Friends, families and the family dog will find a home from home at this Cotswold delight. Explore the ancient market town of Stow-on-the-Wold’s selection of tea rooms, restaurants, art galleries and antiques shops, or pop into the Cotswold Cricket Museum. Enjoy an enchanting round at Naunton Downs Golf Course (6 miles) and discover the delights of Moreton-in-Marsh (4.5 miles), with its huge open-air Tuesday street market and elegant 17th and 18th-century architecture. The doors to Stow’s St Edward’s Church were said to have influenced Tolkien’s ‘Doors of Durin’ in The Lord of the Rings.
Inside the cottage you’ll find a charming blend of country comfort, retro and vintage furniture and easy Cotswold elegance. After wild days of adventure through town and country, stash muddy boots in the hall and unwind together in the cosy lounge/diner around the glowing gas fire to chat over the day’s adventures. Conjure up feast of tasty local produce in the streamlined kitchen and enjoy them al fresco in the courtyard garden, which catches the sun in the morning. Take a relaxing soak in the tub before unwinding in the double and twin bedrooms, both with views of the garden.
Catch the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway from Toddington (10.5 miles), Broadway (12.5 miles) or Winchcombe (13.5 miles); it also stops at Cheltenham Racecourse (21 miles). Visit the cathedral in Cheltenham (20 miles), or head to Banbury (21 miles) and Oxford (30 miles) for a day out. Adventurers with both two and four legs will love Birdland and The Dragonfly Maze at Bourton-on-the-Water (5 miles), Batsford Arboretum (6 miles), the Cotswold Wildlife Park at Burford (13 miles) and Painswick Rococo Garden (27 miles). Get a clear Cotswold view from Broadway Tower (9 miles), and join some of its fun events.