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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Blockley in Central England/Cotswolds

from £67 / night

£468–£1040 / week

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

5 out of 5

8 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

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About the home

Brook Cottage is one of the most idyllically situated properties in the Cotswolds, sitting on a quiet lane overlooking fields, with only the soothing sound of the babbling brook outside to break the silence. Despite the tranquil setting, the cottage is in the historic heart of Blockley, which is a peaceful, yet thriving village, with two pubs, a restaurant, a community owned village shop & café, and a historic Norman church.

Parts of Brook Cottage are believed to date back to the 17th century, with the majority of the Grade II listed cottage built in the mid-19th century. The cottage has been beautifully refurbished and retains many character features, including a stunning inglenook fireplace, stone mullion windows, wooden beams and ledge and brace doors. Complementing these period features, the house has modern facilities, including wireless internet access, a flat screen TV and a beautiful new kitchen. The cottage also has a fully enclosed garden, accessed from the kitchen. The layout of the property makes Brook Cottage an ideal retreat for one or two couples, or a small family.

The cottage sleeps up to four people, in two bedrooms, both containing double beds. There is a bathroom and a separate toilet.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Walking along Blockley Brook leads you to Brook Cottage's front door, which opens into:
- Living room: A cosy, beautifully furnished room, with a stone mullion window with window seat, wooden beams, a large inglenook fireplace and a flat-panel TV. The living room is also used for dining and it contains an extendable dining table, with seating for up to four people.

The living room then leads into:
- Kitchen: For a small cottage, the beautifully decorated kitchen is very well equipped, including a cooker with hob, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, freezer and washer dryer.

Returning to the living room, a narrow, steep staircase leads up to a small first floor hallway, off which is:
- Bedroom 1: A cosy bedroom, with exposed beams and brickwork, containing a double bed next to the stone mullion window, which looks out to fields and the brook below. The main bathroom is accessed via bedroom 1 and this contains a bath with shower attachment, basin and toilet.

The staircase continues up into the gable of the house, opening out to:
- Bedroom 2: Another cosy double bedroom, with exposed beams and a stone mullion window, bedroom 2 also has an en-suite toilet and basin.

Further details outdoors:
Double doors from the kitchen lead out into the fully enclosed, south-westerly facing garden, which contains a paved area, followed by a lawn, with decking at the end of the garden. There is an outdoor table and chairs, with a barbecue provided in the Summer. Outside the front door is a small garden area, with a stone bench, which looks down the lane to the brook running past the cottage.

Further details

Security deposits:
Security deposits are not required at Brook Cottage.

Pets:
Regrettably, Brook Cottage does not accept pets.

Bed linen and towels:
Bed linen, bath towels and hand towels are provided for guests.

Arrival and departure times:
Arrival time at Brook Cottage is after 3pm and departure time is by 10am.

Bed sizes and configurations:
- Bedroom 1: Double bed;
- Bedroom 2: Double bed.

Fuel and logs:
Electricity and gas are included in the letting price. There is a large inglenook fireplace in the living room and logs are provided under a fair usage policy (there is an honesty box for contributions towards the cost of logs used).

Services provided:
Brook Cottage has wireless internet access, a flat screen TV in the living room and a further TV in bedroom 1. There is also a telephone, for UK calls only, with an honesty box for the cost of calls made.

Parking:
Brook Cottage is located on a peaceful lane, approximately 75 yards away from the nearest road. Free, on street parking is available on High Street, which is a quiet no through road, approximately 150 yards from the cottage. Please note that the walk from the end of the road, where luggage can be unloaded, to Brook Cottage is approximately 75 yards, on a flat footpath alongside the brook (whilst rarely necessary, some vehicles can drive down the brook, to get straight to the front door).

Housekeeping:
Where a letting exceeds seven nights, a mid-stay clean, bed and towel change are included in the price. Additional housekeeping services are available on request.

Child friendly facilities:
A travel cot (without linen), high chair and safety gate are provided.

