Fleece Cottage, Stow-on-the-Wold

About this property

Fleece Cottage is a luxury holiday home in the heart of the North Cotswolds. Once a coaching Inn, it has now been lovingly restored with a contemporary finish yet retains much of its original charm. Fleece Cottage is perfectly placed to take advantage of all the local independent pubs, shops and restaurants in this charming market town.

This spacious property combines heritage with the benefits of clean contemporary lines and modern living. Maintaining a link to its past, hospitality is still the byword here and the property offers very spacious accommodation including a large open-plan kitchen/dining room, sitting room featuring a cosy wood burning stove with additional snug and utility/boot room downstairs and three double rooms and bathrooms on the upper floors making it the perfect home away from home for families or groups of friends holidaying together.

Stow-on-the-Wold remains one of the Cotswolds premier hot-spots and has much to offer visitors. The very attractive marketplace offers a range of independent traders from antiques and home wares to fabulous locally sourced produce with a traditional butchers as well as a cheese and even a chocolate shop! With a variety to tea rooms, coffee shops and pubs, all tastes are catered for. Other popular Cotswold towns and villages such as Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Broadway and Chipping Campden are all within easy reach.

This holiday at a glance

Sleeps 6 guests.

Master bedroom with king size bed with en-suite bathroom.

Double bedroom with super king size bed with en-suite shower room.

Double bedroom with king size bed.

Shower room with underfloor heating.

Wood burning stove.

WiFi.

Enclosed rear patio garden.

Children of all ages welcome.

Two well behaved dogs welcome (small additional charge).

Private parking for two cars available.

Additional features

Underfloor heating in all bathrooms.

Range cooker with gas hob.

Microwave.

Dishwasher.

Coffee machine.

Washing machine.

Television with Freeview.

Netflix.

Travel cot, high chair and stair gate available on request.

Garden furniture.

Barbecue.

Attractions and nearby amenities

The cottage is set within the heart of Stow-on-the-Wold and within easy walking distance of the shops, restaurants and pubs.

The Slaughters and The Barringtons are two quintessential, quiet Cotswold villages nearby, with uninterrupted country views over the Windrush Valley and some pretty footpaths and bridle paths.

Bourton-on-the-Water is a very popular and pretty village where you will find Birdland, The Model Railway and the Cotswold Motoring Museum.

Fresh local produce can be found at the renowned Daylesford Organic Farm Shop and the farmers markets in Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold and the WI market in Chipping Norton are all within close proximity.

Other local attractions include Bibury Trout Farm, Sudeley Castle and Snowshill Manor and Lavender Farm.

Further afield, Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, can be found and for theatre-goers, The Royal Shakespeare Company in picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon is a 45 minute drive away.

If you love the outdoors, just the other side of Moreton-in-Marsh Batsford Arboretum awaits: perfect for an autumn stroll when the canopy is ablaze with ripening hues and the garden terrace café provides the perfect excuse for refuelling. As well as plants for the garden, you can also indulge in a spot of retail therapy at the shabby chic Applestore or admire the wood turners and glass artist’s work.

For families with little ones, a visit to Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park is a popular choice for a day out: children love getting hands on with the baby chicks and rabbits, meeting the piglets, bottle feeding the lambs and goat kids, meeting the farmyard animals, and enjoying a tractor safari around the farm. There is a lot to do for all ages (young and old!).

Only slightly further afield near Burford, The Cotswold Wildlife Park provides another great venue for an enjoyable family day out.

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