House of the Month

Church Cottage, Sleeps 10 - 12, Cotswolds

Gentlemen once doffed their hats to ladies in Kelmscott’s tranquil lanes. And William Morris lived here and called it Heaven on Earth. Just three dozen limestone cottages dot the Cotswold landscape, where the Thames potters by and time is an abstract concept, measured only by pints in The Plough and the gentle dipping of the sun.

In the sleepy epicentre sits Church Cottage, sleeping 12 next to St George’s churchyard and admiring the patchwork fields. Come here to break the hectic rhythm of life, to splash away your cares in the pool, to eat clean from Daylesford Organic, and to reconnect with family around the carved-stone table or out on the terrace.

Kids will batter the sunken trampoline, make merry in the mezzanine bedroom and remember delayed bedtimes spent buying up Mayfair and Park Lane in front of the roaring rural fire. Grown-ups will simply admire the exquisite elegance, bring their dog and potter the Thames Path.

Settle down at night to dip into Sky Movies or tap into the unlimited superfast broadband. Raid the bookcase and escape to the second lounge. Fire up the Bose Bluetooth. Pop a pod in the Nespresso. Stay up late, sleep deeply to the sound of the wind among St George’s leaves, then make it a lazy morning. No one’s keeping score.

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