Initial consumables:
A small quantity of initial consumables is provided for your convenience (eg. tea, coffee, sugar, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, soap, washing powder, etc), however, you should not expect the quantity of these provisions to be sufficient for the duration of your stay.

Accessibility, health and safety:
Brook Cottage is an old, Grade II listed property and has many character features, including narrow and steep stairs, low beams and multiple floors, which could pose difficulty to guests with limited mobility, or carrying babies, both in terms of their general movement and their ability to quickly exit the house in the event of an emergency.
The smoke and CO detectors operate on a sound only basis and, therefore, those who have serious impairment of hearing may not be able to hear the alarm systems and could be at risk.

Smoking:
No smoking is permitted throughout Brook Cottage.

Conditions

Weekly bookings typically run from Friday to Friday, weekend bookings from Friday to Monday and mid-week bookings from Monday to Friday. We are, however, flexible and can generally accommodate alternative start and end days.

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Magnificent double bedroom 2 with eaves beams

 

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The beautiful Brook Cottage

 

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Part of a discreet, private row of honey coloured cottages

 

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Blockley brook, on your doorstep

The Central England / Cotswolds / Gloucestershire region

The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the "Heart of England". The name Cotswold means "sheep enclosure in rolling hillsides”.

The Cotswolds are characterised by attractive small towns and villages, built of the underlying Cotswold stone (a yellow oolitic limestone). In the Middle Ages the wool trade made the Cotswolds prosperous and some of this money was put into the building of churches, leaving the area with a number of large handsome Cotswold stone "wool churches". The area remains affluent, which has encouraged the establishment of many high quality pubs, restaurants and antique shops.

Cotswold towns include Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Burford, Chipping Norton, Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh, Northleach, Stow-on-the-Wold, Stroud and Winchcombe. The town of Chipping Campden is notable for being the home of the Arts and Crafts movement, founded by William Morris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. William Morris lived occasionally in Broadway Tower, a folly, now part of a country park. Chipping Campden is also known for the annual Cotswold Olimpick Games, a celebration of sports and games dating back to the early 17th century.

The Cotswolds is the largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales. Whilst the beauty of the Cotswold AONB is intertwined with the villages that seem to almost grow out of the landscape, the Cotswolds were primarily designated as an AONB for the rare limestone grassland habitats as well as the old growth beech woodlands that typify the area. These habitat areas are also the last refuge for many other flora and fauna with some so endangered they are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The uniqueness and value of the Cotswolds is engendered in the fact that five European Special Areas of Conservation, three National Nature Reserves and over 80 Sites of Special Scientific Interest are contained within the Cotswold AONB.

Information on things to do in the Cotswolds is provided in the Activities tab and places to eat and drink are listed in the Food & Drink tab of the property's listing on the Character Cottages website.

The Blockley area

Blockley is a peaceful, charming Cotswold village, with raised pavements, a splendid church and some superb architecture strung out along the mile long High Street. Known by many locals as the “secret village”, Blockley is well away from main roads and in some parts of the village the only noise is Blockley Brook, the mill stream that winds its way through the bottom of the valley.

Surrounded by beautiful countryside and with many very enjoyable walks leading from the village, Blockley has much to offer the holidaymaker. Its attractive village green overlooks the popular Bowling Green and beautiful Norman Church, and is a pleasant place to enjoy a picnic on sunny days.

Food and drink:
For a relatively small village, Blockley is blessed with a number of places to eat and drink, all just a short walk from anywhere in the village.
- The Crown Inn: This 16th century country inn is situated in the heart of Blockley and features a restaurant serving dishes prepared with local produce, along with a bar with an open fire and a wide selection of real ales.
- The Great Western Arms: The “Western” as it is locally known, is a Hook Norton Brewery pub and is right at the heart of the village both geographically and socially. The pub has two rooms: one is used as the restaurant and the other houses a pool table, juke box and darts board (dogs are welcome in the pool room).
- Lower Brook House: Home to a fine restaurant that welcomes non-residents. The restaurant offers seasonal menus of mouth-watering, home-cooked dishes, made with locally sourced ingredients for candlelit meals in intimate surroundings.
- Blockley Village Shop & Café: The community owned shop and café is the hub of the village. The shop offers a wide range of basic groceries and necessities. The licensed café is open all day, serving breakfasts, lunches, coffees and teas, and home-baked cakes. Take-away hot and cold food, including croissants, pastries and baguettes, is also very popular.

