{"id":8188,"date":"2019-07-09T15:59:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T14:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8188"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:25:59","slug":"sykes-gems-shortlist-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/sykes-gems-shortlist-2019","title":{"rendered":"Manor Properties Named In Sykes Shortlist For Top Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em>We have been shortlisted for not one, not two, but three Sykes Gems Awards, including <strong><a href=\"#Best Historic Property\">&#8220;Best Historic Property&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"#Best In Central England\">&#8220;Best In Central England&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"#Best For Pet-Friendly Breaks\">&#8220;Best For Pet-Friendly Breaks&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>. Check out our shortlisted properties below&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Best Historic Property\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Category: Best Historic Property<\/h2>\n<h3>White Hart House<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Burford, Oxfordshire<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Formerly a Coaching Inn and now a beautifully renovated holiday home, White Hart House is a Grade\u00a0II listed property set in the heart of Burford. Featuring stunning exposed beams, brickwork and more, this cottage is the perfect combination of contemporary decor and period features.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8192\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8192\" class=\"wp-image-8192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988602.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988602-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White Hart House (Ref: 988602)<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Best In Central England\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Category: Best In Central England<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Gloucestershire-Coln-St-Aldwyns\/The-Lodge-988736.html\">The Lodge<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Coln St Aldwyns, Gloucestershire<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tucked away in the Gloucestershire countryside, The Lodge encompasses everything you might ask for from a traditional holiday cottage. Equipped with all sorts of creature comforts, from a wood-burning stove to under-floor heating, it&#8217;s easy to see why this property has been shortlisted as one of the best in its category.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8190\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8190\" class=\"wp-image-8190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988736.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988736-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lodge (Ref: 988736)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Gloucestershire-Moreton-in-Marsh\/Honeystone-Cottage-988788.html\">Honeystone Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many of our cottages are period buildings, and Honeystone Cottage is no exception. Renovated immaculately, this holiday home is appealing not only for its stunning appearance but its prime location in the small market town of Moreton-in-Marsh. Truly idyllic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8189\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8189\" class=\"wp-image-8189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988788.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988788-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honeystone Cottage (Ref: 988788)<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"Best For Pet-Friendly Breaks\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Category: Best For Pet-Friendly Breaks<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Gloucestershire-Aston-Magna\/Hadcroft-Cottage-988851.html\">Hadcroft Cottage<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Aston Magna, Gloucestershire<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nestled in the idyllic village of Aston Magna, Hadcroft Cottage is just about as quintessential as it gets. Utterly gorgeous and in close proximity to plenty of the Cotswolds&#8217; most popular locations, Hadcroft Cottage is also perfect for pets. Pets can choose between curling up in front of the cosy inglenook fireplace to running around in the enclosed, spacious garden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8193\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8193\" class=\"wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988851.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/988851-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hadcroft Cottage (Ref: 988851)<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/sykes-gems-2019-the-shortlist\/\"><small><strong>Sykes Gems 2019: The Shortlist<\/strong><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have been shortlisted for not one, not two, but three Sykes Gems Awards, including &#8220;Best Historic Property&#8221;, &#8220;Best In Central England&#8221; and &#8220;Best For Pet-Friendly Breaks&#8221;. Check out our shortlisted properties below&#8230; Category: Best Historic Property White Hart House Burford, Oxfordshire Formerly a Coaching Inn and now a beautifully renovated holiday home, White Hart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":8216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8188"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12277,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8188\/revisions\/12277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manorcottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}