Ingestre-Lodges--Brochure--2014-2015

Welcome 

Ingestre Lodges offers 

self-catering holiday 

accommodation very well located 

in the heart of England. 

Comprising of 3 separate lodges, 

namly Chetwynd, Diamond and 

Talbot, Ingestre Lodges benefits 

from being within easy driving 

distance of many local attractions. 

The grounds of Ingestre Hall, 

landscaped by Lancelot 

”Capability” Brown in the 

18thCentury are now home to 

Ingestre Park Golf Club. 

The Lodges are set in the beautiful 

Grade II Listed New Stables building, 

part of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s estate 

and still a traditional English Estate 

village with Hall, Church, Farm house, 

cottages and surrounding by fields. 

Chetwynd Lodges sleeps 8 people, 

with three bedrooms on the ground 

floor and one first floor master 

bedroom – includes three bathrooms, 

two of them ensuite. 

We offer a unique and luxurious 

boutique self-catering guest 

accommodation with three stunning 

properties, styled in an elegant way by 

Oscar Winning Designer Luciana 

Arrighi who designed many well-known 

costume dramas. Many pieces of the 

furniture have come from films 

including Anna & the King, Women in 

Love, Sense and Sensibility and 

Howards End. 

The Lodges have been designed with 

conservation in mind and retain many 

original features of the beautiful 

Victorian building, which have all been 

painstakingly restored. Grand ceiling 

heights, oak panelling, sandstone 

corbels, cedar wood beams, ironwork 

and original tiling combine to make the 

Lodges a totally unique place to stay 

Ingestre village (pronounced Innguess-tree) 

lies in the heart of the 

Staffordshire countryside on the edge 

of the Cannock Chase Area of 

Outstanding Natural Beauty. We are 

less than two mile from Shugbourough 

Hall, the ancestral home of the Earls of 

Lichfield, now owned by the National 

Trust. 

We look forward to welcoming you. If 

you have any further enquiries please 

call 01889 271013 and we will be 

happy to assist you. 

You can also follow us online: 

facebook.com/ingestrelodges 

tripadvisor.co.uk/Ingestre_Lodges 

twitter.com@ingestrelodges

Arrival 

Ingestre Lodges is in the village of 

Ingestre, which lies three miles to 

the east of Stafford. Ingestre has 

excellent road and rail links to the 

rest of Great Britain. The M6 

motorway gives easy access to the 

North, South-east and South-west 

of England. Birmingham and 

Manchester airports are within an 

hour’s travelling time. 

Stafford railway station lies on the 

West Coast main line, 100 minutes 

from London Euston. 

Follow brown signs to ‘Ingestre Stables’ 

which can be found on the outskirts of 

roads out of Stafford on the Weston 

Road junction, or along the Tixall Road 

from either Stafford or Great Haywood. 

Turn off the Tixall Road following signs 

for Ingestre and Golf Club,Stables, 

Church and Hall and drive along the 

lane for 3 minutes passing the Lion 

Lodges gatehouses on your immediate 

left and continuing on past the Ingestre 

Park Golf Club. Follow signs to Stables, 

Church, Hall at the bend of the road 

and up a slight slope towards the New 

Stables building which is also the home 

to Ingestre Stables. The property is a 

grand Victorian building with grass 

verges and balustrades. Please see our 

website of what the property looks like 

at ingestrelodges.com and on the front 

of the Home page. 

It is on the left and further up the hill is 

the Old Stables, the Church and 

Ingestre Hall which is up the slope just 

out of sight. A row of balustrades 

fronts the road and in front of you 

there is a large archway with rampant 

stone lions and a coat of arms and 

large wrought iron gates. Drive through 

the gates and archway. 

Car Parking and Entrance Once through 

the gates turn left and drive to the left 

of the courtyard grass circle. You will 

see a range of buildings with an 

approach of standard roses and a 

couple of lollipop box trees. There is 

signage that says ‘Ingestre Lodges 

parking reserved for Guests only’. Park 

anywhere in the gravelled areas along 

side the building. There are sensor 

activated lights that will be activated as 

you park in the evening to help you 

see!

