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UK/Midlands
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Woodend Farm - Owl End
Tewkesbury, Glos.







 

 



Commanding panoramic views across the Avon, Woodend Farm offers a gloriously rural location for a Cotswolds holiday.

The four cottages – along with a banqueting barn – are ideal for larger groups while individually they are equally suitable for smaller parties.

Imaginatively converted from listed barns, they each enjoy shared use of an outdoor heated swimming pool (late May to early September) and a children’s playground. For larger group bookings, the Banqueting Barn is available by arrangement with the owner at cost. With its own kitchen, cloakroom and, if required a full catering service, it can dine up to 22 people and is ideal for special occasion celebrations and family get-togethers.

In shared gardens there is room for a variety of outdoor games. There are many local footpaths to explore too, some leading down to the River Avon, where private coarse fishing is available at cost. Visitors can enjoy special concessionary rates (details on request) at an exclusive country club just a few minutes away, where facilities include an indoor heated swimming-pool, spa, steam room, sauna, solarium, fitness centre, beauty salon, bars and a restaurant. An 18-hole golf course is also available.

The farm lies at the end of a quiet lane, with breathtaking views over the Avon Valley and the Cotswolds. Tewkesbury, just 1½ miles away, stands as a small market town, largely untouched by the Industrial Revolution and is characterised by timber-framed medieval buildings and elegant Georgian houses. Being at the convergence point of four main roads, there is easy access from here to the towns of Gloucester, Worcester, Ledbury and Evesham – these all being within a distance of 15 miles.

The pretty Cotswold villages nearby – renowned for their attractive honey-coloured stone houses – stand as witnesses to the prosperous times of the wool trade, when rich merchants during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries built many of the area’s fine manors and churches from local stone. There is plenty of gentle walking to enjoy in the surrounding valleys, whilst the more dramatic Cotswold Way, running along the top of a ridge, passes through Cheltenham on its way from Chipping Campden to Bath lying further to the south.

Shops 1½ miles. Bed linen inc Towels £3.50 pp pw by arr Cot and h/chair by arr TV/DVD M/wave Shared laundry room with w/machine and t/dryer
Shared payphone
Shared use of orchard and extensive gardens
Lawned play area for outdoor games
BBQ
Playground
Ample parking
Outdoor heated swimming pool (36ft x 18ft) Tues to Sun 10am–5pm, 25 May to 7 Sept
Shared games room
Banqueting Barn with or without catering facility avail for parties of up to 22 people by arr with owner at cost Friday to Friday NB: Gated pond in grounds

A ‘new’ extension to the barn – built just 150 years ago!
Barn owls and little owls once searched here for prey – and though the barn owls are now gone, little owls still nest nearby.

A single-storey cottage with a private fenced garden, terrace and excellent views.
Small living/dining room with vaulted ceiling and wood-burning stove. Galley-style kitchen area. French windows to sunny terrace and garden. Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Wood-burning stove – fuel at cost Elec, elec heaters and two elec rads inc Private, secure garden and terrace with furniture Wheelchair access


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Dodwell Farm - The Bungalow
Stratford-upon-Avon










Located just a couple of miles outside Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon, these modern, detached holiday properties provide the perfect base from which to explore the sights of this inviting town.

There is the opportunity to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace, Nash’s House, Mary Arden’s Farm, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and the world renowned Royal Shakespeare Theatre which has been completely refurbished.

Guided bus tours and boat trips along the magnificent River Avon are very popular, as are the many tea shops, cafés and restaurants that line the river bank.

Historic Warwick, with its famous castle and grounds, and Leamington Spa with its chic cafés, bistros and boutiques are all within a very short drive.

While the Cotswolds, celebrated for honey-coloured villages and rolling hills, are easily accessible. Shop, pub and restaurant 2 miles.

Both properties: Oil CH, elec, bed linen and towels inc. Freeview TV. DVD. Elec cooker. M/wave. Washer/dryer. F/freezer. Tel-incoming calls only. Lawned garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Welcome pack. No smoking.

All on ground floor: Living room with beams, oak floor and Velux. 3 steps down to kitchen with breakfast area and oak floor. 2 bedrooms: 1 double (5ft), 1 single with additional pull-out single. Bathroom with shower cubicle and toilet. Parking (1 car). Easy walking access. NB: Pond in garden, 220 yards.


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Woodmans Lodge
Holme










The quiet rural location of this single storey holiday property is enhanced by 20 acres of neighbouring natural meadow and woodland, next to the owner’s home.

Visitors can enjoy the wildlife including owls and deer. A veranda looks out onto the surrounding wilderness where you are welcome to explore.

Great Fen Project ½ mile, a wetland nature reserve between Huntington and Peterborough with an abundance of wildlife and birds of prey. Ramsey Abbey and Peterborough, 7 miles.

Shop and pub ½ mile.

Steps or ramp access to entrance. All on ground floor: Living room with patio doors/dining room/kitchen. Utility room. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 twin. Wet room with level access shower and toilet. Underfloor heating, elec and bed linen inc. Freeview TV. Video. CD. Elec cooker. M/wave. W/machine. Freezer. Courtyard with sitting-out area and furniture. Shared use of 20-acres of natural meadow land.
Parking (1 car). Two dogs welcome (to be kept on lead at all times).
No smoking. Easy walking access. Friday to Friday.

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