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Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £300 to £599
Self catering accommodation in Banbury sleeps 3.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Garden • Sleeps 3
Accommodation overview: This pretty Horton stone cottage built in 1864 is located in a conservation area behind the 12th-century village church offering a haven of peace and tranquility. The cottage stands as one of row of four with a lovely enclosed garden filled with roses and has lots of period character. Wonderful country walks from the door include the Battlefields Trail and Jurassic Way. Oxford, Blenheim Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle and Althorp are within a 40-minute drive, as are the Royal Agricultural Showground and NEC at Birmingham. Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of George Washington’s family, Silverstone and Towcester racecourse are close by, as well as Bicester Designer Retail Village and many NT properties. The Fairport Convention Cropredy Festival is in August. Shops/pubs nearby (full range in Banbury, 5 miles). Pub in village serving food. Living room/dining area, gas ‘wood burner’, oak beam, oak floor, window seat, door to terrace/garden. Modern Shaker-style kitchen, quarry tiled floor. First floor: Two bedrooms (cottage garden views); one single, one double with Victorian fireplace, built-in wardrobe, sloping ceiling. Bathroom with over-bath shower, toilet.
  
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Sleeps 10
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Wendover sleeps 10.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Garden • Sleeps 10
Accommodation overview: Enjoy a unique holiday in this detached windmill, built around 1800, now converted to provide comfortable spacious accommodation over 5 floors with spectacular views over the Chiltern Hills from the second floor sitting room. Used as a working windmill until 1900 and then the home of an actress and a music publisher, The Windmill, now minus its sails, is located in the historic market town of Wendover. Set in a quiet location, it has an attractive enclosed rear garden.
Nestling in a gap in the Chiltern Hills the historic, picturesque market town of Wendover has a fine array of historic buildings, restaurants, shops and pubs; it also has a traditional market every Thursday. The area is blessed with a variety of walks through some of southern England’s most enjoyable countryside; the famous Ridgeway Path runs right down Wendover High Street. At nearby Coombe Hill, the highest point in the Chilterns, visitors can enjoy excellent views over the Vale of Ayesbury and the Chequers Estate, the Prime Minister’s country home. The Windmill is 18 miles from historic Oxford with its dreaming spires and famous colleges, whilst Wendover station is a 5-minute walk from The Windmill giving easy access to guests wanting a day in the capital city of London. Also conveniently located to visit Whipsnade Zoo and the Roald Dahl Museum. Shop 300 yards, pub 200 yards. Entrance hall. Dining room/well-equipped kitchen with breakfast area, TV and slate floor. Separate toilet. First floor: Double bedroom. Beamed twin bedroom with wooden floor. Wet room with toilet. Second floor: Spacious beamed living room with wooden floor. Third floor: Single bedroom with additional single pull-out bed (for +1) and fully-tiled en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Beamed single bedroom with additional pull-out single (for +1), wooden floor. Fully-tiled bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Fourth floor: Double bedroom (can be twin), wooden floor, dressing room and en-suite shower room with toilet.
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Sleeps 3
Weekly price range £300 to £599
Self catering accommodation in Stratford-upon-Avon sleeps 3.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Sleeps 3
Accommodation overview: Excellently located in a peaceful setting right in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon, this modern adjoining holiday cottage is comfortably furnished and is tucked away in a small courtyard just 7 minutes’ walk from Shakespeare’s birthplace and 10 minutes from the station. Walks can be enjoyed along the banks of the River Avon, whilst the town offers historic buildings and cultural interests, plus excellent shopping, pubs and restaurants. An ideal base to explore the surrounding countryside of the Vale of Arden, the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills. Other attractions include Warwick and Kenilworth Castle along with several National Trust houses and gardens. Shops 220 yards. Entrance hall. Separate toilet. First floor: Open-plan living/dining room with sofa bed, electric ‘wood burner’ and modern, fitted kitchen area. Double bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet.
