Stoneywell LE67 9QE
Free for NT members
Open: Seasonal - See website
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About:
Zigzagging from its rocky outcrop, Stoneywell is the realisation of one man's Arts and Crafts vision within a family home. Original furniture and family treasures fill the cottage's quirky rooms and, outside, every turn conjures childhood memories of holiday excitement - one way to the fort, another to the woods beyond.
From summer house to family home, Stoneywell is the enduring realisation of one man’s Arts and Crafts vision. The cottage and its collection provide a rare surviving example of an Arts and Crafts home in its entirety, and demonstrates part of an international movement of British origin.
Ernest Gimson designed the cottage to appear as if organically grown among the rocky outcrops of the Charnwood Forest, and the cottage's 11 rooms sit on seven different levels – an intriguing challenge to count.
In fact, Ernest was so successful in establishing Stoneywell as part of the landscape that one ex-local, who'd left before it had been built, said on returning to the area that it was odd that he should have forgotten the old cottage.
Except for its slate roof – which replaced the original thatch when it was destroyed by fire in 1939 – Stoneywell retains much of its original magic. First intended as a summer house away from Leicester industry before becoming a family home from the 1950s, Stoneywell was adapted rather than changed.
Dog Friendly:
Assistance dogs welcome in all areas of Stoneywell
Entry Charge:
See website
Parking:
Car park 500 yards away from Stoneywell on Whitcroft's Lane. All visitors must then take the shuttle the remainder of the journey.
Facilities:
Bookshop
Tearoom
Toilet
Notes:
Level access to food outlet
Narrow corridors
Steps/uneven terrain
Contact:
Whitcrofts Lane, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, LE67 9QE
Tel: 01530248040
Email:
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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