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Lypiatt House

Lypiatt House was built in 1830 and over the years has been developed by its previous owners. The living room with the gallery above used to be a stable for the owners horse and the barn used to house chickens and pigs.

The dining hall was once the living room and if you look at the stairs you will see 3 large hooks.There are original features and were used to hang huge pieces of meat which the owners would eat over time, simply taking a slice at a time. On the floor below are the original flagstones which are engraved creating a gully which collected the animals blood, not a nice thought but history none the less.

The Gardens

The gardens are maintained by local gardeners who have watched the gardens develop over the years. During spring and summer the gardens literally bloom with thousands of flowers, there are also fruit trees including a majestic banana tree standing proud at 12 feet tall, plums, pears, apples and cherries, and in winter the gardens are a winter wonderland especially in the snow.

Surrounds.

We are blessed with many different animals in the forest; deer, badgers, storks to name but a few, but the most wonderful occurrence here in the forest is the free sheep that wander around eating the grass and hedgerows.

Sometimes when you least expect it a small flock will appear at the door or window looking for sweet and new areas of grass to eat, it really is an experience that young children will carry with them in their memories forever (As I remember being chased at the age of 3 by a Buff Orpington chicken).

There are sheep in the field at the front of the house, and if you are quiet they will come to the fence and allow you to stroke them; also chickens at the back with a Cockerel who thinks he is a tenor and regularly exercises his lungs. You will find deer in the forest especially at dawn and it's great to watch the birds swooping and chasing each other.