This long weekend combines some of the best walks our country can offer with the added elegance of staying and dining in an English manor house without busting your bank account!

We promise you a weekend that will charm and delight as you discover great walks on the Isle of Wight and enjoy fine dining and relative luxury at our Manor House.

Join us on the Isle of Wight for a slower pace of life on an island perfect for a group walking weekend. It offers us wonderful cliffs and country walks, splendid beaches, hidden estuaries and 500 miles of way-marked routes. Paths weave over chalk downs, along heather-clad ridges, through woodland, farmland and always, to the sea. More footpaths than roads – for us perfect bliss!

During the weekend we have exclusive use of the enchanting Northcourt, a glorious Jacobean manor.  The house is set in fifteen acres of beautiful gardens, recognised nationally for their historic importance by English Heritage,   with a stream, walled kitchen gardens and terraced walks.  Northcourt is ideal for a walking group such as ours seeking a relaxing break in a heritage building surrounded by unspoilt countryside and beautiful coastline.

Northcourt has a fascinating history. The largest of the Island’s Jacobean manor houses on the Isle of Wight, it was built in 1615 on the site of a monastic building dating back to the 13th century. Northcourt is a garden lover’s paradise enjoying a microclimate that allows the owners, John and Christine Harrison, to grow around 4,000 different plant varieties from around the world including exotic palms, bananas, bog loving primulas, arums, and Mediterranean plants.

A magnificent house and gardens, a stunning island with walks galore, and a fine dining experience on the Saturday evening which offers a great excuse to dress up.  This is an ideal location for us all to enjoy an exclusive English Country House experience and walking weekend.