Stow on the Wold Holiday Cottages: A self catering Character Cottage in the Cotswolds

This attractive period home is well presented throughout and traditionally furnished with the bonus of many attractive period features including exposed beams, oak floors, an Inglenook fireplace and stone mullion windows.

The spacious sitting room has exposed Cotswold stone walls and a large brick Inglenook fireplace. A comfortable three-seat sofa and wing chairs, a wide screen TV and DVD complete the scheme.

In the dining room the exposed stone walls and open fireplace are complimented by oak beams and a large refectory table and 4 chairs. Here too are a CD player, CDs, DVD, books, magazines and games.

A newly fitted solid oak kitchen is designed with oak tops and tiled backs. This is very well equipped with a Halogen hob and oven with grill, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, under fridge/freezer and complete with dinner service, cutlery, glasses, kettle, cafetiere, toaster, saucepans and utensils. A stable door leads outside.

The master bedroom is welcoming with a 6foot wide king-sized bed, crisp white linens and topped by a comfortable American patchwork quilt. The exposed stone walls, stone mullioned windows and beamed ceiling enhance the experience.

The second double bedroom houses two 3foot wide single beds, also with comfortable American patchwork quilts and crisp linens. In addition one wall has exposed stonework, there is a beamed ceiling and a corner vanity wash basin.

Molton Brown toiletries are provided for guests in the bathroom. This comprises a white panel bath with wall mounted powerful shower over, a pedestal wash basin with mirror, shaver point, heated towel rail and W.C. Solid oak flooring.

A welcome package awaits guests on arrival, with home-made cake, a bottle of wine, tea, coffee, milk, bread & butter.

Outside
A stable door from the kitchen leads to a private, enclosed flower filled courtyard with deckchairs and patio set.

Local area
This accommodation in the heart of the Cotswolds is just 3 minutes walk from the Market Square. The popular Cotswold market town of Stow in the Wold offers a range of good individual boutique shops. Stow is accessible by train from Paddington to Kingham station in one and a half hours. Kingham is 2 miles from Stow.

The many attractions of the Cotswolds and rural Gloucestershire lie within range including Stratford upon Avon, Oxford, Cheltenham and Warwick.

The Cotswolds is one of the most picturesque areas of southern England, popular with both the English themselves and visitors from all over the world. The beauty of the Cotswolds was recognised officially in 1966 when it was designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cotswolds is now the largest area of outstanding natural beauty in England and Wales.
Picturesque towns like Bath and Cheltenham support hundreds of tourists daily in season, and only minimally less in the off season, so escape to the hills of the Cotswolds and find a path less travelled. Stroll though towns of only a few stores and no streetlights, and breathe in the country air while passing by sparsely scattered houses with horses and sheep grazing in the front yard. Find a pub for lunch and order bangers and mash with a pint of beer and join the local conversation, or have a discrete eavesdrop into country life.

If you are planning a visit to the Cotswolds then one thing is a must, make sure to plan a return visit as you will not have time to see all of the attractions that the Cotswolds has to offer in one visit. You may not expect to see lions in the Cotswolds, except if you are visiting the Cotswold Wildlife Park near Burford, you may not expect to find a cottage smaller than a shoe box, except if you are visiting the model village in Bourton on the Water and you may not expect to see the tallest hedge in Europe, except if you are visiting Cirencester

The Cotswolds plays host to countless events throughout the year, from craft markets and local Farmers' markets to The Cotswold Show in Cirencester and the world famous Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Popular events in the Cotswolds include the Badminton Horse Trials, the Cheltenham Festival and the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire

Stow on the Wold is a delightful market town and along with Moreton in Marsh, perhaps the best known of the small Cotswolds towns. The town stands exposed on a 700 feet high hill at a junction of seven major roads, including the Roman Fosse Way. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry the town was famous for it's huge annual fairs where as many as 20,000 sheep were sold at one time. The vast Market Square testifies to the towns former importance. At one end stands the ancient cross, and at the other the town stocks, shaded between an old elm tree. Around the square the visitor is faced with an elegant array of Cotswold town houses. Stow is an important shopping centre and has many fine Antique shops, Art galleries, Gifts and Crafts and is a centre for Walking the Cotswolds countryside.