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House |1 bedroom |Sleeps 2

Thame in Central England/Cotswolds

£unknown / week

3 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Car not necessary, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

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About the home

Casa Vera is perfect for staying in and going out. With digital TV / DVD, broadband, you can relax in the lounge / dining room or eat under glass in the conservatory or in the secluded walled patio garden. Within 2 minutes walk you are in the centre of Thame, voted best town in Oxfordshire. Surrounded by tradition and English architecture, there are many cafes, restaurants and pubs to choose from as well as a museum, and many specialist and general shops. Don't miss out on the local market every Tuesday. If you put food out for the garden birds you will be rewarded with the company of blackbirds, thrushes, sparrows and robins.

You could choose to visit the many film and TV locations in the area, try out some typical country pursuits, visit lovely English villages with duck ponds and nature reserves, go to country fairs, fetes or cricket matches. The owner will help you find what you are looking for.

If you are looking for culture and city life, Oxford is half an hour by bus or car and London is 50 minutes by train and Shakespeare's Stratford is an hour and a half by train.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The bedroom has twin beds and lots of space in drawers and wardrobes for your gear. The spare beds are fold out thick foam full length and only one would fit in the bedroom. Otherwise one or two fold out beds would go in the lounge and fold into pouffes during the day.

The kitchen and dining area is fully equipped for use by up to four people. You can alternatively eat in the conservatory or patio garden. Wireless broadband is included and the house is suitable all year round with gas central heating.

Further details outdoors:
You can sit under glass in the conservatory and eat there instead of the dining room or take chairs into the patio garden and relax there. Outside you are protected by a curved walled walkway leading to a shared parking area and your dedicated parking space and it is only about 20 paces until you are right in the middle of Thame town centre. If you have bikes, they can be safely taken through the conservatory and down the side of the house.

Further details

The owner lives in a nearby village and provides local information in the house and is happy to advise on where to go for special interests in the area. She is English but speaks Italian fluently and French reasonably.

Conditions

A deposit is required on booking, normally equivalent to 3 days rental or 25% of the full rental cost for bookings of more than one week. The balance is required on arrival. Prices quoted are for two people and there is a small supplement for additional persons to cover extra bed linen, towels and cleaning. We welcome both holiday and business lettings and bookings for occasions such as wedding guests..We can arrange optional services for longer term lets for cleaning and laundry.

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The view from the lounge through into the patio garden

 

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The lounge with TV / DVD and WiFi Broadband

 

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The dining room seats 4 people easily

 

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The kitchen is fully equipped including fridge/freezer

The Central England / Cotswolds / Oxfordshire region

Live like the English do in the heart of England, in the market town voted best town in Oxfordshire 2009, Only 13 miles from Oxford City by car or bus (every half an hour) with its literary, cultural and university heritage and within minutes of the best train route into London City (every half an hour with a journey time of 50 minutes). You on the borders of Oxfordshire and Buckinhamshire and can visit lots of typical English villages in both counties, many of which (including Thame itself) have been used as locations in famous films and TV series.

You can indulge in country pursuits such as clay pigeon shooting, horse riding and of course golf, tennis, cricket, swimming etc. There famous antiques centres, gardens, National Trust woodlands, nature reserves and manor houses. Central England benefits from a sheltered climate without the extremes of coastal or mountainous regions and has lovely rolling countryside, including the chiltern hills where the government has its country retreat (Chequers). Country fairs and fetes abound in the area from April through to October.

The Thame area

Thame town centre has lovely wide streets with a wide variety of architecture and buildings dating back to the 12th centuryand including timbered buildings, Georgian and Victorian architecture. It has its own museum which records the changes over the centuries.

Today, Thame is a living market town, with a large street market every Tuesday, and a livestock market on Wednesdays and Fridays. There are specialist independent shops of all types as well as supermarkets, banks and a plethora of cafes, pubs and restaurants. The local parish church is adjacent to a cricket pitch and there s a sports centre in touch with a swimming pool. There are music festivals, an annual street fair, a small theatre that doubles as a cinema.

The country fair in April combines showcasing locally made country goods with arena competitive events for horses and fun events such as pig racing. Thame Show is renowned as the most successful one day agricultural show (September) and there is a complementary street fair right in the town centre with fairground rides that rival theme parks. Towersey Festival at the end of August is internationally famous for folk music and dancing from around with world.

How to get there

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Fly to London Heathrow, Gatwick or Luton Airports and then either catch the rail link to central London and travel by train - 50 mins from from London Marylebone Railway Station or from Birmingham Snow Hill Station

Or - Drive to Junction 6 or 7 of the M40 Motorway, exit signposted Thame and head for the town centre.

If arriving by train - catch a taxi or bus from the station and be in Thame at the house in 5-10 minutes

Or - ask the owner to arrange airport transfer directly to the door.

Activities near Thame

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Spring	4 Apr 11	7 Jun 11	450£ 450	85£ 85	95£ 95	3 Nights
Summer	7 Jun 11	30 Aug 11	475£ 475	75£ 75	95£ 95	3 Nights
Autumn / Winter	30 Aug 11	3 Apr 12	375£ 375	65£ 65	75£ 75	3 Nights

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

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

Prices apply for one or two persons and include utilities and access to wireless broadband.

A supplement of £15 per person applies if you require one or two extra fold out beds with bedlinen and towels. We prefer payment by credit card via Paypal and require a deposit on booking equivalent to our minimum 3 day stay rate or 25% of full rental if staying for more than a week.

You will get some starter supplies of milk, bread and breakfast cereal supplied together with store cupboard basics such as condiments, cooking oil, sauces etc.

Availability

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Availability notes:

NEW TO MARKET. Casa Vera has lots of availability because it is newly available to the rentals market for holidays, business or occasional use.

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2 years listed You are contacting June Jones Landline 44 1844 292322 Mobile n/a Payment accepted Credit cards accepted Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2010. This house has so far received no reviews.

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