Property Information
Silver Award for Green Tourism
Lime Tree (ETC 3 Stars) is a well apportioned studio apartment (upstairs from Cider Press), attached to the Mill at Burford. The Mill Stream runs beneath the courtyard and the apartment has a small balcony overlooking a wonderful view of the stream and the surrounding woodland. It is a very peaceful location yet only 5 minutes from Burford town centre, with its shops, pubs and restaurants. From the apartment there is a delightful 3 mile walk along the edge of the River Windrush to the neighbouring village of Swinbrook. English Tourist Council rating 3 Stars.
ACCOMMODATION:
The apartment provides a high standard of accommodation with all the basic 'mod-cons' supplied, making sure your stay will be a comfortable and enjoyable one. The front doors leads straight into your Living Room which is well furnished with a relaxing sofa and armchair, Digital TV & DVD Player as well as dining table and chairs.
Kitchen area has an electric cooker and hob, fridge with freezer compartment and microwave.
Bedroom area has a standard double bed.
Bathroom has a bath with overhead shower, WC and washbasin.
Heating & electricity included all year round. Laundry facilities on site.
Lime Tree is on the second floor. Secure bike parking available. Wi Fi Connection is available.
No Pets. No smokers. No Children. Private parking on site Access to garden.
The small town of Burford is perfectly located for all the attractions of the Cotswolds and surrounding areas, such as Blenheim Palace at Woodstock, the Cotswold Wildlife Park and several National Trust properties including Hidcote Manor Gardens. Oxford and Stratford upon Avon are within easy reach.
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.