Old Downton Lodge
West Midlands Shropshire Ludlow
- From £225 a night
- 9 Guest Rooms
- Boutique Hotel
- Restaurant with Rooms
A beautiful Shropshire hotel in a great location with lovely rooms and award-winning food
Nestled in the rolling green South Shropshire hills, Old Downton Lodge has been here so long it almost feels part of the landscape. It’s a mixture of timbered medieval and Georgian houses, barns and outbuildings that have been ingeniously converted into one of the most comfortable rural boltholes in the region. Atmospherically housed in the lodge’s grand Norman hall, it has been voted one of the best 100 places to eat in the UK, and serves either an la carte menu or a 6-course tasting menu every night from Monday to Saturday, as well as afternoon tea between 3pm and 4:30pm 7 days a week. They also recently won 'Hotel of the Year' at the 2024 Visit Herefordshire Tourism Awards!
There are only nine guest rooms (plus a bridal suite in the separate building), grouped around a herb- and flower-filled courtyard which provides an appealing sense of seclusion. There is a comfy sitting room fashioned out of the old stable, with a wood-burner and a bar (with incidentally 100+ whiskies), and a mighty timbered roof that echoes the look and feel of the guest rooms. Fashioned from spaces that were once stables and barns, these are as different from each other as you might expect, and as well as the high-timbered ceilings many have stone walls and wonderful flagstoned floors covered with Turkish rugs. They all have comfortable beds, including two traditional four-posters; there are also 5 Superior Double rooms and two twins. All rooms have high-speed WiFi, Freeview TVs, tea and coffee-making facilities, home-made biccies and complimentary water. Most of the bathrooms have been recently re-furbished: some have en-suite showers, others en-suite bath, but all have Noble Isle toiletries.
As for the location, it couldn’t be better, with glorious walks and countryside right outside the door, and the renowned foodie town of Ludlow just ten minutes’ drive away. They have a couple of electric car-charging points too. So, just throw away those keys, charge up your car, and... relax!
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Most double rooms cost from £225 a night, including breakfast, but it's often possible to snag one for quite a lot less so look out for offers and last-minute availability.
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Winter Offer!
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast starts at £298.13.
Weekends, Friday and Saturday:
Bed and Breakfast starts at £196.00
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast starts at £325.96.
Above prices are for twin rooms that can be a double.
Dinner includes 3 courses from their à la carte menu.
Exclusions may apply as follows:
13th and 14th February 2026
15th to 28th February 2026
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Valentine's Weekend!
On arrival from 3pm, enjoy a welcome hot drink
Pre-dinner glass of Gusbourne sparkling wine
Canapés
6-Course tasting menu
Petit fours
Bouquet of flowers in your room for you to take away.
£500 per room per couple per night.
Location
Contact Website 01568 771 826 Old Downton Lodge, Downton on the Rock Ludlow Shropshire SY8 2HUGetting There
From Ludlow, take the A49 towards Shrewsbury and when you get to the Ludlow Food Centre take A4113 left, signposted Knighton. Follow this for 1.9 miles then take the left turn signposted Downton; follow this for 3 miles until you see the Old Downton Lodge sign. From Shrewsbury, take the A49 towards Ludlow. Continue through Church Stretton, then Craven Arms and in Bromfield take the A4113 right toward Knighton. Follow this for 1.9 miles, and then take the left turn signposted Downton. Follow this for 3 miles and you will see the Old Downton Lodge sign.
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