1 / 15The Post Box
Leighton, Shropshire
A one bedroom cottage for two at Leighton near Ironbridge, with the bedroom opening onto an enclosed courtyard garden and two dogs welcome.
The bedroom opens straight onto the enclosed courtyard, which for two people with two dogs settles everything else. Nobody crosses a house at three in the morning: a door gets opened and shut again. The Post Box is dog friendly and sleeps two at Leighton in the Severn gorge country, one bedroom, one shower room, and a walled courtyard with borders and a patio in it. Almost nothing this size takes two dogs, and that is one each for a couple.
One bedroom, one shower room, and it does not need to be more. The courtyard has borders round it and a table and chairs in the middle, and two dogs work out its corners inside a morning. There is lockable storage for bikes and canoes. The laundry is shared with the other buildings in the group, which is the honest position: a farm with several lets on it rather than a cottage on its own.
It suits a couple who wanted a base rather than a house. Leighton sits under wooded slopes on the east bank with the farm around it, and guests can arrange with the owner to walk the land and go and look at the cows. Two dogs get farm track, river country, and a courtyard door never more than a room away.
2 miles up the gorge, the Iron Bridge still crosses the Severn on the ribs it was cast with in 1779, the first bridge anywhere made of iron, put up by men inventing the method as they went. The valley either side is wooded to the water and full of the industry that began there. Two dogs get riverside path in both directions and something worth walking out to stand on.
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from £412 for 7 nights
The Post Box takes 2 dogs and is booked through holidaycottages.co.uk.
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At a Glance
- Dogs Welcome
- 2 dogs
- Enclosed Garden
- Yes
- Enjoy a good nights sleep in the lovely double bedroom with access to the enclosed garden
- Sleeps
- 2 guests
- Rooms
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
- Price
- from £412 / 7 nights
- Grading
- 4 star
- Arrival
- in from 15:00, out by 10:00
- Facilities
- Bbq, Parking, Wifi
The Post Box from £412 for 7 nights
Book with holidaycottages.co.ukFrequently Asked Questions
Is The Post Box dog friendly?
Yes, The Post Box welcomes dogs — and unusually, it takes two. That's one each for a couple, which covers most people who travel with dogs and find that most places this size simply won't.
Are dogs allowed at The Post Box year round?
The listing doesn't specify seasonal restrictions, so it's worth checking directly with the owner to confirm availability at the time you're planning to visit.
What should I know before visiting The Post Box with my dog?
The bedroom opens directly onto the enclosed walled courtyard, so middle-of-the-night trips outside are genuinely easy — no crossing a whole house. The courtyard is contained and has borders and a patio, and guests can arrange with the owner to walk the farm land too. Beyond that, you're in Severn gorge country with riverside paths in both directions and Ironbridge two miles up the valley.
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The Post Box from £412 for 7 nights
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