Bill's Cottage

You arrive at Bill’s Cottage along a quiet country lane, passing farmland on each side with glimpses out to the hills in the distance. It is set on a working farm just outside Turkdean and Northleach and has been renovated to a high standard while keeping many of the original features in place. The cottage is the perfect setting for a family get together, or a reunion of friends who just need time away to reminisce and build new memories. You will find wooden beams and an original fireplace with its exposed stone surround, stone flooring and window seats and images showing the restoration process of this old farm cottage. Providing a base to explore the surrounding area you have everything you could need for your time in the Cotswolds.

The heart of the cottage is a large sitting room which looks out to the garden. Gather here in front of the fire for long conversations, planning trips and competitive matches of charades. If you’re staying during the summer you can take your meals outside to the lovely garden where you are enveloped in the scent of lavender, but if not the kitchen has a dining area for serving meals made from the ingredients you bought at the local markets found that day. Upstairs three bedrooms give you the rest you need after days spent laughing, walking and marvelling at the Cotswold countryside.

In the garden you may hear the hum of farmyard machinery which adds to this rural setting. With an outdoor dining area and a couple of loungers you can bring a book outside, watch the children and dog race around the lawn and take advantage of the BBQ for slow cooked meals. You are spoilt for locations to visit here, Cheltenham is around a thirty minute drive where you can meander through the regency town’s streets. Much loved Bourton-on-the-Water and Burford are nearby and you have a choice of National Trust estates.

Ground Floor

Kitchen/Diner:
The well-equipped kitchen has a dining area in the centre with seating for up to six guests. Watch the green woodpeckers who visit the bird feeders outside the window while enjoying your meals. You have all the expected essentials along with an oven/hob, full size fridge/freezer, dishwasher, radio and Nespresso Vertuo coffee machine. There is also plenty of storage to bring necessities with you.

Living Room:
This is the hub of the house where you will spend most of your time together while staying at the cottage. There are three sofas to choose from, a large coffee table and a woodburning stove in its original inglenook stone fireplace. Board games and books are stored here and there is a 50” Smart TV.

Utility:
Set apart from the kitchen are your laundry facilities. There is cupboard space, an overhead drying rack, washing machine and separate dryer.

Shower Room:
Through the utility you reach the shower room. Alongside the shower cubicle is a WC and bowl sink.

First Floor

Bedroom One:
The first bedroom you find is the twin room with two full-size single beds. The beds share a bedside table and lamp and there is a chest of drawers and TV. Above you are exposed wooden beams and the room overlooks the garden and across the walls to the fields beyond.

Bedroom Two:
The first king-size bedroom features an original fireplace with an exposed stone surround creating a focal point in the room. High ceilings have wooden beams and this room also looks out to the garden. There is a bedside table at each side of the bed, a chest of drawers, blanket box and additional shelving.

Bathroom:
The family bathroom has a bath with a shower over, WC and bowl sink.

Bedroom Three:
The final bedroom has a king-size bed and is at the opposite side of the house to the rest of the accommodation. With far reaching views towards Turkdean and farmyards you may see some of the wildlife this local area has to offer. This room has two bedside tables, blanket box and a chest of drawers with a TV.

Outside

The cottage garden is a lovely space to sit out with a morning coffee or enjoy evening meals. The outdoor dining table is set to the side of the lawn where the children and dogs can play. You might catch sight of the local wildlife when you spend time out here including red kites, buzzards, peewits, partridges, hare, barn owls and even deer. To the side of the garden is a gravelled area providing parking for up to three cars.