Special offer.
Spring Water Cottage (sleeps 5 + baby)
Cottage with 2 double bedrooms, single bunk room, baby cot room, bathroom, kitchen, lounge & garden
Spring Water Cottage + The Shudde (sleeps 7 + baby)
Cottage with 2 double bedrooms, single bunk room, baby cot room, bathroom, kitchen, lounge plus annexe with double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and garden
The Shudde (sleeps 2 + baby)
Independent annexe with double bedroom, bathroom and kitchen, garden
“My husband and I both work in film, so we travel a lot for work. We are based between Los Angeles and the UK, where we try to spend as much time as possible with family here in Wiltshire; all my siblings and parents are within a 20-minute drive. We purchased the cottage in early 2023 after deciding we needed more space than our 2-bed flat in Hackney. It was the first property we saw and we were instantly smitten! The previous family lived there for 30 years and had lovingly nurtured the garden, but the interiors needed a lot of work. We have slowly redecorated and evened out lots of the floors upstairs, some of which were sloping to over 1 foot across the room! We absolutely love spending time here.” Owners, Bex and James
They love
“Relaxing here, especially getting cosy by the fire in winter. It’s the perfect place to unwind and forget about the world.”
We love
The vintage bellows, by the open fire.
You may not love
3-night minimum stay. No phone reception inside (OK in the garden). Low doorways and steep stairs. Only 1 bathroom in the main house (see Specifics). Sorry, no pets.
Sustainability.
Tado heating system. Garden compost.
Surrounds.
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Avebury Stone Circle via Unsplash -
Pythouse Kitchen Gardens -
Erlestoke Woods -
Devizes via Unsplash
- Stride across the fields to Planks Farm Shop to stock up on local produce, and stop for a kitchen lunch in their café.
- Or go for a countryside ramble to the pub and back again (30 mins’ walk each way).
- Rummage for antiques and vintage treasures in Digger and Mojo’s emporium.
- Walk through indigo-carpeted woodlands in bluebell season at nearby Erlestoke Woods.
- Kids will love the country village lifestyle: fetching eggs from the local honesty box and feeding carrots to the donkey neighbours.
- Take them to Bowood House too, which has an incredible playground.
- We love a lunch at Pythouse Kitchen Garden, with its enchanting 18thC walled garden.
- Or treat yourself to seafood at canalside At The Marina restaurant in Devizes.
- Avebury’s neolithic stone circles are even more impressive than Stonehenge in our mind; it’s a short drive away from the house.
Details.
- 18thC thatched cottage with annexe (The Shudde) in the heart of a lovely Wiltshire village
- Cottage: open-plan downstairs, upstairs is in 2 separate halves
- One half: kingsize bedroom, baby cot room and bathroom with shower and clawfoot tub
- Other half: double bedroom + small bedroom with high single bunk (best for a child). Note those staying in this half of the house will have to go downstairs, round and up again to reach the shared bathroom, though there is an additional loo on the ground floor
- Fully-equipped kitchen including Aga, 2 fridges, small freezer, oven and hob; basic supplies
- Lounge with Smart TV, children’s books, board games and cards
- The Shudde: annexe with queensize bed and ensuite bathroom with shower/tub, kitchen, BYO baby cot
- Bathrobes
- WiFi
- Energy-efficient heating system; adjustments made using an app in the phone provided
- Garden with table and chairs for 8, daybed, BBQ/pizza oven and greenhouse
- Sorry, no pets
- Driveway with space for 2 cars
- Local caretaker available by phone
- Walk 30 mins or drive 2 mins to local farm shop and a pub
- Booking conditions: 3-night minimum stay. Book either the Cottage + Shudde (sleeping 6 + kids), Cottage alone (sleeping 4 + kids) or Shudde only (sleeps 2). Only rented to one group at a time. If you book just the Cottage/Shudde, you will not have access to the other but will have full run of the garden!
- Remember to pack: wellies and slippers
Simple
30% deposit, with the balance due 8 weeks prior to stay.
Cancellations permitted 8+ weeks prior to stay, with deposit refunded minus a £40 processing fee.
No refunds if booking cancelled within 8 weeks of stay.
See our full booking Ts & Cs
FAQs.
In 10am; out 3pm
Yes, you’ll find it in the green garden shed.
Yes absolutely, this is a self-contained annexe for 2 people. If you book this, you will not have access to the Cottage, but it will not be rented to another party, so you will have full run of the grounds!
Guests can either book the Cottage (for 4-5), the Shudde (for 2) or both (for 6-7).
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