The Ancient Barn

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Barn |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Cockhill in Castle Cary

from £55 / night

£385–£770 / week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Balcony/terrace, car essential, may take pets - please enquire

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About the home

This 600 year old cruck barn has been sensitively converted into a characterful holiday home. There are two bedrooms - one with a wonderful Victorian brass kingsize bed (new base and mattress) and the other with two singles and a folding bed.

The main living/dining/kitchen area is all in one and double height - here you can sit and contemplate the ancient beams and watch the magnificent sunsets across the fields..

The Barn is in traditional rural Somerset next to a small working farm. All around there is pretty countryside with ancient hedgerows teeming with wildlife, yet we are less than 2 miles from the delightful, friendly little market town of Castle Cary that can supply all your needs.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The building may be old and the furniture is also old - much of it antique- in keeping with the building but the equipment is new.
The barn is much loved by the owners and visitors alike

Further details outdoors:
The patio is small and enclosed but there are open fields all around and numerous public footpaths and rights of way criss-crossing the countryside all around. We are a short stroll from a wildlife conservation area.

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This is a beautiful, historic 600 year old barn!

 

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Experience wonderful old beams in a double height living room.

 

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From the dining table there is a view over open fields.

 

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Enjoy the luxury of a king-size Victorian brass bed.

The West Country / Somerset region

Somerset is a county in south west England that is famous for the legendary King Arthur - and Cadbury Hill Fort a few miles from us, is thought to have been the original Camelot. Traditional small farms abound - dairy cattle, and sheep farming largely and Somerset is particularly famous for its cider and its cheddar cheese - both of which are made locally. All around are interesting things to see and do, from historic houses, (such as Montacute and Lytes Cary) Castles (e.g.Nunney) and Gardens (e.g. Stourhead), Longleat house and safari park, Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar Gorge, Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury (Abbey, Tor and Festival) and much much more. Just up the road are the wetlands famous for the production of willow baskets..

The Castle Cary / Cockhill area

The Castle from which Castle Cary gets its name disappeared in the early middle ages, since when this tiny towns prosperity has largely been derived from farming and the cloth trade. One of only 4 original horse-hair weaving factories in Europe can be found here. The town was thriving in the 15th century - when the king granted it a charter to have its own market. Cockhill - where our cottages are - was a rather grand farm. A hall-house was built and a painted chamber was added which can be visited by our guests. The barn that is our holiday cottage dates from around 1380 - part of the original settlement at Cockhill... Staying here is a joy for lovers of history and the medieval world..

How to get there

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Fly to Bristol International Airport, or Heathrow.
Train Station at Castle Cary or Templecombe

Activities near Castle Cary

Rental prices

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	1 Feb 13	30 Mar 13	375£ 375	-	-	3 Nights
Easter	30 Mar 13	13 Apr 13	550£ 550	95£ 95	95£ 95	4 Nights
Early summer	13 Apr 13	24 May 13	475£ 475	95£ 95	100£ 100	3 Nights
	7 Jun 13	25 Jun 13	550£ 550	95£ 95	105£ 105	3 Nights
Glastonbury	25 Jun 13	3 Jul 13	625£ 625	105£ 105	110£ 110	1 Week
	3 Jul 13	20 Jul 13	550£ 550	100£ 100	100£ 100	3 Nights
Peak season	20 Jul 13	17 Aug 13	710£ 710	110£ 110	120£ 120	1 Week
	17 Aug 13	7 Sep 13	675£ 675	100£ 100	105£ 105	3 Nights
	7 Sep 13	2 Nov 13	550£ 550	90£ 90	100£ 100	3 Nights
	2 Nov 13	21 Dec 13	385£ 385	90£ 90	95£ 95	3 Nights
Christmas	21 Dec 13	28 Dec 13	770£ 770	120£ 120	125£ 125	1 Week
New Year	28 Dec 13	4 Jan 14	750£ 750	115£ 115	125£ 125	4 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.

Short break prices are negotiable depending on number in group, age of children and so on - the prices above are just an indication. We accept dogs and charge £10 extra for them to allow for additional cleaning.

Electricity and gas are included and we provide bed linen and towels and also free Wifi

Availability

See below for next 9 months' availability - to see the next 24 months click here

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