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Our beautiful accommodation here at Three Choirs Vineyard has been highlighted in a feature in The Guardian.
The feature Walks with a focal point: five of the best UK hikes with extras appeared on the national newspaper’s website in September 2023.
It features dramatic and interesting walks from across the UK – Glen Nevis (in the shadow of Ben Nevis) in Scotland, Blackchurch Rock in north Devon, The Eden Project in Cornwall and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire. Each of the walks includes recommended accommodation.
Much closer to home, the feature recommends exploring the Medieval art at St Mary’s church in Kempley, Gloucestershire. The featured walk is part of the 100-mile circular Three Choirs Way, which connects Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford cathedrals.
So, it makes sense that the recommended accommodation to accompany the walk is right here at Three Choirs Vineyard!
Kempley is a parish with just 280 residents, but it boasts two churches – both of which are very interesting. St Mary’s church is full of medieval art, which was lost for many years.
The Guardian wrote: “Built in the early 12th century, the nave has the more earthly visions of the medieval artists, while the chancel gets the heavenly scenes of salvation and Christ at the Apocalypse. When such murals became unpopular, they were whitewashed over, and only rediscovered in 1872. Victorian conservation methods, however, backfired. The lacquer that was used to “preserve” the delicate paintings turned black with age and hid them for a second time.”
The St Mary’s murals were rediscovered for a second time in the 1950s.
St Edward’s church was built in 1903 of Forest of Dean red sandstone and is heavily influenced by the Edwardian Arts and Crafts movement.
If you would like to follow this walk, visit the churches or experience Kempley’s wonderful daffodils in the spring, book one of our luxurious Vineyard View Rooms or Luxury Vineyard Lodges to really get away from it all.
It is a real honour to get a mention on such a well-respected news site and we look forward to welcoming guests who have just discovered us through The Guardian article.
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