Chetwynd Lodge 

Sleeps 8 people 

Once you have the keys, the front 

door to Chetwynd is opened with 

the top lock and smaller key. The 

entrance is all ground floor level 

and the door opens to a large, 

double height space with plenty 

of room to manoeuvre luggage, 

buggies all wheelchairs through. 

The width of the front door is 

1200mm. 

There are 3 lights switches on the 

right by the front door and can be 

turned on immediately to light the 

different zones so that there is no 

stumbling in the dark! 

There is a Guests Welcome Book 

on the kitchen worktop with a 

guided tour of facilities, 

instructions for appliances and TV 

instructions, Wifi codes etc. 

Living/dining space 

The living and dining space are all 

open plan and on the ground 

floor. The space is large and open 

plan allowing space to move 

between the different zones 

freely. 

The flooring is the original 

Victorian brickette from 1886 it is 

the historic floor and part of the 

character of the building. In 

places it may be uneven as it is 

125 years old. The furniture on 

the ground floor is: Two 

Chesterfield 3 seater sofas and 

one 2 seater sofa. Dining table 

that seats 8 people, a settle, 3 

bar stools and a Moroccan 

armchair. The living/ dining areas 

are original flooring with large 

sisal and seagrass rugs over. 

There are 3 very high windows 

with green silk curtains in the 

living area. The windows are 

openable from the lower part and 

have brass catches. The dining 

area has a large, high rosewood 

table with legs on each side with 

eight broad high backed chairs. 

Bedrooms 

Once past the living area and 

along the corridor there are 3 

downstairs bedroom suitable for 

mobility restricted guests. The 

last bedroom along has an 

ensuite shower room with doors 

cleared to both bedroom and 

shower room of 90 cm in 

accordance with Part M of 

Building Regulations for level 

access. All downstairs bedrooms 

have curtains, bedside tables, 

bedside lamps and over head 

lights. Each downstairs bedroom 

has a double bed fitted with 

mattress and pillow protectors. All 

linen is included and ready 

prepared for guests arrival. Two 

downstairs bedrooms have a TV 

with freeview built in and built in 

DVD players. Two bedrooms have 

wardrobes and the middle 

bedroom has a wooden clothes 

rail. Each downstairs room has a 

selection of oak smoking chairs 

with cushions. The bedrooms 

have the original flooring with 

sisal rugs in each room. The 

corridor is original flooring with 

sisal rugs over. 

Bathrooms 

There are two bathrooms on the 

ground floor. One is a family 

bathroom with pea-bath and 

shower. There are no handrails or 

supports in this bath. The WC is 

400cm from the floor and the sink 

is 800 from the floor in both 

downstairs bathroom. All the 

downstairs bathrooms have the 

original green historic tiles and 

oak panelling. All the floors are 

the historic Victorian floors and 

may be uneven in places. For 

access to the first floor: Climb a 

carpeted staircase with an oak 

handrail to assist on the left side 

on way up. The first floor houses 

the master bedroom/bridal 

suite/family room. There is a light 

switch in the corridor below and 

once on the upper level to control 

turning the lights off downstairs 

from the upper bedroom if 

necessary.

Chetwynd Lodge 

TV 

The living area has a Smart TV 

with additional Apple TV box. 

All controls and user information 

included Wifi code for internet 

access and smart TV access and 

instructions can be round in the 

guest welcome book. 

There is a selection of books, 

local history books and 

subscriptions to various editorials 

all laid out around the various 

tables in the property. Please feel 

free to enjoy them. 

Umbrellas As our English weather 

is not always reliably sunny we 

have provided umbrellas for 

guests use! These can be found 

by the settle by the left side of 

the room by the entrance. 

Kitchen 

The kitchen is also situated on 

the ground floor with a central 

island to allow easy access 

around it. The kitchen comprises 

of an island with oak worktops to 

level height of 900mm. The 

island houses the sink with 

drainer, all washing equipment is 

found in the cupboard beneath 

the sink. The drawers alongside 

have the cutlery, the implements 

such as tin openers etc and 

below dishes. The cupboard to 

the left has the pots and pans. 

