Need to know
Rooms
Three, including one suite.
Check–Out
11am. Check-in is at 3pm but flexible, subject to availability.
More details
Rates include a daily home-cooked brunch, a decadent five-course affair rustled up from local farmers’ produce and featuring flavours from globe-spanning cuisines. A two-night minimum stay is required.
Also
Unfortunately, the Wilfrid is not wheelchair accessible.
At the hotel
Barrel sauna, hot tub, cold plunge pool, electric bikes for hire, vineyard, fire pit, library with a fireplace and Smart TV, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: Bluetooth speaker, air-conditioning, ceiling fan and organic Telford Basics bath products.
Our favourite rooms
There’s no bad pick thanks to Nancy’s keen eye for curation, with each bedroom featuring bold original art and hand-sourced antiques. If you’re flocking here with friends, the Two-Bedroom Suite has space for up to four.
Spa
Gazing out over the surrounding fields, the Finnish cedar barrel sauna, cold plunge pool, hot tub and heated changing cabin form an alfresco hydrotherapy circuit. Book your soaking and steaming slot and you’re guaranteed private access, so you’ll only have your date (and perhaps a few deer) for company.
Packing tips
Anthony Bourdain would make for apt holiday reading – his culture-roaming influence is evident in the brunch menus, and cool Montreal artist (and Wilfrid regular) Stikki Peaches' portrait of him forms the focal point of the library.
Also
The converted barn can double as a yoga pavilion – just ask for the furniture to be moved aside, and you can hone your practice looking out over tree-shaded pastures.
Children
Leave the little Smiths at home – this is adults-only retreat is prime ‘just the two of us’ territory.
Sustainability efforts
The Wilfrid places a lot of stock in local, sustainable produce. Most of the ingredients that chef Frank uses are sourced from his network of farmers, fishermen and artisanal producers. Plus, as much as possible is made at home, from hot sauces and jams to fresh-from-the-garden floral arrangements. The hotel also has a zero plastic bottle policy and uses refillable bath products from an organic local brand.