The full story is enthusiastically related on the regular accompanied house tours and on your own you can enjoy the knot gardens or walk to the ancient oak.

Following his defeat at the battle of Worcester, the King sought sanctuary at the former hunting lodge on the Shropshire border, spending part of the time hiding in an Oak Tree a short distance away.

Over the years the tree became known as "The Royal Oak" and thousands of pubs throughout England adopted the name in tribute!