Unique cottage accommodation
beneath chapel of historic castle
Sleeping up to 4 people ~ Start day: Friday
Snape
Castle is a fascinating historic building which during its existence
has had many famous occupants, many being kinsmen to several English
Kings and prominent families. There was a manor on the site of the
present castle, built in 1250 by Lord Ranulph Fitzranulf, which
passed into the ownership of the Neville family. They subsequently
replaced it by building the castle between 1420 – 1450 and it
remained in their family until 1798. In 1483 Lady Cecily, being a
Neville, and then later the widowed Duchess of York and mother of
Richard III, came to live in the castle to be later joined by
Richard’s wife, Queen Anne. Lady Cecily was the grandmother of the
‘Princes in the Tower’.
Catherine Parr, widow of Sir John Neville, lived here for 10 years
before becoming Henry VIII's sixth wife in 1543.
The
first floor chapel at the Castle was built in the 15th Century. The
ceiling was painted by Antonio Verrio but, sadly, little can be seen
of it now.
The
Grade I Listed castle enjoys a prominent south facing position on
the edge of the village of Snape, some two miles west of the popular
and well serviced town of Bedale, a gateway town to both the
Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
Accommodation
• One double bedroom
• One twin bedroom
• Bathroom
• Shower-room |
• Open plan living/kitchen/dining
• Sitting-out and garage |
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The Undercroft,
located beneath the chapel, has been very tastefully converted and
refurbished to provide extremely spacious and
comfortable cottage accommodation for up to four people. No
children between 1 - 12.
Ground floor:
the small entrance lobby leads into a large open plan sitting,
dining and kitchen area. The property benefits from having under
floor heating and a TV with DVD player. The kitchen, fully
equipped with large fridge, counter top
freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and large
farmhouse electric range oven with a four ring hob, leads to a
small enclosed terrace with table and chairs.
Also on the
ground floor is a large double bedroom, with combi TV/video with
spacious en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and
laundry/ironing room off the bathroom. Ground floor shower-room
with thermostatic controls.
First floor:
on the first floor there is a small twin bedroom with combi
TV/video. The property is suitable for those with limited mobility
occasionally using a wheelchair.
Outside:
The property benefits from its own private entrance through a
walled garden to a gravelled courtyard with garaging for two cars,
a sitting out area and gas BBQ.
Snape Castle
Tariffs
Short Break tariffs
(3/4 nights)
from £224
Full Week tariffs
from £320
To book The Undercroft, please
call 01638 674 756
or e-mail: admin@shhl.co.uk
Please quote "Historic UK"
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