We had a fantastic time from beginning to end, thank you Penny. There were 9 in our family group - 3 generations and a poorly puppy too who came away with us to convalesce. We were greeted by Penny, who explained what she needed to then left us to unpack and explore this beautiful house. There was a lovely hamper of goodies waiting for us , which consisted of cake, sweets, pop, fruit, Yorkshire wine, local eggs, etc.... There was milk and butter in the fridge and cooking ingredients such as oil and herbs in the kitchen. The kitchen was very well equipped with plenty of crockery, cutlery and glassware for a large group.The rooms are all large with high ceilings and so much space for us all. The downstairs bedroom and bathroom was invaluable for our group. We loved the comfortable beds, abundance of towels, big roll top baths. There was a huge pile of games to play in the living room had the weather been bad but we chose the hottest week of the summer holidays . We couldn't have had better weather to enjoy the facilities outside, such a pretty enclosed garden with barbecue and enough seating for us all around the tables, plus parasol. All of us apart from Grandma and the pup had a go at tennis(balls and racquets provided but we took our own), some with more success than others. We didn't try croquet but it looked fun. The swimming pool was where we spent the most of the time, it is shared with the small campsite and the owners but it was never too busy despite the glorious weather. We had such a lot of fun there and enjoyed a picnic lunch at the side of the pool using the garden furniture provided.
In 5 days we only left the estate once for a walk to the river as it was such a relaxing place to stay. We would love to come back.