The kitchen also contains a run 

of bespoke oak cabinets along 

the wall which are opened by 

press touch and spring forward 

so have no visible handles. They 

house the Fridge freezer, the 

dishwasher and all crockery, 

glassware, teapots/cafetiere/ 

cooking dishes, childrens plastic 

plates etc. There is an oak 

cupboard along the wall with 

recipe books, a first aid book, a 

tray and a large chopping board. 

The gallery area is broad and flat 

with a carpeted floor. It contains 

sofas, a Le Corbusier chaise 

longue, some tables and some 

reading material on a bookshelf. 

Board games and games A 

beautiful Victorian inlaid chess 

table and various board games 

can be found on the gallery level 

all for your enjoyment. Go 

through to double oak doors into 

master bedroom. This is also 

carpeted with a huge Victorian 

super king size bed with two 

mattresses. The top mattress is 

sprung and has a memory foam 

topper. 

There is a dressing table with 

mirror, marble top coffee/reading 

table and gothic bedside tables 

with bedside lamps. The small 

study adjacent to the room has a 

wardrobe and dressing 

table/work space and mirror 

with ironing board and iron. 

The ensuite bathroom has a 

pea-bath and shower and an 

Eileen Grey table with products 

and soaps. The pedestal basin 

has a mirror on the wall above it 

and a shaving mirror- and closed 

bin. The floor is travertine tiles. 

The WC is behind a low wall with 

a muslin gauze curtain in front. 

The property is mains wired 

smoke alarmed through out. 

Central heating and radiators in 

all bedrooms and living /dining 

spaces. 

Outside space/ woodland 

The property includes use of the 

woodland to be accessed through 

the central welcome area 

archway. The area is covered 

with bark and contains a few 

ancient 400 year old oak trees. 

It is a woodland and has some 

steep gradients, tree roots and 

the expected woodland hazards. 

The area is available for watching 

riding lessons on the other side 

of the fence, sitting outside, 

BBQ’s and general relaxation. 

There are seedling 

rhododendrons, camellias, hostas 

etc planted and the garden is 

a burgeoning meadow/woodland 

garden.

Talbot Lodge 


Talbot is the same size as Chetwynd 

and a mirror image. 

Once you have the keys, the front door 

to Talbot is opened with the top lock 

and smaller key. The entrance is all 

ground floor level and the door opens 

to a large,double height space with 

plenty of room to manoeuvre 

luggage,buggies all wheelchairs 

through. The width of the front door 

is1200mm. 

There are 3 lights switches on the left 

by the front door and can be turned on 

immediately to light the different 

zones so that there is no stumbling in 

the dark! There is a Guests Welcome 

Book on the kitchen work top with a 

guided tour of facilities, instructions for 

appliances and TV instructions, Wifi 

codes etc. 



open plan and on the ground floor. The 

space is large and open plan allowing 

space to move between the different 

zones freely. The flooring is the 

original Victorian brickette from 1886 

it is the historic floor and part of the 

character of the building. In places it 

may be uneven as it is 125 years old. 

The furniture on the ground floor is:2 x 

3 seater sofas and one 2 seater sofa. 

An oak dining table that seats 8 

people, with oak smoker chairs, a 

settle and 5 bar stools . 

Bedrooms 

Once past the living area and along 

the corridor there are 3 downstairs 

bedroom suitable for mobility 

restricted guests. All downstairs 

bedrooms have curtains, bedside 

tables, bedside lamps and over head 

lights. Each downstairs bedroom has 

a double bed fitted with mattress and 

pillow protectors. All linen is included 

and ready prepared for guests arrival. 

All downstairs bedrooms have a TV 

with freeview built in. Two bedrooms 

have wardrobes and the middle 

bedroom has a wooden clothes rail. 

Each downstairs room has a selection 

of chairs with cushions. The bedrooms 

have the original flooring with sisal 

rugs in each room. The corridor is 

original flooring with sisal rugs over. 

Bathrooms 

There are three bathrooms on the 

ground floor. One is a family 

bathroom with pea-bath and shower. 

