Location: Blockley

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Sleeps: 4
Low Season 2013: £420 per week
High Season 2013: £670 per week
Changeover Day: Variable

Children welcome

Low season is December and January (exc Christmas and New Year). High season is July and August. Prices gradually increase and decrease between these periods. Prices for Christmas and New Year on request. Short breaks out of season or for late availability. Prices quoted include for gas, electric, logs, linen and towels, fresh flowers and welcome tea tray with home made cake.

Blockley is a delightful village situated amongst the rolling hills of the North Cotswolds, between Chipping Campden and Moreton in Marsh in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The award winning Blockley Shop and Cafe is nearby, where hot food is served, home-made cakes, croisants for an early breakfast and a shop which stocks just about everything including newspapers and magazines. The Great Western Arms pub in the village serves meals or food can be purchased to take away.  The Crown Hotel serves food in the bar and restaurant.

PROPERTY DETAILS:

Farthing Cottage is a very light and sunny Cotswold stone cottage, built in approximately 1840.  Situated within the fringe of the village of Blockley, with lovely views over the Cotswold countryside and over rooftops.  From your bed in the second bedroom, you can see the stunning, illuminated golden stone of the St Peter and St Paul church tower dominating the skyline.  With a very pretty garden and winding path down to a patio area and shed. Full gas central heating.

Full of character with exposed cotswold stone and beams in many of the rooms. Fully carpeted except in kitchen and bathrooms.

Enter Farthing Cottage through the stable door into the

Kitchen with Dining Area

A practical, spacious "family" kitchen with quarry tiled floor.  In the centre is an attractive, large old pine farmhouse table with a bench seat with cushions on one side and two chairs on the other side.  Great for sitting around and chatting to the "cook".

Fitted cupboards line two sides of the kitchen with a large stone non working fireplace on one side.  Gas hob with electric double oven, microwave, toaster, kettle, fridge, cafetiere. Iron and ironing board. In the shed at the bottom of the garden is a washing machine, tumble dryer and freezer.

A door leads from the Kitchen into the

Sitting Room

Light and inviting sitting room with woodburning stove (logs provided). Ideal for those cooler evenings to sit and watch the flames.

Large two seater sofa and two buckets style chairs Fully carpeted with rug.  Flat screen TV with Freeview.  DVD player

Stairs lead from the sitting room to the first floor landing.  There is a curtain at the bottom of the stairs.

Bedroom Two

Good size room with large window and window seat where you can sit and look out over the rooftops of Blockley.  Double (4ft 6") white and brass metal bed.  Bedside tables and wall lights above the bed which can be turned off from the bed.  Fitted cupboard with hanging area and drawers.  Old travel sea chest. 

Shower Room

Next to Bedroom Two is a Shower Room with walk in shower, wc and basin.  Heated towel rail. Laminate wood flooring.

From the first floor landing there is a door which opens, showing stairs which lead up to the wide, second floor landing and "private" area with Bedroom One and a Bathroom

Bedroom One

King size bed (5ft wide) .  Lovely light and sunny room with large windows on two sides.  Sloping celing and beams. Pine bedside chests with spot lamps on each.  Coat stand, long mirror.  Hairdryer.

Bathroom

The bathroom is next door to Bedroom One.  White bathroom suite with bath, basin and wc. 

Garden

Very pretty garden with herbaceous borders (the owner is a garden designer).  Winding path and then two steps down to the patio area and brick built shed.  Those with young children please note there is a small pond (2ft by 2.5ft and 2ft deep) in the patio area.  Wooden garden table and four chairs.  At the top of the garden, by the house, there is a bench and table where you can sit and enjoy the early morning sun.  There is a right of way across the top of the garden from the cottages to the left, when view from the rear.

Parking

Private, off road parking for one car

There is strictly no smoking

We regret no pets

We regret there is not a cot or high chair available at this cottage.