Pool, hot tub, gardens and grounds
Coach House Cottages are manor-house magnificent on the inside, but they’re arguably even more beautiful on the outside. Wander 15 acres of classic English gardens bedecked with pergolas, wisteria, willows, lavender and foxgloves.
Lose a few hours in the covered 15-metre pool, the hot tub and the sauna. Play croquet and garden games on the lawn, watch the kids go wild for the playground with the sunken trampoline and Wendy house, push the boat out onto the lake and just let go. Stay out for the seductive sizzle of the barbecue or a game of table tennis on the decking and enjoy starlit chatter around the firepit.
Living spaces
Coach House Cottages have welcomed guests for over 40 years. Today, the third generation are following in their forefathers’ footsteps and relishing the quintessentially English comforts amid original beams, Queen Anne chair legs, panelled walls and deep skirting boards.
The Coach House comes with endless entertaining opportunities in the 30-foot living room that’s awash with light. Throw another log on the stove and settle back for nights in front of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV powered by BT Infinity. Or get cosy in Courtyard Cottage with its antique pine fireplace and terracotta floor.
Cooking and dining
Both cottages come with well-equipped kitchens complete with gas hobs and electric ovens. Bag deliveries from the major supermarkets or back local independents such as Draper’s deli, Meadow’s butcher’s, Woody’s fruit and veg, and Donnington Trout Farm. Tough day in paradise? Take it easy with our own professional caterers.
Eat around the Coach House’s elegant refectory table that’s good for a couple of dozen, or out on the terrace in the sunshine among the pergolas and the wisteria. Chuck your bangers and burgers on the gas barbecue and pop open a bottle from Ledbury Wines. Or order up takeaways from Bredon Fish and Chips, Zitto e Mangia or Domino’s Pizza.
Back from Bredon Hill? Call in for a cappuccino at Kemerton Coffee House or pop in for a pint at The Crown Inn. Stick around for Ceylonese curry, baked sole or steak-and-ale pie. Or try The Mount at Stanton, beautifully nestled in the heart and the art of the Cotswolds, for local produce with rich flavours.
Tackle a trio of Gloucester Old Spot sausages at The Anchor in Eckington or treat yourself to poached lemon sole or dry-aged fillet of Scotch beef at Russell’s of Broadway. Take afternoon tea in an English country house at Buckland Manor. Or enjoy English and European classics at The Ivy in Cheltenham.
Bedrooms
You’ve got 15 acres of gorgeous English gardens between you and the fringe of The Cotswolds. Needless to say, it’s pretty quiet here and the pocket-sprung mattresses and white Indian-cotton sheets should help you snooze for England. The Coach House and Courtyard Cottage accommodate 24 in serene silence.
In the Coach House, Bedroom one (Bredon Hill) sleeps three in a double and single with shower room. Bedroom two (Wild Flower Room) offers a double bed and en-suite wet room, while bedroom three (Family Room) sleeps three in a double and single (with extra trundle) and leads on to en-suite bedroom four (Tennis Court), a kingsize or twins.
Bedroom five (Blossom Room) sleeps two in twins, while bedroom six (Bluebird Room) is an en-suite kingsize or singles. Bedroom seven (Yew Tree) offers another en-suite with kingsize or twins, thanks to zip-and-link, while bedroom eight (Clematis) is a kingsize with zip-and-link capability.
In Courtyard Cottage, the Archway Room opposite the shower room on the first floor sleeps two in either a kingsize or two singles. And the Attic Room up on the second floor offers four single beds.
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Boots, boutiques and bars
Head to Cotswold Water Park for wakeboarding and windsurfing, aerial adventure and angling. Meet pelicans and parrots at Birdland or land-lubbers at Cattle Country. Lace up your boots for Bredon Hill from the doorstep and refuel in The Crown. Hit the chic boutiques and bars in Montpellier or club it at Tewkesbury Park Golf, the ‘mini-Gleneagles’.
