Trillgate

What we offer

A magical house in a beautiful remote location.

 

• Self Catering Holiday Lets
• Retreats:
• Yoga/Writing/Painting/Healing
• Celebrations
• Weddings
• cleansing retreats
• Guided Walks available
• massage available
• flower essence consultations

 

Trillgate LogoThe History of Trillgate

 

Trillgate is truly something totally unique, this beautiful, detached grade II listed Cotswold stone house is set in an elevated and completely private location at the head of the Slad Valley of Cider with Rosie fame.

The property is reported, by a local who recently wrote a book about the Slad Valley, to be the oldest building in the area, believed to be tudor dating back to 1500’s and it has a fascinating history.

Trillgate has been in the same family for nearly 50 years, having been bought by renowned and loved local artist, Diana Lodge, in 1962, who renovated it then from a ruin, part of the roof was missing and there were cows living in it and since then has been a much loved home for family and friends since then.

Diana, painted in a naive style, using bold colours, of local scenes. She originally gave up her training as a school teacher to become a dancer in London, and to make some extra money, she took on work as an artists' model. This lead to the meeting and marriage to an Oliver Lodge, son of the famous inventor of the variable transistor (the patent of which was sold to Marconi), the spark plug, originally called the Lodge plug and various other inventions. Oliver was part of the Bloomsbury Set and Diana Lodge modelled for Duncan Grant and Eric Gill, both part of the same set. On the death of her husband, Diana moved to Trillgate where she continued her passion for painting. Here she lived until 1998 and the house has passed from son to grand daughter since then.

 

 

 

 

Accommodation

The rooms and garden facilities

Entrance hall, drawing room, living room, kitchen/breakfast room, larder, utility area, 4 bedrooms, bathroom and additional en suite, large parking area, lawned gardens and grounds. See floorplan on the gallery page.

All linens, towels provided, 2x bathrooms, Central Heating, 3 woodburning stoves. Fully equiped kitchen.

In all about 1.92 acres.

Situation

the surrounding area

Trillgate is at the head of the Slad Valley enjoying spectacular views over the surrounding countryside.

Slad is a beautifully unspoilt village which includes the well known Woolpack which Laurie Lee was known to frequent, sampling many of the local beers on tap serving good homemade food with a beer garden, very popular pub. The property is in a truly isolated spot but has fantastic communications and is very convenient for a number of local centres including Stroud, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester and Painswick.

Stroud is the nearest main town with a large Sainsburys, Waitrose and large Tescos which is open late. Stroud has a mainline train station with a high speed train service to London Paddington taking approximately 90 minutes. Stroud is a market town with a vibrant and very active artistic community. It has an excellent farmers market having won national awards, serving a wide selection of locally produced foods and crafts.

Description

about trillgate

Trillgate is a stunning grade II listed Tudor house set in 2 acres of it's own land in an elevated and completely private location. The house has an abundance of light and character with it's large stone mullion windows, flagstone and wooden floors, inglenook fireplaces and beamed ceilings. It has a large open plan kitchen, as well as two living rooms both with wood burning stoves.

The house itself sits in 2 acres of it's own land mainly laid to lawn with well stocked borders and a pretty orchard with apple, pear, walnut, plum and sweet chestnut trees. Trillgate is surrounded by hilly countryside with deep valley's whose green slopes are a patchwork of small fields, hedgerows and woodland, this is the same valley as Laurie Lee wrote about in Cider with Rosie. A long winding drive leads to a large car parking area to the side of the property. There is a natural spring in the grounds. The garden is mostly south facing with breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside which is an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).

A long winding drive leads to a large car parking space to the side of the property as well as additonal parking further from the house. In total there is currently parking of 20 cars.

Trillgate due to it's location and age has a magical otherworldly atmosphere that can transport you away from the hussle and bussle of modern living, it has spectacular far reaching uninterrupted views, it's closeness to nature has a very healing effect on mind, body and spirit perfect for retreats/holiday or indeed any kind of celebration.