The cottage is picture perfect! It is located right across from the school on the main Oakridge Lynch road, so that helps with the driving directions. You do have to travel on some small one way, high hedged roads to get here, fyi. Beautiful but tricky. We loved the accomodations and it was spacious for our family of 4. Plenty of pillows, linens and a huge bathroom which I totally appreciated. The kitchen was delightful for preparing our tea and breakfasts, the big bonus room with sofas and a working tv/dvd player helped us lounge comfortably in the evenings after a busy day of touring. I love the owner's sense of style and detail decorating the cottage- I felt right at home.

Waitrose grocery in Stroud was very good for obtaining supplies, but Kim's shop in the village was awesome. Well stocked and a quick walk. The Bell at Sapperton was one of the best meals of our entire trip but also The Butcher's Arms was GREAT too, walking distance, and we loved the owner, who was very friendly and fun to talk to. Great food all around. I read that Jayne will also prepare meals for you for a fee, this was a great idea and I'd do that in the future!

For us, the one of the best parts of this cottage experience was meeting locals and being in the heart of the Cotswolds. We met the blacksmith Bill, who showed us his amazing work space and shared his story of growing up in Oakridge Lynch. We loved meeting the owners and their polite sons and could have chatted with them all day! We took several day trips: to Bourton on the Water (based on Blacksmith Bill's recommendation) and we loved it, especially the Motor Museum. We took the train from Kemble to Bath and that was outstanding. We spent an afternoon exploring Cheltenham and visited Ian Coley Sporting grounds. We found Bibury to be picturesque plus we found great tea houses in Stow on the Wold- BUT- nothing beat staying in the cottage and reminding yourself every day you were in the heart of it all! You didn't even have to leave! Thank you Peter and Jayne :)