A beautiful and historic house owned by people who are proud of the work they are doing to preserve it. The house tour from the owner was wonderful, make sure that you don't miss out. The room was warm on a night when the temperature went to -11 outside. A great breakfast with a fine view of the garden.

The most stunning and interesting BnB to spend a night in. A real treat all round and a privilege to be able to stay there courtesy of the attentive Lucas's.
History immerses you as deep as the bath of the Blue Room and reminds you of times past. All the comforts and little touches are there and the gallons of hot water were gratefully received by our hot walk-weary feet.
The excellent ales from Six Bells and food at The Three Tuns assisted our deep an peaceful sleep................aah!
BC is a gem in all respects and has echoes of a life lost in most of the UK. Hope it will never lose this..............a place to escape to, not from!
Breakfasts are especially good with the full range served in a lazy, relaxed style.
Thanks to our hosts.
The Shropshire Lads Walking tour................June 26th

I stayed in the Clun (top) Self Catering apartment for a couple of days. Its a nice yet quirky space, that I imagine is very cosy in the winter as it has a wood burning fire.Not good if you are easily stirred by creaking floorboard or bumps in the night! It was fine for my needs but I think I would have been disappointed if I was staying there as a special treat or on holiday. The bedroom is straight opposite a very noisy pub which doesn't quieten down till late, and the clock tower chimes every fifteen minutes throughout the night. The kitchen facilities are very poor for this standard of accommodation. It wasn't particularly clean, perhaps because it hadn't been used for a while so dust had begun to collect and there were very few kitchen utensils and a dish brush that looked like it may have been as old as the building! The electrical facilities are fine. Oven, microwave, dishwasher etc but I'd recommend bringing your own cooking equipment if you are planning having a few meals here, just to make sure you have everything. The shower is a bit of a nightmare as it is positioned on the side of the narrowest part of the bath, so its a bit difficult to angle right and the boiler is very noisy. However the bath is fine and the hot water was very efficient. There isn't a door between the bathroom and the bedroom (just a curtain) so privacy isn't very high if you are bashful. The bedroom was very clean and the bed was a bit lumpy but fine.
The television only had four channels and didn't seem to have caught up with freeview yet. There was a DVD player.

Somehow all of this adds to the quirkiness of the experience of staying here and I had breakfast with some people who have been staying there every year since it opened so it is very popular, but I'm not sure I could have stayed there for any longer than a few nights. I've decided to stay somewhere else on my next trip. The location is great for immediate access to cafes and shops, but it is probably one of the noisier locations in Bishops Castle to stay. Generally BC is a very quiet place. I'd definitely recommend trying to get a rear facing bedroom if you do stay here. It really is a very unusual place to stay!

we stayed for a week in the self catering Clun apartment with the open log fire and wooden floors. it is wonderfully comfortable yet seems to take you back to another time when england was slower and quieter
bishops castle is the same, set on a hill that would make you want to defend the castle at the top
the six bells at the bottom and the three tuns at the top both brew their own beers
you could have a pub crawl or a pub race, whichever suits you best, via several pubs between the two
good food at the tuns, we haven't tried the others
actually we spent most of the week walking the blue shropshire hills or offas dyke
have already booked for 2010, both the clun and the ludlow apartment with the open coal fire!