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The Stable Cottage is situated in an Idyllic Rural Location near Woodchurch.

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Property grounds
Dining
The Kitchen Diner
Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Free WiFi
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Woodchurch, England
  • Place, South of England Rare Breeds Centre
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Gusbourne Estate Winery
    ‪8 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Main bedroom

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

The Stable Cottage is situated in an Idyllic Rural Location near Woodchurch.

Situated in quiet countryside close to the attractive village of Woodchurch, surrounded by over 2 acres of garden and paddocks, this attractive, hayloft/stable  conversion enjoys beautiful views across open countryside. It has character and charm with oak beams and old stripped pine.The original gantry adds to its charm, although now only used as a fire escape. The cottage is ideally located for visiting numerous National Trust Properties and Gardens or for a trip to Tenterden with its steam railway. Bodium, Dover and Leeds castles and the ancient town of Rye, as well as the cathedral city of Canterbury are easily visited from this location. Numerous tracks and footpaths offer visitors the opportunity to explore the area on foot or by bicycle. The Woodchurch Rare Breeds Centre is situated on the outskirts of Woodchurch. 'Shop till you drop' at the designer factory outlet at Ashford.
On the ground floor there is well equipped kitchen/diner and a large comfortable lounge. From the kitchen/diner a staircase leads to the first floor where the large double bedroom and the second small bedroom (see photos for second bedroom options) have outstanding views across open countryside. The two small single beds in the second bedroom are designed to fit together to make a king-size bed. There is plenty of hot water to allow for a long soak in the bath or a refreshing shower following a hard day's sightseeing. There is ample parking . The Stable Cottage can
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About the neighborhood

Ashford

Located in Ashford, this cottage is in a rural area. Godinton House and Gardens and Smallythe Place are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Gusbourne Estate Winery and London Beach Golf Club. South of England Rare Breeds Centre and Battlezone are also worth visiting. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding and cycling nearby.
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Woodchurch, England

What's nearby

  • South of England Rare Breeds Centre - 7 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve - 7 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Gusbourne Estate Winery - 8 min drive - 8.0 km
  • High Weald - 11 min drive - 14.0 km
  • Ashford Designer Outlet - 13 min drive - 13.4 km

Getting around

  • Ashford Ham Street Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Woolpack Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Singleton Barn - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Old School House - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Ferry Inn - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Black Lion - ‬9 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mario M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Incredible host, very friendly and accommodating. Great rural and peaceful location. Definitely, I will go back again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 3, 2025
Thank you, Mario. It was a pleasure to meet you all. Sophie is missing Leila.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth R.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great break

Had a great week at the Stables - Carol was lovely and it was a great base to explore Kent and East Sussex.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 21, 2021
Thank you, Ruth. Your kind comments are much appreciated. I hope that you enjoy a very pleasant summer. Carol
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eddie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Kent getaway

Wonderful country cottage, warm and full of charm. Has everything you would need for a lovely break ( short or long) with perfect host Carol, nothing is to much trouble.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alistair D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely two story cottage next to fields.

We stayed here for a couple of weeks. Sunny weather, good shower, big kitchen, fast internet.Highlight was throwing balls for Kate the dog!Many thanks to Carol our host for the cake!
Stayed 21 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 17, 2025
Thank you. It was a pleasure meeting you. Sophie and Katie enjoyed having you here too.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marion M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

House with a view

A beautiful house with peaceful county side. Lovely landlady. We enjoyed our stay very much
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard T.

Perfect location for a family holiday

We can highly recommend this nicely converted stable in the middle of Kent. Perfectly located for the beach, local sights, Canterbury, Maidstone and mich much more. Our host Carol could not have been more friendly or helpful and she welcomed us and our 18 month old son with open arms. Top recommendation!
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 30, 2020
Thank you, Richard, I appreciate your review. I enjoyed meeting you all, and Sophie especially enjoyed playing with young Finn. I wish you all the best for the future. Carol
Verified

8/10 Good

brian n.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

restful

The hosts are very welcoming and helpful, there when needed but not in your face. Nothing was too much trouble and all we needed was already in the property. all in all a very good place to unwind.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jana G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely cottage!!!

The Stable Cottage is absolutely wonderful and lovingly prepared.Our family spent a relaxing holiday there. The communication with Carol was very friendly and fast. Thank you for the kind welcome. The cottage is conveniently located to reach destinations such as the coast (Eastbourne, Dover) or historic sites (Canterbury, Battle, Rye).
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 16, 2024
Thank you, Jana, I am pleased that you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Imke S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just lovely

We had a wonderful time in this cosy, clean cottage that provides all you need. Kids loved then dogs and Carol is a british original with a big heart and always helpful when needed. 25 minutes drive to sand beaches. Definite recommendation If you want to have it really calm and relaxed.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 12, 2024
Thank you, Imke. I enjoyed meeting you and your family and am pleased that you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mandy O.

