Feather Down

Acton Scott

Escape to a simpler life with Tamara

Set in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the woodland site at Acton Scott offers you a peaceful and relaxing stay and some of the finest natural scenery in England. The Acton family have owned the land since the 12th century and are focused on preserving the history and heritage of the estate. Your canvas hideaways are tucked away each with their own private clearing, in the tranquil setting of Hatton Wood, a 20 acre plantation of native trees - the ideal setting for a family holiday in Shropshire. Your host will be Tamara who will welcome you in with a drink’s night on your check-in day, the perfect opportunity to meet your fellow Feather Downers and find out more about the area.

Tamara is also something of an expert in traditional crafts like lace-making. This year she will be holding twice weekly workshops where you'll be able to have a go at using a loom and making your own greetings cards.

Explore Shropshire

The Shropshire Hills are a walking paradise; don’t forget to take in Ragleth Hill and Wenlock Edge, rural idylls made famous in ‘A Shropshire Lad’ by the poet A.E. Housman. Further afield are the medieval towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow. Shrewsbury boasts over 600 listed buildings and Ludlow is a foodie capital famous for its castle and theatre festivals. You couldn't be better placed than Acton Scott for a family holiday in Shropshire.

What to do at Church Stretton

Although your canvas hideaways are not on a working farm, you will be supplied with a fresh bottle of milk from the Proper Good Dairy, whose cows graze on the nearby fields. If you fancy a morning stroll, it’s a short walk to the dairy for a top-up from the milk vending machine. On your way back, admire the estate’s farmsteads, stone and timber-framed cottages, untouched woodland and open pasture. From your canvas hideaway, you can enjoy the sounds of owls and skylarks and the beauty of the surrounding flora and fauna. Take an evening barbecue on the veranda before dipping into your private hot tub (bookable in advance) beneath the stars. All of the canvas hideaways come with private hot tub and panoramic views of the surrounding hills and comfy beds to retire to after your exertions.

What can you expect?

Dogs allowed
Hot tub
Honesty shop
Private shower

What animals will you find on this farm?

You too?

What our guests like

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Hot tub
Breathtaking view
Spectacular walks nearby
Secluded tents in wood
Close to Birmingham

Our canvas hideaways

Hot tub available

Canvas hideaway with private outdoor shower

6 persons

Canvas hideaway with farm-house shower

6 persons

Canvas hideaway with en-suite shower

6 persons

Meisenkobel

6 persons

A unique experience

Back to basics

Live in nature

Have adventures together

Including wood for the wood-burning stove
Including welcome package with bed-linen, towels, candles, matches, washing-up liquid and other basic items

One of the world's best family holidays

Highlight

The farm shop

It’s great for the basics and usually even better for local produce and low food miles. And every Feather Down farm shop operates on an honesty basis.

Options during your stay

Pets

Bring your dog along. A maximum of 2 well-behaved dogs per canvas hideaway. The price is per dog, per stay.

Please note: You are required to keep your dog on a leash while on the campsite.

Hot tub

Recommended!

Treat yourself by booking a hot tub! You can use it throughout your stay. Remember to bring your swimsuit!

Meet your hosts

Tamara

The Acton family has owned land here since the 12th century. In recent times, when many landowners obliterated all traces of the past in pursuit of modernisation, they chose instead to lovingly preserve the history and heritage of their estate, which is much in evidence today. As a result, Church Stretton has become a firm favourite through television appearances and visitors that travel to experience its beauty year-round.

Switch off from the outside world and immerse yourself into our timeless and serene landscape.

What do our guests think?

Average rating

9.1

Mrs Johnson Gregory

10/09/2021

Superb welcome from the team, stunning accommodation in a tranquil setting. The hot tub was a real treat!

Mrs Giacobbe

09/08/2021

Relaxing fun and great time spent with the family

Mr Carrela

09/07/2021

Vey good experience! Over my expectations.

Mrs Gabriela

04/10/2019

Quiet, and relaxing lovely weekend away. The hosts was very welcoming and just left us too it

Miss Plumb

23/08/2019

Amazing

Mr Hadfield

16/08/2019

Comfortable camping

8.8

Mrs Clarke

12/08/2019

Fantastic

Mrs Ponsillo

02/08/2019

Fantastic way to switch off and reconnect with the family

8.8

Mrs Ackerman

12/07/2019

Phil was a fantastic host and made us very welcome. I would suggest getting the hot tub started as soon as you arrive - it takes a long time to heat up! Definitely make a visit to the Historic Working Farm - great for kids, and the Ludlow Farm shop for great food.

8.8

Mr. Prosser

07/06/2019

The peace & quite was brilliant. We completely shut ourselves off from the outside world unless traveling to local towns. Hosts were amazing. Phil makes sure you are ready for the "back to basics" experience and leaves you alone unless really needed, great hosts. Plus side. no electric, (12-volt battery for lights) no WIFI, No TV, made the trip so peaceful and relaxing. To see dear, rabbits, hear the woodpeckers was just amazing. Negative-If you like going to the pub, 2 miles to nearest one but we stocked up on Gin & tonic so that wasn't really an issue for us. Loved the hot tub, but please paddle a couple of times when warming it up. Takes about 3 hours initially but then about 20 minutes subsequent times. It gets very hot, keep an eye on it. Great addition... Wooden stove is lush. fire it up for the cooking...really easy. Lock yourself away from the rat race for the most relaxing time.

