Combermere Abbey

About Combermere Abbey

Combermere Abbey occupies a medieval estate a few miles from Whitchurch on the Shropshire-Cheshire border, its history stretching back to a twelfth-century Cistercian abbey later remodelled into a country house. Today the estate offers luxury self-catering stays rather than conventional hotel rooms, spread across nine Courtyard Cottages, adults-only suites in the North Wing, and the standalone Stone Lodge.

Guests have use of 1,000 acres of parkland, including Victorian walled gardens, a pleasure garden, garden wood and a fruit tree maze, giving plenty of ground to explore without leaving the estate. The scale and grandeur of the setting also make it a well-known wedding and events venue, so cottages are typically let around the estate's calendar of private functions.

Its position close to the Cheshire and Shropshire border puts Combermere within easy reach of Whitchurch, Nantwich and Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, making it a distinctive base for a self-catering break built around gardens, walking and quiet countryside rather than nightlife.