Day 6: An Exclusive Tour of Chavenage House
Today you will travel through to the Cotswolds. Along the way visit Chavenage House.
This is an exclusive VIP tour to remember! You will meet with a member of the owning family who will give you a private tour of the estate.
Originally built in 1383, there have been additions and renovations to the property over the centuries. Since Tudor times, only two families have owned Chavenage, the current owner David Lowsley-Williams having inherited the House from his uncle.
The main historical interest centres on the English Civil War, during which time the house was owned by Col. Nathaniel Stephens MP for Gloucestershire. He was persuaded to vote for Charles I’s impeachment and subsequent execution. Soon after the King was beheaded, Col. Stephens died and it is said that his ghostly form was seen leaving Chavenage in a carriage driven by a headless coachman wearing the Royal vestments.