Property Information
Candlemas Cottage (Visit Britain 4 Stars) is a traditionally built, welcoming holiday cottage in the grounds of the owners' home. Situated on the outskirts of the beautiful Cotswold town of Burford, on the River Windrush, it is a charming cosy retreat. The cottage is imaginatively decorated with country style furnishings, equipped to a high standard and looks over and has the use of a large mature garden. The centre of Burford is a ten minute walk away with many excellent shops, inns and restaurants.
ACCOMMODATION:
Kitchen / Dining Room with fitted cupboards and pine table and chairs, electric cooker, fridge with freezer compartment, washing machine and microwave (use of tumble dryer on site).
Sitting Room with comfortable armchairs, colour TV with Freeview, video/DVD recorder and CD player.
Upstairs:
Bedroom One, a large double aspect room with cottage style soft furnishings, a 5ft bed, built in wardrobe, chest of drawers and dressing table.
Bedroom Two, similar decoration, with single bed, hanging cupboard and chest of drawers.
Bathroom with standard bath and hand-held shower fitting, wash hand basin, low level WC.
Off-street parking for one car. Central heating and electricity included all year.
No children under 12. No Pets. Saturday changeover.
Strictly No Smoking either inside or outside the property.
Burford is an ideal centre for visiting The Cotswolds area as it is within easy driving distance of popular attractions such as Blenheim Palace, Sudley Castle, Warwick Castle and several National Trust Houses and Gardens. Bourton on the Water, Bibury, Cirencester and Stow on the Wold are all within a 25 minute drive of the property.
Local Information
Burford is possibly one of the most famous of the Cotswolds' locations. With its medieval bridge, old stone houses and attractive Tudor and Georgian frontages, Burford is justifiably one of the most picturesque towns in England. Often referred to as the 'Gateway to the Cotswolds', the town was originally a fortified Anglo-Saxon ford which later grew to be an important regional crossroads and wealthy wool town.
The 16th century Tolsey building, once the meeting place for medieval merchants, now houses The Tolsey Museum, a delightful local museum illustrating the town's social and industrial past. The fine church is a real gem with many interesting memorials charting some of Burford's great families. There is also the signature, on the baptisimal font, of Antony Sedley, one of the Levellers besieged in the church in 1649 - three of the ringleaders were executed by Oliver Cromwell's men in the churchyard.
Little changed over the centuries, Burford is popular with visitors, both for its beauty and history but also for its shopping and antiques, and for the wide variety of places to eat, with restaurants, pubs and teashops. Burford is an ideal base for visiting The Cotswolds area as it is within easy driving distance of popular attractions such as Blenheim Palace, Sudley Castle, Warwick Castle and several National Trust Houses and Gardens. Bourton on the Water, Bibury, Cirencester and Stow on the Wold are all with 25 minutes from the property.