Ashcroft Manor

The Ashcroft Manor estate, which was originally known as the Cornwall Ranch, was laid out in 1862 by two brothers, Clement and Henry Cornwall. For many years it was a famous resting-place on the Caribou Waggon Road. The owners lived here in the style of landed gentry, complete with horseracing and foxhunting. When post and freight were carried by stagecoach the estate served as the first court and post office in the region. Today Ashcroft Manor, more commonly known as Ashcroft Manor and Teahouse, lying in the shade of two hundred year-old elm trees, is a museum with two craft and antique shops and a charming tearoom.