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Sleeps 5
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Warmington sleeps 5.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Sleeps 5
Accommodation overview: This renovated barn offers an excellent standard of holiday accommodation, contemporary décor and comprehensive equipment. The conversion fronts a courtyard of historic farm buildings in a secluded, tranquil setting. The properties adjoin the village green and overlook pasture and woodland. The holiday cottages can be booked together or separately and because they are easily accessed from both north and south, they provide an ideal base for sightseeing breaks, holidays and reunions. Warmington is a hidden treasure, with its stone and thatch cottages, duck pond, traditional pub and Norman church. It sits within an AONB under historic Edge Hill and thus provides many local walks and a choice of villages to explore. On the edge of the Cotswolds, it is also close to major attractions such as Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, Althorpe Park, Silverstone, the Royal Agricultural Showground and NEC. There are many NT properties within striking distance; and locally numerous recreational opportunities including riding, golf, fishing. Neaby Banbury offers comprehensive leisure, shopping facilities, twice-weekly market and of course a Fine Lady on a White Horse! Shops 3 miles.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Alport sleeps 4.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Take a beautiful Peak District National Park setting, just 3½ miles from Bakewell, add a historic hall (first recorded in the Domesday Book), and an ancient cluster of listed buildings converted to form superb holiday cottage accommodation....and the result is the captivating blend that is Harthill Hall. Nestling in 14 acres of grounds on an upland called Priest’s Hill with excellent walking available from the doorstep, the properties have the use of an extensive range of leisure facilities including an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, solarium and treatment rooms. Noble names have woven the threads of the hall’s long history including Henry de Ferrers, the Cokaynes and the Harthills. Henry VIII is also believed to have stayed at the hall.
It was here in 1259 that Sir Richard de Hartle was issued a Papal Bull by Pope Alexander II, allowing him to appoint his own chaplain. The chapel ceased its functions as a place of worship in 1546 and now takes the form of The Chapel and Hartle Cottage. The eight cottages are furnished with antiques and surround a medieval cobbled courtyard. They all retain a wealth of original features including thick stone walls, large oak beams, mullion windows and flagstone floors. Derbyshire’s bustling market towns, villages, hills, dales and rivers offer majestic scenery, and a rich variety of customs. Boasting a varied and beautiful landscape, they offer a blend of heritage, history and family attractions. The beautiful market town of Bakewell (3½ miles) is situated on the River Wye, crossed by a 13th-century five-arched bridge which has coffee shops and restaurants. Within easy reach are Matlock, Hall Leys Park, Chesterfield, Alfreton and Buxton. National Trust properties and gardens nearby include Riley Graves, Longshaw, Mam Tor, South Peak, Dovedale, Hardwick Hall and Kedleston Hall. Close by are both Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall. Games room with free wireless internet connection. Shop and pub 3½ miles.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in East Hagbourne sleeps 8.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: This attractive, 18th-century detached cottage, once used for drying hops, stands in beautifully maintained gardens, open under the National Gardens Scheme. Comfortably furnished with French doors leading to the garden it is an ideal retreat after a hard day’s touring. Set on the edge of a picturesque village with ancient timbered buildings, it is a perfect base for exploring this wonderful corner of England. The Oast House is suitable for families holidaying together.
With a VisitEngland ‘4 Star’ grade, The Oast House makes a comfortable base from which to explore the delights of the remarkable city of Oxford. The beautiful college buildings, Ashmolean and Pitt Rivers museums and excellent shops, inns and restaurants make for a memorable day out.
A trip to Windsor with its impresssive castle, and Henley-on-Thames to relax by the river is the perfect day out on a summer’s day. Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are both approximately 30 miles away and offer the most picture-postcard villages in this beautiful area with quaint shops and pubs. For families in particular, Legoland – reached in under an hour – makes for an interesting day out.
Stratford-upon-Avon, famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, is within easy driving distance. Here, the many attractions associated with the bard include the Birthplace Museum, Holy Trinity Church (his burial place), and several of his relative’s houses. Just east of Stratford is Charlecote Park, a huge country estate centred on an ornate Elizabethan mansion. The vast park and gardens boast delightful views of the surrounding villages, and croquet can be played on the lawn.