There are many excellent places to eat and drink in the wider North Cotswolds area, with the major towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Broadway, Burford and Chipping Norton containing a wide variety of tea shops, pubs and restaurants, catering for most tastes and budgets. There are also many traditional Cotswold pubs located in the lovely villages throughout the North Cotswolds.

Activities:
The list below is a very small sample to give you a flavour for the wide range of attractions and activities that are available in and around the Cotswolds . Tourist Information centres are located in all the main North Cotswold towns.
- Blenheim Palace
- Warwick Castle
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Hidcote
- Cheltenham race course
- Cotswold Farm Park
- Batsford Arboretum
- Broadway Tower Country Park
- Snowshill Manor & Garden
- Oxford

Activities available in the Cotswolds include walking, cycling, horse riding, golf, swimming and rock climbing.

Further food & drink and activities information is available on the Character Cottages website.

How to get there

What's nearby: Attractions Restaurants Click map icons for more information

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Brook Cottage is located on a very quiet lane, not accessible by cars, in the peaceful, picturesque village of Blockley.

Travelling by car:
Blockley is easily accessed by car, being located approximately 1 mile away from the A44 and approximately 3 miles away from the A429 (Fosse Way), which are two of the main roads through the North Cotswolds.

Travelling by train:
The nearest railway station to Blockley is Moreton-in-Marsh (approximately 3 miles away), which has regular, direct services to London Paddington, with a typical journey time of approximately 90 minutes. A chauffeur transfer to and from the station can be arranged upon request.

Travelling by Plane:
Blockley is within easy reach of a number of international airports:
- Birmingham International Airport: 42 miles, approximately 60 minute drive;
- Heathrow International Airport: 76 miles, approximately 90 minute drive;
- Bristol International Airport: 75 miles, approximately 90 minute drive.
A chauffeur transfer to and from the airport can be arranged upon request.

Activities near Blockley

Reviews

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02 Apr 2013

“A lovely little cottage in an idyllic location in a beautiful town in the Cotswolds.” HIGHLY RECOMMEND. The cottage is adorable and loaded with character. The outlook is just gorgeous looking out the paned windows towards the brambles and the flowing brook. No cars at all can... more

22 Mar 2013

“Peaceful retreat” A lovely cottage in the charming Cotswold town of Brockley which deserves its good reviews from guests. This is a great place to stay if you want a peaceful getaway but with the advantage of being in... more

06 Feb 2013

“Perfect weekend hideaway” My friend Tamsin and I had the best tonic weekend away from family etc. staying at Brook cottage! Perfectly situated away from the High St we were already mesmerised by the approach alongside the babbling brook! The cottage is extremely well equipped and we enjoyed evenings in front of the roaring log fire with a bottle of wine. I had several wonderful nights sleep in my very comfy bed, drifting off to the gentle sound of the brook and an owl hooting in the distance. We had several delightful walks, visited the races at Cheltenham, saw the best sunset all year and drank delicious coffee in the town's community cafe. Many thanks also for the lovely tea and cake that was left for us at the cottage. I have no doubt we shall be back at Brook cottage, perhaps with husbands in tow as we raved about it so much! Altogether a lovely find and a great stay!

