Fern Cottage

Fern Cottage: Oxfordshire

This handsome double-fronted cottage, built for workers from the local brewery around 1845, is everything you'd hope for from a home in the Cotswolds. The pretty garden has a dining space with seating for four – perfect for an alfresco lunch or a G&T. We love the water feature here – it's the ideal place to sit with a book. Inside, a Cotswold stone feature wall creates a warm ambience in the living room – gather around the wood-burning stove when the weather turns chilly. This home makes an idyllic romantic getaway, and it's just the ticket for a group of friends or families looking to explore the stunning Cotswold countryside too. Go for a stroll and reward yourself with a hearty meal at the local pub in Little Compton, under a five-minute walk away. Daylesford Organic Farm, on the other hand, is just eight minutes in the car. Or discover the picture-perfect market towns of Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold (the highest of the Cotswold towns), an eight and sixteen-minute drive away, respectively.

Home truths:
*The mobile phone reception can be poor – but there is a telephone at this home (with a bar on international calls)
*Child-friendly amenities such as a two travel cots and a high chair are available upon request – please bring your own linen for the travel cots
*The back garden is enclosed if you are bringing pets
*The raised pond has a safety grill available
*Two medium-sized dogs (no larger than a Labrador) are welcome for an additional £40 per booking per dog
*The south-facing front garden contains a bistro table for two
*There's free on-street parking on the quiet road in front of this home
*Your hosts provide a starter supply of wood for the wood burner from October to April
* You need to bring charcoal for the barbeque