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Wonderful

Carol is a super nice hostess who immediately made us feel at home. The cottage is small, but fine for a short stay. It was nice and warm and cosy during Christmas. There is more than enough to do in the area. Highly recommended is eating at the pub 'Chequers on the green'. We had a lovely week here!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Dec 31, 2022
Thank you, Mandy. Much appreciated. It’s good to know that you and your family enjoyed spending Christmas in the cottage. I agree Chequers on the Green serves good food.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Johanna O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

nice stay in beautyful landscape

If you like older buildings with charm this is a nice option. The rooms are small, but there is everything you need for a comfortable stay. The location is placed in beautyful landscape on an quiet light traffic street. The landlady is very kind. Even though we are Germans we can understand her english very well. Childrens are realy welcome. We had a great time!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 10, 2024
Thank you. Johanna. I am pleased that you and your family had a great time here. I enjoyed meeting you all.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Pamela C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Good Location and beautiful views

Property was nicely situated on owner's land although some individual, private outdoor space would have been appreciated. The stairs were a little tricky (for us elderly folk) although probably would not be problematic to younger people - might be worth a mention in online listing though. Carol was exceedingly pleasant, very friendly and helpful and we very much enjoyed out stay.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 9, 2022
Thank you, Pam, I note your comment about the stairs. The original access to upstairs, then a hayloft, was via the external gantry and when the conversion was done I didn’t think visitors would appreciate using them! A dog legged flight was the only option with a small bend at the bottom. I hope that I didn’t fail to tell you that visitors are welcome to use all 2 acres of paddocks and many wander across and sit in the summerhouse near the pond and enjoy watching the swallows swoop across the large pond. When there are visitors in the cottage we do not use that summerhouse and the fenced area surrounding it so that visitors can have privacy. Thanks again for your review. I enjoyed meeting you both.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andy C.

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Down on the farm

An amazing location with peace and quiet in abundance. Beautiful scenery and the stay was made even more wonderful with the sheep and chickens to keep us entertained. We enjoyed a lazy afternoon one day, sat in the summer house with a bottle of wine and watched the dragon flies flitting over the Lilly pads in the pond. So relaxing and peaceful.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 5, 2021
Thank you. Much appreciated.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Simon C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming cottage

Charming cottage in the relaxing Kent countryside, equipped with everything you need. Really warm host and our daughter loved the animals, and in particular the dogs Sophie and Katie :) Well located close to Rye and the beaches of Camber Sands or St Mary's Bay, and possibility of being in London very quickly by train (15 min by car then 35 min from Ashford station). One week was too short to visit everything!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 26, 2024
Thank you for your complimentary review. It is much appreciated. I would also like to thank you for leaving the cottage so clean and tidy.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Helen F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Rural Location

The property was in a wonderful, peaceful, rural location with lovely views of the owner's sheep in the field. All necessary amenities were provided and the owner very kindly provided us with supplies for our cooked breakfast and provided milk! The owner was very friendly. Parking was easy. The Summer house was great to use. The cottage was lovely. A wonderful experience and I can highly recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 4, 2022
Good morning, Helen, Thank you for the kind review. It is much appreciated. It was great to meet you and your family. I hope to see you all again in the future. Carol
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Adrian B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

you cant get more rural than this

This is a historical property converted stables, Historical properties come with creaking floors, low doorways but they more than make up for it in charm and character. it is in the perfect location to experience the Kent countryside, sheep and chickes outside the window. Short drive to the local pub and town.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jan 23, 2023
Thank you, Adrian.
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10/10 Excellent

Jeffery d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

very pleasant and friendly

Property owner is very social, friendly and helpful. Some items in property are in for an update ; -larger main bed ( 2 x 80 cm) with firmer mattresses -remove bath for walk-in shower, to allow for more space in bathroom
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 24, 2024
Thank you, Jeffery. It was pleasant meeting you both. I appreciate your review. The two 2’3” beds are in the small bedroom which is intended and marketed as suitable for children. There is a photo/diagram of the room layout with measurements on the website. The bed in the main bedroom is a standard double bed with a Sealy good quality mattress that was replaced only a couple of years ago. You may have been confused as you asked for two single duvets for the double bed instead of the double duvet. I did mention to your wife that in the future I may remove the bath and install a shower as less people take a bath nowadays.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patrick X.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location and Hosts!