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04 Jan 2013

“Idyllic Countryside Weekend Break” I stayed here with my girlfriend and two other friends for a Winter/pre-christmas weekend get away. The cottage is in a good location within the picturesque village of Blockley. There are two double... more

23 Oct 2012

“A Taste of the Country” We stayed here for a long weekend and would throughly recommend. The cottage is decorated to a high standard, cosy living room with a real log fire and beautifully equipped kitchen. The two... more

26 Sep 2012

“Charming Cottage” We just loved our stay at this charming and comfortable cottage. The setting is amazing - there is a brook running by the little house and lovely cottages all around. Blockley is picture book... more

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03 Jun 2012

“Beautiful cottage in idyllic village” We spent a wonderfully relaxing few days in this quaint old cottage renovated to a high standard. Situated next to babbling brook in a stunning Cotswold village that has two pubs, excellent... more

01 Mar 2012

“Cosy chocolate-box cottage in a fantastic location” We had a lovely stay at Brook cottage. The cottage is really pretty, very cosy and we really enjoyed using the fire and that lovely roll-top bath! Thought the location was excellent and had I not been pregnant we would have made good use of the two local pubs! We did enjoy a meal at the Western Arms which was good and reasonably priced. The locals were so friendly to us it was quite unusual getting such a warm welcome in a small village. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to future guests.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	4 Jan 13	15 Feb 13	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	15 Feb 13	22 Feb 13	562£ 562	-	-	2 Nights
	22 Feb 13	8 Mar 13	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	8 Mar 13	15 Mar 13	656£ 656	115£ 115	-	3 Nights
	15 Mar 13	29 Mar 13	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	29 Mar 13	12 Apr 13	733£ 733	-	-	2 Nights
	12 Apr 13	3 May 13	562£ 562	-	-	2 Nights
	3 May 13	10 May 13	733£ 733	-	-	2 Nights
	10 May 13	24 May 13	656£ 656	-	-	2 Nights
	24 May 13	31 May 13	798£ 798	-	-	2 Nights
	31 May 13	28 Jun 13	656£ 656	-	-	2 Nights
	28 Jun 13	19 Jul 13	798£ 798	-	-	2 Nights
	19 Jul 13	30 Aug 13	874£ 874	-	-	2 Nights
	30 Aug 13	27 Sep 13	733£ 733	-	-	2 Nights
	27 Sep 13	25 Oct 13	562£ 562	-	-	2 Nights
	25 Oct 13	1 Nov 13	733£ 733	-	-	2 Nights
	1 Nov 13	20 Dec 13	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	20 Dec 13	3 Jan 14	1040£ 1040	-	-	1 Week
	3 Jan 14	14 Feb 14	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	14 Feb 14	21 Feb 14	562£ 562	-	-	2 Nights
	21 Feb 14	7 Mar 14	468£ 468	-	-	2 Nights
	7 Mar 14	14 Mar 14	656£ 656	115£ 115	-	3 Nights
	14 Mar 14	11 Apr 14	562£ 562	-	-	2 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER NOTICE: HOLIDAY LETTINGS AND TRIPADVISOR SUGGEST NIGHTLY RATES ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT TRUE. OUR WEEKS, MID-WEEKS AND WEEKENDS ARE SOLD AS FIXED PRICE BOOKING SLOTS (SEE BELOW) AND PRICES ARE NOT CALCULATED USING NIGHTLY RATES.

Special Offers

1. Late Booking Discounts: within 10-6 weeks = 5%, within 3-6 Weeks = 10%, and less than 3 weeks before the start date = 15%;

2. Early Booking Discounts: 5% for all bookings made more than 22 weeks from the start date.

Our rental prices fluctuate throughout the year, according to season or special events. We constantly review the market to ensure that our properties remain competitive, and as such, we are often running late deals and seasonal discounts.

Pets are charged at £20 per pet, per booking.

Most weekend and mid-week breaks are priced between 70% and 75% of the weekly rate, depending upon the season. There are occasional exceptions to this rule, such as Cheltenham Race Week, when the prices may be higher.

For the very latest prices and special offers, please contact Character Cottages directly, via the Contact Agent button below.

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