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Cottage |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 8

Great Barford in South East England

from £172 / night

£1200–£2000 / week

1 night minimum stay

Changeover flexible

5 out of 5

7 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

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About the home

Kingfisher cottage is an ideal holiday getaway. It is a unique contemporary and highly individual modern luxury cottage. It is situated in an unvrivalled position within established gardens of around two acres. It overlooks the Great Ouse and has extensive river frontage and mooring facilities. The cottage has four bedrooms, four bathrooms (three en-suite), luxury Shaker style kitchen and french Oak flooring throughout.

It is ideal for two families or a group of friends with an indoor games room with a luxury pool table and another games room in the garden with table tennis, table football and darts. It is also ideal for small family gatherings or birthday parties as there is a music system throughout and the main sitting room is triple aspect 30' square with large dining table. There is also a separate TV room with DVD player.

The kitchen is fully equipped with American style fridge, range cooker and small table for breakfast. There is an adjoining utility room with washing machine and condensor dryer. At the back there is a very large wooden deck overlooking the river as well as a barbeque patio area. There is private fishing (with license) on the landing stage overlooking the river. The property is situated within 45 from London, 25 minutes from Cambridge and 15 minutes from Bedford and St Neots both of which have extensive shopping and markets.

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
The property is approached via a long driveway and leads through electric gates to approximately two acres of mainly lawned gardens that surround the property on all sides. Additional there is a large wooden deck with seating at the rear to dine or relax on with beautiful river views. A lower patio area is also used for BBQ's. At the front of the house there is a separate building which is a games room with table tennis, table football and darts.

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Back of cottage

 

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Large Wooden Deck with outdoor dining table and chairs

 

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Sitting room

 

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Shaker style Kitchen with breakfast table

The South East England / Hertfordshire region

Bedfordshire has a host of exciting activities for all ages. The most famous is Woburn, home to Woburn Safari Park with wild animals visible from the car and on foot which is massively popular with the children, Woburn Abbey housing one of the most important private art collections in the world and for the active young visitors Go Ape an active day out for all the family including zip wiring high in the tree canopy.

Leighton Buzzard with its small railway is also popular with families, while cruises down the Grand Union canal are enjoyable for all ages. Cambridge with the famous University and the opportunity to go 'punting' on the river as well as offering excellent shopping and nightlife is only 20 miles away. Central London with all the famous historical sites and this summer access to the Olympic village and all the amazing events that are organised is within one hours drive.

The Great Barford area

Great Barford is situated on the river Great Ouse. It is a picturesque village with a lovely pub situated on the river well frequented by narrow boats as it has a 24 hour mooring. Village amenities include a local store and an excellent Chinese restaurant. There are many lovely gastro pubs within easy reach. Walking, fishing, cycling and boating are popular pursuits. There are also local museums and National Trust properties to explore. Cambridge with the University colleges and punting is only 25 minutes away and Central London is easily reached within the hour via car or mainline train. Shuttleworth hosting the oldest collection of Edwardian planes, a state of the art play facility and beautiful gardens is 5 minutes away.

How to get there

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The cottage lies in an excellent location which can be reached very easily from the South or the North by fast roads.
It is 40 minutes drive from North London straight up the A1 (The location is 5 minutes from the Black Cat roundabout signposted Great Barford). From the North it can be reached via the A1 or A1- M1 exit at Junction 13 and take the A421 towards Bedford (It will take about 90 minutes from Birmingham). It can be reached by rail from Bedford Mainline station. It is 9 miles from the rail station. London Luton is the nearest airport., Cars can be hired from airport and it is approximately 30 minutes drive.

Activities near Great Barford

Reviews

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29 Apr 2013

“Wonderful” The house stands in a wonderfully peaceful location in stunning surroundings, we were a party of four couples and there was masses of room for us all in the lovely house while at the same time feeling very cosy, everyone said what a wonderful property it was and I'm sure we will return for another holiday before too long as it was a welcome oasis of calm in a very busy life. Response: Thank you so much for your lovely comments and we look forward to welcoming you back for another visit.

