About the area
Visitors to the Cotswolds have long treasured memories of charming towns and villages built from the famous honey-coloured stone, it now boasts a thriving community of contemporary artists working from studios and shops throughout the area.
Located in the Cotswold Area near the historic village of Bourton-on-the-Water which nestles alongside the River Windrush over which several low stone bridges span, which is why Bourton-on-the-Water is known as the Venice in the Cotswolds. The village has range of visitor attractions, including a model village, Cotswold Motor Museum, Birdland Park and Gardens as well as a Dragonfly Maze, monthly farmers market as well as many tea rooms, an artisan bakery, antiques and craft markets, traditional sweet shop, cycle hire and its very own perfumery. Nearby, Stow-on-the-Wold, originally an Iron Age Fort, epitomises traditional England. The Saxon market town of Moreton-in-Marsh and the quintessential English village of Broadway are both within easy reach. Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Worcester and the waterfront city of Gloucester are also all within easy reach.
Just over 800 yards up a country road from the centre of the famous village of Bourton on the Water. Located on a small farm, the farmhouse is accessed directly through the farm yard.
External steps lead up to 'Beautiful Cotswold View', which exclusively occupies the self-contained second and third floor of the farmhouse. The second level's floor to ceiling windows provide unrivalled, stunning, panoramic views of the glorious Windrush Valley. The impressive looking newly built Cotswold stone farmhouse incorporates a number of Eco-friendly features: The underfloor heating system is serviced by an Air Source Heat Pump. The hot water system utilises a unique Eco-cent system and there are Photovoltaic panels fitted to the roof. The owners of the farm, when resident, occupy the first floor which is also self-contained. The lower ground floor is also occupied as a holiday let which sleeps four people, but it too has its own private seating area BBQ and separate parking. The interior of Beautiful Cotswold View is bright, spacious and simply decorated to complement it's contemporary style. It has a very well equipped modern kitchen, dining area, exterior balcony with seats and plenty of interior comfy seating from which to view the copious numbers of visiting birds and wildlife. You can look forward to relaxing, glass in hand, taking in the exceptional elevated view of the seasonally changing colours of the wonderful Cotswold countryside. Facilities include: a flat screen TV, DVD, Blu-ray player and WiFi reception averaging 20 megabites. Bike rack. Please be aware though that in the countryside, the mobile telephone reception can, of course, vary and sometimes the WiFi signal 'gets tired' coming up from the village! The spacious master bedroom is located on the second floor, it can be made up with a super-king size bed or as two single beds. This room also benefits from floor to ceiling windows allowing you a special opportunity to lie in bed with your cup of tea or glass of wine and enjoy the breathtaking view, 'whatever the weather'! On this floor there is also a separate bathroom incorporating an over bath shower, basin and WC. On the third floor in the eaves, there are two further bedrooms. A double room with en-suite shower, basin and WC, position of the shower allowing normal height occupancy! A twin room with ensuite WC and hand basin. Both bedrooms feature sloping ceilings. PLEASE BE AWARE THE TO BEST FACILITATE THE USE OF THE EAVES SPACE, BOTH OF THE BEDROOMS HAVE BEEN FURNISHED WITH MODERN, LOW-SET, ORIENTAL STYLE BEDS. The accommodation also has access to its own furnished patio, BBQ area and unlimited car parking within the farm curtilage.
