A homely honey coloured elegant stone farmhouse, this is a wonderful venue for your special occasion.

With amazing views over the Severn Valley and surrounded by fields, It’s a real getaway location.

It’s opulent design, decor and furnishings complimented with modern facilities make it a perfect location for the same price per head as a normal hotel but much better.

Walk the trails, pop to the pub and come home to play pool in the games home and cocktails in the reggae bar.

It’s a hush broken at Stantway Court only by the clink of a well charged glass on the terrace.

Settle back in the bubbles beneath the birdsong and the big skies of the Forest of Dean.

Inside all is calm save the thud of darts and the clack of pool balls in the games room.

You will find two lounges and a huge dining room which seats twenty two on the ground floor in a house that only lives in pockets in rural England and in the pages of upmarket magazines. Sink into the sofas, fire up the flat screen tvs, bag a book or two from the library and pile into some Netflix epics.

Stantway Court offers the ultimate English escape in a traditional farmhouse enhanced with modern technology including wifi. You’ll half expect a butler to appear, pick up a movie from the pile of dvds or Netflix, top up your glasses and put your feet up. The world can wait, you have memories to make, you won’t be disappointed.

 
Dining

With a kitchen this big and this fab, a team effort’s on the cards. Acres of worktop area come with an elegant island the size of Oz. Whip up your stuff on the Rangemaster oven and hob, microwaves and slow cooker. Stock the fridges with goodies from Jane’s Pantry and Ben Morton Meats and wash it all down with wine from Vinotopia.

Tuck into your morning eggs around the kitchen table or on stools at the central island. Make it a more-formal affair in the evening around the dining table beneath the chandelier. But don’t skimp on the wine. Or, better still, the Bolly. For the full holiday feeling, take it out to the chairs and table on the terrace.

In Hardwicke, the Pilot Inn offers everything from wraps, baps and sandwiches to light bites, burgers and classic mains. Or sample a grill night or vegan treats from the Red Hart Inn at Blasidon. To push the boat out, book ahead for Michelin-starred Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham.

Bedrooms
The seven bedrooms and the two sofa beds in the games room, making eight bedrooms, here are plush and posh, bursting with original features such as brick fireplaces and ceiling beams, plus great modern touches such as freestanding baths.

On the first floor, pick from two quadruple rooms both with four singles that convert to two kingsize beds through zip-and-links, one twin room with two single zip-and-links (or one kingsize). A connecting door takes you through to another double with en-suite shower room and WC.

On the second floor, you’ll find one triple room comprising a double and a single, a double room and a quadruple with four singles that convert to two kingsize through zip-and-link.

Soak yourself silly in two luxury bathrooms and one shower room. The family version on the first floor comes with rolltop bath and walk-in shower and, on the second floor, your luxury bathroom features a jacuzzi bath and separate shower.