Well House B&B
Chapel Lawn
Bucknell
Shropshire
SY7 0BW
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Redlake Valley Walk (18.03.2011)
" Visitors to Well House B&B often ask us about..." Read More
Lands End to John O'Groats in aid of The Weldmar Hospice (31.07.2010)
" Pictured here are Ross and Adam from Dorchester..." Read More
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An excellent hideaway place (15.10.2011)
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News
Redlake Valley Walk (18th March 2011)
" Visitors to Well House B&B often ask us about nearby walks. Our usual recommendation is the Redlake Valley Walk which takes in Caer Caradoc an iron-age hill fort that is also reputed to have been the site of Caractacus's last stand against the Roman legions. The walk can be done as either a fgure of eight or a circular walk around the Redlake Valley. It's approximately seven Miles starting and ending at Well House. There are two quite steep hills and an optional half mile..."
Lands End to John O'Groats in aid of The Weldmar Hospice (31st July 2010)
" Pictured here are Ross and Adam from Dorchester who stayed at Well House B&B five days into their 17 mile epic cycle ride from Lands End to John O'Groats. By the time they finish, with only one rest day in the middle, they hope to have raised £1,000 in aid of The Weldmar Hospice in Dorcester. Donations, please, to http://www.weld-hospice.org.uk/support-weldmar/latest-news-and-pictures/?page=3..."
Dragon Driving (26th July 2010)
" Every July the Dragon Driving rally takes place in the lanes around here. This year June and George stayed with us for five days while Holly stayed in a neighbour's field. ..."
Presteigne Ligne Twinning Association (1st July 2010)
" To conclude a walk around the Redlake Valley, members of the Presteigne Ligné Twinning Association descended on Well House gardens for lunch. The picnic provided by the Presteigne contingent was truly splendid and we armed ourselves with some essential French vocabuary such as planche à repasser (ironing board) and ragondin (coypu) in preparation for our next trip across the channel. ..."
Not just ordinary old scones! (16th May 2010)
" Guests at Well House B&B can sleep content knowing that the scones they were offered on arrival were made by The Queen of Scones. Di Cosgrove, proprieter of Well House B&B, recently won the Women's Institute Mary Martin Salver for her champion cheese scones! Eat your tart out, Queen of Hearts. ..."
What no Brown Sauce!? (25th March 2010)
" We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded four stars by our accrediting body, Visit Wales. Soon we will proudly display our stars on this website. It was a close run thing though as we'd forgotten to check on our stock levels of Brown Sauce, and guess what the accreditor wanted with his full English breakfast?..."
Pair of Red Kites seen above Well House, Shropshire (20th March 2010)
" Great excitement this afternoon - although we'd seen a single Red Kite last Wednesday at Bucknell by the River Teme, today we saw a pair flying slowly overhead towards Bryneddin Wood. Maybe they've chosen the wood as a nesting site. Watch this space for more news. And today (23rd March), there's one beating up and down the main street in Chapel Lawn and over the churchyard. It certainly seems as though they've taken up residence nearby...."
Accommodation for Groups (10th February 2010)
" From May this year we will be able to accommodate groups of up to ten people. This is because our neighbour has almost finished converting the stone barn that adjoins our garden and it will soon be operating as a very nice holiday let. The cottage can sleep four while our house can take up to six, but we can do breakfasts for everyone and the house can be used as a base for the week. This might suit large families, or groups that want to lock themselves away for a week in the countryside..."
Chapel Lawn History Group (30th September 2009)
" Well House B&B will be closed from the end of October until next Easter. In the meantime, I'll leave this notice up about the History Group that's recently formed with a view to writing a history of Chapel Lawn and setting it up on a website for all to see. If anyone has memories of living in Chapel Lawn to tell us, photographs we could copy, or any other relevant material, do please let us know. Visitors to Chapel Lawn who are researching their family..."
Surprise at Pimms and Canapes Evening (11th September 2009)
" Two unexpected guests were recently spotted at the recent Chapel Lawn Women's Institute Pimms and canapes evening. The event was part of a drive to atttract new members and over twenty guests attended including a couple of new arrivals to the village who were clearly real ladies. WI Vice-president Di Slater, owner of Well House B&B, is on record as saying "We try hard to operate an open doors policy, but it's not always that simple." ..."
