Monks Hall, also known as the malt house, is nestled into Wye Valley village that straddles the Welsh English border.
The property is thought to have been constructed as a home for monks from a nearby Abbey but for a large slice of its past it was a wealthy merchant’s home.
During its time the Monks Hall has also been a malting house as well as a private dwelling, and although some of the property is thought to date back to the 13th century with later 16th and 17th century additions and alterations, the foundation stones date back to around the time the Abbey was built in the 1100s.
The current owner says, “When I was first shown it, it was like suddenly being transported back centuries. It had been unoccupied for about 100 years and was largely as it had been 500 years ago, I was absolutely hooked. I thought, ‘I have got to protect it for the future and the only way to do that is to make it into a home worth living in’, and that’s what I managed to do.”
It took the owner over six years of meticulous renovation, restoration and conservation work to bring the neglected building back to life, firstly as a successful holiday let and then as a comfortable home.
There are beautiful walks, trails and bridleways on its doorstep tempting you outside for hiking, biking and riding to explore one of the most stunning locations in the UK, not just Wales.
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