Mr. Twiss

24/05/2019

Fantastic site in the woods, very relaxing and great tents and facilities. The hosts were extremely helpful and have done a great job in keeping the tents and site in fantastic condition. The tents are nicely spaced and very private but close enough if you are in a group. A visit to the Acton Scott farm is a must, the hosts have negotiated free entry for Featherdown guests and it is a great day out and the cafe is also excellent.

Mrs Middleton

24/05/2019

Absolutely amazing and brilliant for our wellbeing !

Mr Pluck

06/05/2019

A wonderful romantic getaway in a lovely peaceful forest setting. Accommodation cosey and hosts extremely helpful yet not intrusive to our stay. I'd recommend this place as a weekend away for couples who just want some peace and quiet ?

MRS HIGHAM

23/04/2019

An enjoyable secluded forest retreat (only 4 tents), almost back to nature with a few home comforts - (hot showers through a bucket). Very friendly and helpful hosts.

Mrs Hughes

08/09/2017

Warm welcome and clean tidy tent. Site not as nice as other we have stayed at as no view and dark due to woodland location. Unfortunately there were dried blood stains on some of the linen but standard of cleanliness excellent otherwise. Shame not to have a chicken coop and the 'shop' was not well stocked, limited kindling, ice blocks. Overall a lovely weekend but won't be rushing back as location in the wood wasn't for us!

7.5

Mrs Wood

25/08/2017

Adventurous Fun

8.8

Mrs Tang

18/08/2017

We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend break, even the rain could not put a dampener on our holiday as we had everything to hand and all the comfort and space we needed for our large group. Thank you for a lovely stay!

8.8

Mrs Farnworth

16/08/2017

Back to simpler living

Ms Flower

07/08/2017

Just wonderful

Mrs Stokes

04/08/2017

We had a fantastic stay at Acton Scott. It was lovely to have some time away and an opportunity to switch off from it all. Our boys had an amazing time playing in the woods, in the hot tub and helping feed and care for the animals at the farm. Mark was a great host and nothing was too much trouble. We cannot recommend it highly enough.

Miss Pearsall

31/07/2017

A relaxing break in the wilderness! All the fun of camping, but all the luxuries to make it much more comfortable. A really well equipped lodge, which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

8.8

Miss Hall

28/07/2017

Excellent Weekend Away

Mr. Ward

30/06/2017

Enjoyable escape to the countryside, not too far from home but we could have been anywhere in the secluded woodland.

8.8

Miss Siegwart

19/06/2017

Great! The whole family really enjoyed it. Very helpful and friendly. Very happy

Mrs Ingham

05/06/2017

Peaceful location, nicely presented.

Mrs. Middleton

26/05/2017

Fantastic - great fun, an adventure !

Mrs. Smith

28/04/2017

A perfect weekend away from it all, particularly good for groups. The hot tubs were brilliant, a real hit with the kids!

Mrs. Burke-Heath

30/09/2016

Perfection, peaceful, total relaxation in beautiful surroundsings super friendly staff excellent facilities

Mr. Malone

21/09/2016

Enchanting. Lovely location for a very relaxing break.

Mr. Jackson

31/08/2016

Great few days away

Ms. Abbey

29/08/2016

We had a great time, our only complaint would be that this site has no view and very little sun. It's great for kids that want to play in woods making dens but in the rain it can become a bit dank.

7.5

Mrs. Longsdale

26/08/2016

A definite step awa from everyday life! Our 2nd Featherdown experience - this one more like a forest experience with a farm nearby. Appreciated all the wood that was available, and the electric lights were not expected, but actually very useful. Great standard of interiors and equipment etc. Our well behaved Labrador also had a fantastic weekend!

8.8

Mr. Dyer

19/08/2016

Great experience, the kids loved it exspecially the hot tub!

8.8

Mrs. Scott

18/08/2016

Enjoyed getting back to a simpler way of living, more in touch with nature and less in touch with electricity and devices :)!

8.8

Ms. Stevenson

25/07/2016

Rustic luxury camping in woodlands that kids of all ages (even the 50 year old one) really enjoyed.

8.8

Mrs. Smith

15/07/2016

Great fun in the great outdoors! My son wanted to stay for the rest of the year! Unfortunately the shower didn't work and we were unable to get hold of the farmer to sort it out. Shame he wasn't more proactive and thorough in checking everything was OK. It just needed a new gas bottle, but with no evidence of him and no phone reception on site we had to manage without. A disappointing aspect to what was otherwise an excellent break.

8.8

Miss Smith

13/06/2016

We loved our lodge in the woods. And the hot tub was good even in the rain.

Mrs. D'amico

10/06/2016

Fabulous experience, every last detail had been thought of, when can we come back!

Mrs. Cook

01/06/2016

We had a lovely time. Kids really enjoyed it as did we. Hot tub was definitely a hit.

8.8

Mrs. Butcher

31/05/2016

The tents were great but I was disappointed that we were not on a farm, the children had expected to collie eggs. Instead there was a farm nearby that was totally separate (their words).

7.5

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