Beachley Manor - Monmouthshire

Enjoy Victorian grand living without leaving the 21st century. Bursting with original features, Beachley Manor is gigantic, gorgeous and glamorous. Just a few furlongs from Chepstow Racecourse, this Welsh wonder will accommodate 28 family, friends, kids, stags and hens.

There’s parking for 15 cars, an orchard, outbuildings, seven bedrooms and four reception rooms. It’s a world of full-height sash windows, solid-wood floorboards, picture rails and original shutters. Yet everything is tastefully modernised, and wifi, BT Sport and Netflix.

Beachley Manor oozes class, yet it’s fun and frivolous, too. Check out the games and cinema room, with darts, table football and pool table. Refresh and refuel at the bar. Head out to the terrace for al-fresco salad and sparkling wine in the sunshine. Endless acres invite a party or a picnic in the parklands.

With spaces to escape and spaces to entertain, Beachley Manor is a party all by itself, but it’s also just where the party starts. Chepstow is awash with ancient pubs that intertwine with local history and the M48 will whisk you to Bristol in just half an hour.