The Shireburn – named for the local recusant noble family -- has stood since before Henry VIII’s revolt and its Catholic roots show in the simple yet elegant beauty of its rooms and the delightful classic English fare served from its kitchen.
The Trail at its door abounds with Catholic lore. Our trek was guided by a map with very Tolkien-like, coded instructions, which we diligently followed across the thick greensward to our first remnant of pre-Reformation English Catholicism.