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A guide to some of the key locations in Ambridge.

Ambridge Hall - "charming guesthouse!"

"All rooms planned by myself, hostess Lynda Snell, in accordance with Feng Shui".
Ambridge View - at Willow Farm

Susan Carter's dream home, self-built by Neil (helped by tradesmen & friend Mike Tucker)
April Cottage

One of a pair of unlovely dwellings built in 1960 by then landowner Charles Grenville.
Arkwright Hall - large Victorian house with a 17th century core

Leased to the Landmark Trust & now available to holidaymakers seeking something different.
Blossom Hill Cottage

Peggy Woolley lived for many years in this charming two-bedroomed thatched cottage.
Brookfield Bungalow

A home for Brookfield worker Bert Fry and his wife Freda.
Bridge Farm - After many years as tenants, in 2008 Tony & Pat Archer bought their 140 acres from the Estate.

The farm's produce is sold through a wholesaler and to local outlets - Ambridge Organics.
Glebe Cottage - a lovely, if small, thatched cottage with a walled garden

It has become something of a retirement home for the Brookfield Archers.
Glebelands

Near Ambridge's hallowed village green, a small development of "executive" homes.
Grange Farm

When Oliver and Caroline bought Grey Gables hotel, Ed took over the farming as a tenant.
Grange Spinney - development built by Borchester Land in 2003 on a few acres of former farmland

Many of the residents commute to Birmingham and don't play much part in the community.
Grey Gables - Ambridge's country house hotel

Grey Gables offers fine dining for local residents and fine accommodation for visitors.
Grundy's Field

The engine room of Eddie's business activities & home to Ambridge's semi-legal cider club.
Hollowtree - a former farm, taken over by Brookfield

The farmhouse was converted to flats and the working buildings once served as a pig unit.
Home Farm - the largest farm in Ambridge with 1,585 mainly arable acres

Home Farm carries out contract farming for Brookfield, the Estate and other local farms.
Honeysuckle Cottage

Home to Adam Macy & Ian Craig, who hope to have a happier life there than previous owners.
Manorfield Close

Manorfield Close contains twelve "old people's homes".
Marney's

Formerly a farm in its own right, Marney's has been a part of Brookfield Farm for decades.
Nightingale Farm

A farm in name only, owned by Matt Crawford and let to an unnamed incomer.
No 1 The Green

Former council house - in 2008, it became a "buy-to-let" investment for Will Grundy.
No 6 The Green

Council house - home for many years to various members of the disreputable Horrobin family
Rickyard Cottage

A former worker's cottage at Brookfield, which in the past has been used for holiday lets.
River Am - from which Ambridge gets its name

The River Am runs through the picturesque Am Vale to Borchester.
St Stephen's Church - established 1281, Ambridge's fine parish church

After Phil Archer's death in 2010, Valda took his place at the organ stool.
The Bull - a half-timbered building near the village green

The Bull offers excellent Shires ales, genial bar service & Freda Fry's home-cooked food.
The Dower House - fine home for previous owners of the Berrow Estate

Bought by would-be modern day Squire of Ambridge, Matt Crawford, for him & Lilian Bellamy.
The Lodge

The Lodge is only small, but Peggy found it strangely large without her beloved husband.
The Stables

The home & business of Shula Hebden Lloyd, bought in 2001 from her aunt Christine Barford.
The Vicarage

This 1970s bungalow was built to replace the old Georgian vicarage.
Village Hall

Location for much of the village's communal activity, and the annual flower & produce show
Village Shop

In 2010 it was re-launched as a community-run enterprise, staffed by volunteers.
Willow Farm

In 2008, the farmhouse was divided and extended into Willow Farm and Willow Cottage.
Woodbine Cottage

Brookfield Farm's former tied cottage on the village green was bought by the Barford's.