Carol was a lovely host and made us feel very welcome upon arrival. We got to pat one of her adorable dogs and see cute sheep out the window every day. Lovely place to stay if you like quiet and a rural location! Some of the roads close to the cottage are one way just to bare in mind and we had deer crossing where the woods are one night (which we were very excited to see!), so please drive carefully. Cottage was nicely decorated and comfortable, and with a smart TV which was an added bonus! Will definitely recommend to family and friends :) Thank you so much for a lovely stay! :)
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ina K.

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Wonderful nice cottage

We had a wonderful time in the nice cottage. We felt really welcome. Carol and Robin are great hosts and we enjoyed staying there. The cottage is cosy and we had everything we needed. It's a good starting point to lots of old castles, beaches, gardens and also to London. The dogs, sheeps and chickens are so nice and where always a pleasure for the children when we came back after a long sightseeing day. They loved to go with Carol and the dogs and felt familiar. Carol offered lots of help and support in many ways. We just can say thank you and hope to come back!
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Torsten L.

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Our perfect accomodation

For us the Stable was the perfect accomodation for our stay in beautiful Kent. We loved the setting between paddocks and fields with wildlife all around. The Lane beneath the cottage was not to busy, so we felt no disturbance from traffic. The rooms were perfectly sized for our needs and absolutely cosy and well equipped. We loved the chats with Carol and her husband when meeting on the grounds. They made us feel very welcome and were very helpful. The dogs are lovely and the chicken´s eggs were delicious. We will definitely come back.
Stayed 16 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 16, 2022
Thank you. I enjoyed meeting you all and look forward to seeing you again soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Wonderful place

The cottage is well maintained. It was spotlessly clean on our arrival. It had everything we needed. The kitchen was well equipped and we got eggs from our owners' chickens. We were free to wander across the owners' cottages and fields and to meet the owners animals, which live very close! The location is peaceful and absolutely quiet but close enough to a number of villages, towns and beaches in the car. The owner greeted us on arrival and were very friendly and helpful. Our children enjoyed being able to feed the chickens and play with the dogs. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the scenery around the cottage is stunning. We will definitely be returning.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 30, 2020
Thank you for your wonderful review. It is very much appreciated and I look forward to seeing you all again
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dorothee B.

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Oase der Ruhe

So einen erholsamen Urlaub hatte ich schon lange nicht mehr. Absolut ruhige Lage im wunderschönen Kent. Super nette und herzliche Gastgeberin.Trotz der ruhigen Lage ist man recht schnell in der nächsten größeren Gemeinde um z.B. im Supermarkt einzukaufen. Hervorragend gelegen um Sehenswürdigkeiten wie Bodiam Castle, Sissinghurst oder Batemans zu besuchen.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Thomas H.

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Mitten im englischen Gartenparadies

Angefangen von der herzlichen Begrüßung durch die Gastgeber bis zur warmherzigen Verabschiedung haben wir in dem wunderbaren englischen Cottage eine tolle Urlaubswoche genossen. Es liegt ganz ruhig in einer englischen Bilderbuchlandschaft. Von der Unterkunft aus sind viele interessante Ausflugsziele in kurzer Zeit mit dem Auto zu erreichen. Auch der nächste Bahnhof ist nur wenige Autominuten entfernt. Wir kommen gern wieder.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Apr 22, 2024
Thank you for your kind comments. I would love you to stay again. Take care of yourselves.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angelique B.

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Heel gezellige cottage in een prachtige, rustige en landelijke omgeving.

De cottage ligt heel landelijk, waarbij je in de ochtend gewekt wordt door de vogels. De schapen staan op het stukje land naast de cottage, waarop ook het theehuisje staat. Hierin kan je op een loungebed heerlijk genieten van de rust en natuur. De cottage is ook heel gezellig wanneer het wat slecht weer zou zijn, een electrisch haardje in de kamer zorgt hiervoor. Verder is alles dat je nodig hebt aanwezig in de cottage. Carol, de eigenaresse, is een lieve, behulzame en geïnteresseerde dame. De omgeving is typisch engels met gezellige stadjes, kastelen, kerkjes enz. Wij bevelen het verblijf ten zeerste aan en hopen daarmee dat anderen net zo genieten als wij hebben gedaan!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Anja D.

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Schönes Cottage auf dem Land

Ein schönes Cottage mitten auf dem Land - perfekt für drei. Carol und Robin sind sehr nett, insbesondere auch zu Kindern. Unsere Tochter konnte viel mit den Hunden spielen und die Schafe füttern.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 15, 2022
Thank you, Anja. I enjoyed meeting you all.
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