There are no handrails or supports in 

this bath. The WC is 400cm from the 

floor and the sink is 800 from the floor 

in both downstairs bathroom. Climb a 

carpeted staircase with an oak handrail 

to assist on the left side on way up. 

The first floor houses the master 

bedroom/bridal suite/family room. 

Upstairs 

There is a gallery area with sofas, 

tables and books to sit back and relax 

in. In front are double doors which 

lead to the master bedroom. This has 

a lovely king size bed, dressing table, 

TV and side tables with lamps on. 

there is an ensuite bathroom with a 

shower bath and heated mirror. 

Also a separate dressing room with 

table, chair, iron board and iron. 

TV & Internet 

The living area has a Smart TV with 

additional Apple TV box. All controls 

and user information included Wifi 

code for internetaccess is displayed in 

a photo frame in 2 places downstairs. 

There are local history books and 

subscriptions to various editorials all 

laid out around the various tables in 

the property. Please feel free to enjoy 

them. 

Umbrellas as our English weather is 

not always reliably sunny we have 

provided umbrellas for guests use! 

These can be found by the settle by 

the right side of the room by the 

entrance. 

Kitchen 

The kitchen is also situated on the 

ground floor with a central island to 

allow easy access around it. The 

kitchen comprises of an island with 

oak worktops to level height of 

900mm. The island houses the sink 

with drainer, washing machine and 

dishwasher. There is a range cooker, 

built in fridge and freezer tower and 

microwave. 

The property is mains wired smoke 

alarmed through out. Central heating 

and radiators in all bedrooms and 

living /dining spaces. 




the central welcome area archway. 

(Please refer to Chetwynd.) All 

furniture and BBQ equipment is 

provided for guests use.

Diamond Lodge 


Once you have the keys, the front 

door to Diamond is opened with a 

single key. The entrance is all 

ground floor level and the door 

opens to a large, double height 

space with plenty of room to 

manoeuvre luggage, buggies all 

wheelchairs through. The floor is 

the original historic Victorian 

brickette flooring. The width of 

the front door is 1200mm. 

There are 2 lights switches on the 

right by the front door and can be 

turned on immediately to light the 

different zones so that there is no 

stumbling in the dark! 

There is an oak door/utility room 

with a fridge freezer and washing 

machine. Once up the carpeted 

staircase there is a Guests 

Welcome Book on the kitchen 

worktop with a guided tour of 

facilities, instructions for 

appliances and TV instructions, 

Wifi codes etc. 



open plan. There is a marble top 

table, ladder back Victorian chairs 

and a commanding view of the 

Courtyard from the huge 

windows. There are 2 vast silk 

curtains which drape over the 

windows and can be held back 

or released as you desire. 

The ceilings are original cedar 

wood, with cedar beams, stone 

corbels and iron work all dating 

from the 1886. 

TV 

The living area has a Smart TV 

with additional Apple TV box. All 

controls and user information 

included Wifi code for internet 

access and smart TV access and 

instructions can be round in the 

guest welcome book. There is a 

selection of books, local history 

books and subscriptions to 

various editorials all laid out 

around the various tables in the 

property. Please feel free to enjoy 

them. Umbrellas As our English 

weather is not always reliably 

sunny we have provided 

umbrellas for guests use! 

These can be found by the 

front door downstairs. 

Kitchen 

The kitchen comprises of an 

oak worktop to level height of 

900mm. This houses the sink 

with drainer, all washing 

equipment is found in the 

cupboard beneath the sink. 

The drawers alongside have the 

cutlery, the implements such as 

tin openers etc and below dishes. 

The cupboard to the left has the 

pots and pans. There is a 

microwave and combination oven 

and grill, a small below counter 

fridge and toaster and kettle. 

Bedroom The bedroom has a 

luxurious kingsize bed and an 

ensuite bathroom with a 

Moroccan feel. 




the central welcome area 

archway. The area is covered with 

bark and contains a few ancient 

400 year old oak trees. It is a 

woodland and has some steep 

gradients, tree roots and the 

expected woodland hazards. 

The area is available for watching 

riding lessons on the other side 

of the fence, sitting outside, 

BBQ’s and general relaxation. 

