Chavenage House
Chavenage House is an Elizabethan era manor house 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) northwest of Tetbury, in the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire, England.
It is constructed of Cotswold stone, with a Cotswold stone tiled roof.
Particularly famous features of the house are Cromwell's Room, with history of the English Civil War, the Great Hall, featuring stained glass windows, the Ballroom (an Edwardian era addition), and the Oak Room, which features elaborate oak panels dating from 1590.
Chavenage offers personal tours, usually conducted by the owner, David Lowsley-Williams. His daughter Caroline (seen on John Bishop's Britain) is also a guide. It is also a conference, function and wedding venue.
Chavenage has been used in films and for television programmes, including The Ghost of Greville Lodge, a Hercule Poirot story The Mysterious Affair at Styles; a 'Gotcha' for Noel's House Party, Sleuth, Berkeley Square; Cider with Rosie; Grace & Favour; in 2007 the BBC's Lark Rise to Candleford. Scenes from Bonekickers, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and In Love with Barbara were shot at Chavenage in 2008. Recent credits include Rosamund Pilcher's The Four Seasons, the BBC's Nightwatch and the new CBBC's Sparticles.
Other nearby buildings of interest are Beverstone Castle, Highgrove House, Owlpen Manor and Calcot Manor.
See also
- Nathaniel Stephens, whose story, and its headless coachman, gave rise to the most notable of Chavenage's ghost stories.