31 Dec 2012

“Perfect place to stay for all ages” We stayed at Kingfisher Cottage over Christmas and what a lovely time we had. Two families with children age ranging from 19 to 11 ....and the dog!! The cottage was plenty big enough for us... more Response: Thank you so much for your lovely comments. We look forward to welcoming you back soon!

18 Aug 2012

“WOW - beautiful place to stay, gorgeous surroundings, pure chillout” Would highly recommend Kingfisher cottage to anyone of any age with or without children young or teenage, wonderful place to stay with beautiful surroundings sat by the river (fishermans dream). We went with another family and our children 4 of them aged between 11 and 14 who loved it they didnt get bored so much for them to do they prefered staying at cottage rather than going out. We will definately be booking to stay at Kingfisher cottage again.

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26 Jun 2012

“Everything you could possibly need under one roof” There aren't many cottages of this size around so to find one this well catered for and in such peaceful surroundings was a bit of a find. The photos don't actually do it justice, it's just a lovely place to spend time and do nothing. Loads of games, table tennis, pool, lots of areas to get cosy in means you can actually spend a huge amount of time there without feeling the need to go anywhere else. Goes down as a highly recommended pick for me.

09 May 2012

“Kingfisher Cottage is Stunning and Perfect to Unwind!” This place is amazing! We were blown away by the natural beauty and the homely accommodation. We went with our 3 month old son for a weekend break and came home relaxed and refreshened. We enjoyed river walks, pub lunches and wildlife spotting in the day. In the evenings after a few games of pool- and a stress busting sauna, we cozied up on the sofas in front of the log fire with a local takeaway and glass of wine, perfect. We hope to return to this place soon as it really is a home from home with the extra sparkle or relaxation and luxury. We are even considering it as our dream wedding venue!

10 Jan 2012

“Fabulous home in beautiful surroundings” We stayed at Kingfisher Cottage for 3 nights over New Year with another family, 8 of us in total, all 4 children aged 8-11years old. We were thrilled with the cottage on arrival, it was so spacious and still homely. The bedrooms all had lovely bedlinen and all the bathrooms had nice fluffy towels! The layout of the house is ideal if you have children as there are 2 alternative rooms to the very large living room they can play in - one is set up as TV/Games room and the other has a pool table. The large living room has a wonderful fireplace which you can stand up in, with a log burner for wonderful winter fires, and the logs were provided too! The cottage is very private & you would not realise it was there from the roadside and has a lovely river running right past for a nice walk. We all really enjoyed our time here and would recommend this to everyone.

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27 Nov 2011

“great location for a family gathering with loads to do” I hired Kingfisher Cottage for my Big birthday and had my extended family (12 in total-kids from 3 to 25 years old) ) for a long weekend of great meals, country walks to the pub, pool, football and table tennis tournaments and general partying. Its a great venue for relaxing and playing hard. We left tired but elated after a lovely bonding time. We will be back.

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 8
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Mid season	1 Sep 12	1 Nov 12	1400£ 1400	400£ 400	500£ 500	Flexible
Low season	1 Nov 12	16 Dec 12	1100£ 1100	300£ 300	400£ 400	Flexible
Christmas/New Year	16 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	2200£ 2200	-	-	Flexible
Low season	5 Jan 13	3 Mar 13	1100£ 1100	300£ 300	400£ 400	1 Night
Mid season	3 Mar 13	31 Mar 13	1200£ 1200	400£ 400	500£ 500	1 Night
High season	31 Mar 13	1 Jul 13	1500£ 1500	400£ 400	500£ 500	1 Night
Peak season	1 Jul 13	31 Aug 13	2000£ 2000	-	-	1 Week
Mid season	31 Aug 13	1 Nov 13	1200£ 1200	300£ 300	400£ 400	1 Night

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

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

All rental periods are flexible but please note that in peak and Christmas season we will not accept less than one week rental more than 4 weeks from rental start date. .

We will take a refundable damage deposit of £300 at time of booking.there will be an inventory at the cottage for your information.

A 50% deposit of total rental has to be paid a minimum of 6 weeks from rental date to secure the booking. The additional 50% and the deposit is payable 8 weeks before rental date.

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