There are seedling 

rhododendrons, camellias, 

hostas etc planted and the garden 

is a burgeoning meadow/ 

woodland garden.

Ingestre Lodges Gallery Shop 

With regards local work and 

manufacturing- Ingestre Lodges 

has a small boutique called 

Ingestre Lodges Gallery Shop 

which is found on the ground floor 

of Diamond Lodge. We have 

sourced some beautiful ceramic 

ware, art and linen ware from 

friends who have it manufactured 

in Stoke on Trent. The ethos of 

unique and interesting objects and 

items that are designed and made 

locally- especially as Stoke on 

Trent is so near and such a great 

part of Staffordshire’s 

manufacturing history- is one that 

is always foremost in any 

promotion of giftware in the 

Lodges Gallery Shop. 

Our gallery shop showcases 

products that are produced by our 

designer friends, usually only 

available through the large 

department stores. We are 

priviliged to have beautiful bone 

china porcelain by Reiko Kaneko, 

a renowned ceramicist based in 

Stoke on Trent who sells through 

Selfridges, Bee and Tea who 

produce vintage style tea mugs 

and linen tea towels all produced 

in Stoke on Trent, who sell 

through Liberty and Sarah King 

a London based jeweller who sells 

through Barneys New York and 

Liberty. We also stock Ruth Allen 

a Staffordshire based artist who 

screen prints 1950's style 

lithographs. 

The shop is open by appointment 

so please feel free to ask Anna or 

Aaron to look around it. 

You can also follow us online: 

facebook.com/ingestrelodgesgalleryshop

Out & about 

Making the most of a short 

break or week long getaway, 

you could book a riding lesson 

at Ingestre Riding School, 

which is on site and caters for 

all ages and levels. Ingestre 

Park Golf Club and St. Thomas 

Priory Golf Course are nearby 

or perhaps you could try clay 

pigeon shooting at the nearby 

Oakedge Shooting Ground in 

Shugborough, Cannock Chase 

and Fly Fishing. 

Cannock Chase itself is a vast 

and beautiful forest covering a 

large part of the Staffordshire 

area, where you can visit Birches 

Valley an outdoor recreation 

centre with cycling, mountain 

biking, Go Ape climbing and 

children´s adventure playground. 

Staffordshire County Show 

Ground hosts many events and 

antique markets on most 

weekends. 

Ingestre Lodges can 

accommodate up to 20 people in 

its self-catering accommodation 

for shooting parties on 

commercial or private shoots. 

There are numerous shoots in the 

Staffordshire area and beyond 

including: Catton Hall and 

Kedlestone Hall which specialises 

in all sorts of shooting parties 

and corporate events. 

For further information visit 

shootingtimes.co.uk 

Among the attractions easily 

reached from Ingestre Lodges 

are:- 

Alton Towers and Drayton Manor 

theme parks; 

Castles at Stafford, Tamworth 

and Tutbury; 

Stately homes at Shugborough, 

Sandon Hall, Moseley Old Hall, 

Weston Park; 

Heritage railways at Churnet 

Valley, Foxfield, Leek and 

Manifold Valley and Moseley; 

Museums: Gladstone Pottery, 

Stoke-on-Trent; Wedgwood 

pottery, Stoke-on-Trent; High 

House, Stafford; Staffordshire 

Regiment, Whittington Barracks. 

Stoke on Trent is also home to 

many excellent discount outlest 

china stores such as Wedgwood, 

Waterford, Royal Doulton, Port 

Merion etc. 

visitstoke.co.uk 

Countryside: Dovedale and Peak 

District National Park; Cannock 

Chase. 

Gardens: Biddulph Grange, 

Trentham. 

English Heritage sites: Boscobel 

House; Croxden Abbey; Wall 

Roman site. 

Buried Treasure: exhibitions of 

artefacts from the Staffordshire 

Hoard - the largest treasure of 

Anglo-Saxon gold ever found - 

are on display at the Potteries 

Museum and Art Gallery, Stokeon-Trent 

(until September 1, 

2013) and permanently at the 

Birmingham Museum. 

