Lovely long weekend at Longueville

Caroline Delaney and her husband spent a couple of days away from the kids in the welcoming embrace of a country house    

It’s often the quirky little things that make you feel more at home than in a sleek modern luxury hotel.

Whether it’s the note alerting you to the shoe shine kit stashed in an antique commode in pride of place on a landing, or the mud room filled floor-to-ceiling with wellies in child and adult sizes, just for guests so they can go for a mucky wander around the orchards and kitchen gardens.