Luxury Cotswold cottage on grounds of historic house

Luxury self contained Cotswold stone 1 bedroom lodge with its own driveway, located in a picturesque Cotswold village within the grounds of a C16th country house. Explore the narrow village streets or use us as great base for walking or cycling the Cotswold Way. Spend your evenings watching the sunset on the wooden deck or visiting the local pubs and restaurants. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @thecotswoldlodge or visit our website www.cotswoldlodge.co.uk
N.b THE LODGE ONLY SLEEPS 2 ADULTS
The space
Newly converted luxury self contained 1 bedroom lodge with double sofa bed for families with young children.

The spacious lodge provides over 750sq ft of floor space and features an underfloor heated open plan kitchen/living/dining room with access to a private wooden deck via bifold doors.

The fully fitted kitchen includes everything you need for your week/end away including fitted dishwasher, electric oven/hob and washing machine, microwave, tea/coffee making facilities with a selection of herbal teas and a fridge stocked with filtered water, orange juice and organic milk. You will be treated to a welcome fruit basket and biscuits on arrival.

The living room has a velvet style sofa bed suitable for two young children (bedding supplied on request), a small teal armchair and a 50 in smart tv with Netflix access. There is a dining area and 4 chairs which could easily double as a desk if required. The Lodge has its own broadband and a WiFi router.

The loft style bedroom is accessed via an oak staircase and includes a small chest of drawers, hanging space for clothes and comfy seating area. There is an en-suite bathroom with walk in power shower and organic toiletries.

N.b The Lodge sleeps 4 but as you need to access the bathroom via the master bedroom, it is only suitable for families with young children and not 4 adults.

Great for walkers looking for self contained accommodation on the Cotswold Way, guests visiting friends and family, village wedding guests and couples or small families looking for a relaxing country break.
Guest access
Guest are free to sit and relax on the private deck during a fine day and talk to our friendly dog, Freddie who is often free ranging.

N.b. The wooden deck has a view over the valley but is also is open to and overlooks our fully functional family garden complete with vegetable garden, 2 children, dog, climbing frame and a small plunge pool.
Other things to note
For those that would like to eat out, you can access many places locally for breakfast or dinner. (Unless the area is under a localised lockdown)

Only a few minutes walk away in the village there are plenty of options food options;

-The Oak pub open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Falcon Pub normally offers a Continental and Full English breakfasts between 8-10am, lunch and dinner.
-The Painswick, the award winning hotel offers breakfast, dinner and afternoon tea plus a fab cocktail!
-St Michael’s bistro is a lovely family run restaurant serving home cooked locally sourced meals.
-Painswick Pooch is our local dog friendly coffee shop (currently close as is for sale)
-Made in Painswick is our local craft shop and coffee shop serving light bites, soups and snacks.
-Meadows is the latest expresso bar come clothes,craft and gift shop. It has my favourite coffee!.

If you fancy a drive or a longer walk the Painswick Roccoco Garden has a lovely cafe. If visiting Painswick Beacon you can also find a Lucy at The Box a converted horse trailer into coffee cart.

-Every Thursday there is a morning market 8.15-9.45 selling freshly made bread, local meat, eggs, coffee and various other local food.

Cotswold Lodge is perfectly placed for attractions in the wider area, including:

*Cheltenham - Literature, Jazz, Science and Horse Racing Festivals
*Cotswold Way - Situated on the 100 mile Cotswold Way for excellent walking
*Gloucester - Gloucester Rugby and Stunning Cathedral
*Painswick Rococo Garden - beautiful gardens
*Tibbiwell Alpacas - take a stroll around the village with these fury friends.
*Painswick Beacon - stunning walks with views over the Painswick and Sheepscombe Valley
*Slad Valley - Famous Poet Laurie Lee and Local pub The Woolpack
*Stroud - One of the largest and most renowned farmers markets in the South West, an excellent Borough market style food court and new department store, ‘Sandersons’ in the Five Valleys, a great local brewery (Stroud Brewery) with wood fried pizzas, The Malthouse Antiques emporium and cafe and access to mainline station to London Paddington.