The children will love the 

Shugborough Estate 

shugborough.org.uk which has 

the only complete historic 

working farm in England and why 

not visit The Monkey Forest in 

Trentham - trentham.co.uk 

For more information please visit 

enjoystaffordshire.com 

Oak Edge Clay Shooting 

oakedgeshootingground.co.uk

Horse riding 

As Ingestre Lodges shares the 

New Stables site with Ingestre 

Riding School, why not book 

the family in for a few riding 

lessons or a week long course? 

The accommodation in the 

Lodges is a walk across the 

beautiful 19th century 

courtyard to the Riding School 

reception where lessons can be 

booked upon arrival or prebooked 

through ourselves as 

part of the service. 

Ingestre Riding School caters 

for all levels of riders and has a 

selection of horses for different 

ages and standards. 

Lessons can be given privately 

by International renowned 

dressage eventers Tim Downes 

or Robert Lovatt, or can also be 

booked for adult or children's 

groups with any of their staff 

and students. Please refer to 

the Ingestre Riding School 

website for their list of 

tariffs and offers 

For futher infomation ask one 

of the staff members or visit: 

ingestre.com/rschool

Useful numbers 

In case of emergency please call 999 or 112 

A pre-paid telephone is provided for guests use in case you do not have 

access to a mobile phone. 

The address is: 

Ingestre Lodges, 

New Stables, 

Ingestre, Staffordshire, 

ST18 0RE 

Local Doctor: 

Hazeldene House Surgery, Great 

Haywood 

Main Road Stafford ST18 0SU 

01889 881206 

Local Hospital is: 

NHS Stafford Staffordshire General 

Hospital Weston Rd, Stafford 

01785 257731 

Nearest A & E after 10.00pm 

and before 8.00am is: 

NHS North Staffordshire (Stoke on 

Trent): Newcastle Rd, Stoke-on- 

Trent, Staffordshire 

ST4 6QG 

01782 715444 

Nearest Vet: 

Island Vetinary Clinic 

137 Lichfield Road Stafford ST17 

4LE 01785 258411 

Nearest Dentist: 

Peter Nadin Brewery Ln Great 

Haywood, Stafford 

01889 882873 

Nearest Payphone: 

Ingestre Village or Great Haywood 

Nearest Shop: 

Canalside Farm Shop 

Mill La, Great Haywood ST18 

01889 881747 

Nearest Post office: 

Great Haywood Trent La Stafford 

01889 881213 

Nearest Hairdresser: 

The Haywoods Hair studio 

Main Road Little Haywood ST18 0TU 

01889 882780 

Nearest Post Box: 

Ingestre Village 

Local Taxi: Kaminski Hire 

141A Newport Rd 

Stafford ST16 2EZ 

01785 603030

Contacts 

Contact Information 

Address: Ingestre Lodges, New Stables, 

Ingestre, Staffordshire, ST18 0RE 

Telephone: 01889 271013 

Mobile Aaron: 07932 022 733 

Mobile Anna: 07904 777 874 

Email: info@ingestrelodges.com, enquiry@ingestrelodges.com anna@ingestrelodges.com 

Contact: Anna Chetwynd, Aaron Chetwynd 

Website: ingestrelodges.com 

Opening hours: 08.00 to 18.00 

Property Facilites 

Included in the price of the rental: 

Free WIFI 

Free onsite car parking 

All Linen 

All Towels 

All bathroom products as seen 

A complimentary towel change 

mid-way through the week if 

booking 7 nights or more. 

All heating/ hot 

water/electricity/water 

Cots and high chairs available 

upon request 

Use of outdoor areas/ woodland 

Garden furniture and BBQ facilities 

Policies and Terms and Conditions 

Children and babies welcome. 

Dogs permitted at Owners discretion. 

All our terms and conditions with regard to 

deposits, refunds and any other information 

can be found on our website at 

ingestrelodges.com 

We can accommodate babies and infants 

under 2 but any other children are by prior 

arrangement. 

This is a working stable and also a private 

residence. Please be considerate of our 

neighbours. There are horses, dogs and 

horse trailers moving around the yard so 

please drive slowly and park neatly!

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