Easy access to Cheltenham with its old buildings and museums which are worth visiting and Blenheim Palace with rolling, formal parkland and an attractive lake. The capital, London, is easily accessible either by train or car. Shop in village. Living room with oak beams. Dining room with door to patio. Kitchen. Utility with shower and toilet. Study/single bedroom (for alternative sleeping only). First floor: Three double bedrooms each with wash basin, one with en-suite shower room and toilet, one with gallery and additional single bed (alternative sleeping only). Twin bedroom. Bathroom with toilet.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Ashbourne sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: This 18th-century Peakland stone barn has been converted and refurbished to an exceptionally high standard. It has its own large garden, and is set close to the owner’s home, surrounded by 40 acres of farmland. Dove Dale and the spectacular Manifold Valley are close by. Alton Towers 5 miles. Ashbourne’s fine country shops, inns and restaurants, 5 miles. Shops 1½ miles. Refurbished sitting-room with electric ‘wood burner’ and doors to patio and garden. Well-equipped, modern fitted kitchen with dining area. Double bedroom with four-poster bed (5ft), remote control colour TV and en-suite shower room (power shower), bidet and toilet. Twin bedroom and en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower, bidet and toilet.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Carsington sleeps 4.
Features include: • Pool • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Games Room • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: Fine cottages and facilities – in a county of unspoilt landscapes, deep dales and winding rivers . . . This fine courtyard of old stone barns was part of a working farm, but has now been sensitively converted to offer seventeen beautifully furnished and well-equipped cottages, nine of which are featured here. Ible ref QVE, Middleton ref QUX and Wisels ref QUW are all next door to one another. Boasting a wealth of original features, they enjoy shared use of a rich choice of leisure facilities, including a superb indoor heated swimming pool in an adjacent purpose-designed building. With a shallow area for children, the pool has its own changing rooms and a sauna, and there is a separate games room. Brackendale Spa offers luxurious treatments. There is a separate laundry room with automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. Close to the cottages are patio and barbecue areas. All set in 3 acres of shared grounds, offering a children’s play area and plenty of space in which to relax.
This is an ideal setting for a Peak District holiday. Knockerdown Farm is conveniently situated on the road between Ashbourne and Matlock, within walking distance of beautiful Carsington Water, a superb windsurfing and sailing centre, which has an area devoted to wildlife and nature conservancy. Throughout the year they have special fun days for children of all ages. At the water sports centre you can hire (with tuition) Kayaks, windsurfers, Canadian canoes and bicycles. Professional fly fishing is available to enable guests to try their hand at fishing this popular, well-stocked reservoir. Fine walking country is virtually on the doorstep, and the renowned Tissington and Middleton cycle trails are both close by (with bikes available to hire). The principal centres of the Derbyshire Dales are nearby - Wirksworth, the market town of Ashbourne, attractive Bakewell (of pudding fame) and Matlock: all are fascinating ancient towns. Matlock Bath (6 miles) is popular as an inland resort, standing on the River Derwent amid lovely scenery, and offering boating, angling, bowls, tennis and cricket. The young (and the young at heart) will enjoy a day out at the National Tramway Museum - where visitors may enjoy the fun experience of trams from around the world! Magnificent Chatsworth House (16 miles) boasts a famous collection of art treasures as well as beautiful gardens. Haddon Hall (13 miles) is England’s most complete and authentic medieval house dating back to the 14th century. It is set in lovely countryside overlooking the River Wye, near Bakewell, which houses one of the National Park’s information centres. One of Britain’s premier theme parks, Alton Towers, within easy reach is amongst appealing countryside close to the picturesque village of Alton, offers a fun-packed day out for all the family. On site is a restaurant which is fully licensed and serves freshly prepared home-cooked food, to eat in or take away. There are several country inns within walking distance. Shop 5 miles.
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