Chapel Lawn Adopts New Approach to Neighbourhood Watch (30th August 2009)
" Not content to discreetly lift a net curtain or peer from behind the runner beans, Chapel Lawn has employed the winner of the 2009 Knighton Show scarecrow competition to deter sheep rustlers, litter droppers and speeding motorists. Guests at Well House B&B can sleep soundly in their beds...."
Double Whammy for Chapel Lawn WI (30th August 2009)
" Having gained first prize at the recent Clun Carnival with their depiction of the Cinderella story, the Chapel Lawn WI repeated their success at The Knighton Show by winning the 2009 competition, 'Myths and Legends' with their interpretation of King Caracatus's Last Stand. In the picture you can see Well House B&B owner, Di Cosgrove, proudly posing beside the display. Di's contribution was a pigeon casserole which the judge declared to be 'very tasty'...."
Well House Features in Shropshire Radio's Interactive 2009 Calendar Highlighting the Work of The Severn Hospice (18th August 2009)
" Shropshire Radio has recorded 366 short stories of Shropshire people to mark the 20th anniversary of Severn Hospice. Di and Patrick Cosgrove from Well House B&B took part. You can hear them tell their stories by clicking on 16th August and 18th October and Click on TELL US YOUR STORY to tell us what inspires you, or what's your message to the world. ..."
Water Project Fundraising Cyclist stays at Well House B&B (17th August 2009)
" In order to raise £800 to buy a water pump for a Vietnamese farming project, Becki Law is cycling 800 miles around the permimeter of Wales. Becki is a PhD research student at Bangor University working on the effects of exercise on Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers. Her brother works in Vietnam for the charity Volunteers for Peace and one of their Vietnamese projects badly needs a new water pump on a farm project for disabled people. Becki plans to average 100 miles a day..."
Another Lands End to John O'groats cyclist (1st August 2009)
" Tom Pateman is the second person to stay with us this week near Clun while riding from Lands End to John O'Groats. Tom, a teacher from Norwich, is making the three-week trip on his own to raise money for Oxfam. Although staying at YHAs whenever possible, he happened upon Well House B&B more or less by chance, but was very appreciative of a large double-bed to himself and the luxury of a long, hot bath. The CTC route is a little east of The Redlake Valley, but Tom made a detour to make..."
Well House B&B commissions new sign from local artist (29th July 2009)
" The Redlake Valley, with Chapel Lawn at its centre, is buzzing with new enterprises nowadays, bringing diversity to the traditional way of life centred on agriculture. Electrical contractors, computer consultants, overseas charity workers, picture framers, artists, race-horse breeders, specialist food producers: the list goes on and on. Typical of these local entrepreneurs are two husband and wife couples who recently collaborated on a small project. Patrick and Di Cosgrove bought Well..."
Chapel Lawn Ramble (28th July 2009)
" On Saturday 13th September Well House Bed and Breakfast guests are welcome to enjoy the beautiful scenery and peace of the Redlake Valley in the Shrophire Hills by walking one of the signposted walks in the morning followed by a home-cooked buffet lunch in the village hall. Tickets are £7.00 for an adult and £3.50 for a child and can be obtained through Well House B&B or at the village hall on the day. By courtsesy of local landowners,..."
Di Cosgrove cycles 65 miles in aid of Red Earth Education (6th July 2009)
" Well House B&B owner, Di Cosgrove, cycled 65 miles from Birmingham to Oxford on 6th July in aid of RedEarth Education, the educational charity that she runs with two friends. Although youthful, Di admits she is not a teenager any more so, with only one 4-mile practice ride in preparation, she is delighted with her achievement which raised over £600 in sponsorship towards RedEarth. Di says "I wouldn't have managed it but for the encouragement of my nephew, Rob, who..."
Solar Panels at Well House, Chapel Lawn (15th March 2009)
" Thanks to a business grant from the Marches Energy Agency, Well House B&B will now massively reduce its carbon footprint as the result of installing solar panels. Joint owner, Di Cosgrove, said, "We're delighted to be doing our bit for the environment. I wish far more small businesses would follow our lead."..."
