly rated pizza or to Cleo’s of Ironbridge for the tearoom and cocktails.
For Indian and street food, try Thalio at The Falcon Hotel, recommended for exquisite flavours and cold beer. Munch on Mediterranean at Latimer’s of Shifnal, home of spicy Spanish-style chicken fillet and creamy seafood linguine. Or rock up for a traditional British roast at Sofia’s.
Want to eat al-fresco? Consider The Albion Inn, Chez Maw, The Black Swan or The Hundred House Hotel Dining. Eat British at Christopher’s or Milan Lounge, steaks at The Three Fish Beefeater or Miller and Carter, Italian at Gray’s or Bella Italia, or Thai at Suree’s Kitchen.
We don’t recommend it, but bedrooms here are big enough to host a football match. And if you’re not playing, you can put your feet up and spectate in generous lounge areas and big, forgiving beds. Apley Hall sleeps 23 in all-enveloping rural silence.
The master four-poster bedroom suite showcases its own sitting room, two fireplaces, en-suite bathroom, and calming views across the gardens. Bedrooms two and three offer queen-sized beds, while bedrooms four and five are kingsize.
Family-friendly bedroom six provides a double and three singles, and bedroom seven a kingsize and three singles. Bedroom eight comes with a double and a single.
Gone are the days when the only way to view a house was solely by way of poring over flat and sometimes confusing floor plans. With the emergence of 360-degree video we have an exciting new way of being introduced to the layout of a house.
With a few clicks you can be leisurely making your way through living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms – the whole house in all its beauty waiting for you to step on in for an effortless and insightful virtual tour.
