The Hovel
ID: S1348530
- Bedrooms 1
- ・ Sleeps 2
- ・ Pets No
Guests say
The Hovel is a beautifully converted cottage offering a peaceful and secluded countryside retreat. Guests consistently praise its immaculate cleanliness, comfort, and well-equipped facilities. The setting, surrounded by fields and sheep, provides a tranquil atmosphere with lovely views, while the proximity to local attractions and a welcoming village pub adds to its appeal. Thoughtful touches from the hosts, such as welcome packs and local information, are frequently mentioned. Overall, guests find it an ideal spot for relaxation and exploring the area, with many expressing a desire to return.
Cleanliness is repeatedly highlighted, with guests describing the property as spotless, immaculate, and scrupulously clean throughout their stay.
The rural location is highly praised for its peace, beautiful views, and proximity to local attractions, walks, and a village pub. A few guests note it can be a little tricky to find initially.
Guests consistently mention the comfort of the bed, the cosy atmosphere, and the relaxing environment, making it ideal for a restful break.
The cottage is described as very well equipped, with high-quality fittings, effective heating, good kitchen amenities, and thoughtful extras such as games and local information.
Many guests appreciated welcome packs, milk, biscuits, and flowers, as well as detailed local information. Please note that such gifts are not guaranteed for every stay.
About this property
A stay in the country at it’s best, surrounded by sheep and rolling countryside, it’s a real getaway from it all.. 3 steps to entrance.
All on the
Ground Floor:
Open plan living space.
Living area: Freeview Smart TV
Dining area.
Kitchen area: Electric Oven, Induction Hob, Microwave, Fridge, Dishwasher, Washer Dryer
Bedroom: Kingsize (5ft) Bed
Shower Room: Cubicle Shower, Heated Towel Rail, Toilet.
Underfloor air source heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Welcome pack. Front courtyard. Private parking for 2 cars. Electric car charging point. Please note: There are 3 steps in the garden. No smoking.. A perfect place to relax and unwind in luxury accommodation. The Hovel, once used as a shelter for the sheep in the surrounding fields, is now a stunning retreat for two. This barn conversion (completed in 2021) enjoys exposed beams, high ceilings and high-quality fixtures and fittings. The open plan kitchen, dining and living area has been thoughtfully designed and features a beautiful full-length window down one side and is well equipped with everything you need during your stay.
Step up to the patio where you can really enjoy the far-reaching views of the Burton Dassett Hills and surrounding countryside with the sheep keeping you company, and with the lambs bouncing around the fields in spring. The village of Fenny Compton is just a short walk away and is a bustling village community with 2 pubs and a village shop. Sandwiched between the beautiful Burton Dassett Hills, the perfect country park for walks, flying a kite or eating a picnic whilst admiring the views of rolling hills and open countryside and Oxford Canal where you can enjoy watching the narrowboats sail by and lovely walks along the tow path. Located close to both the market town of Banbury and Royal Leamington Spa where you can visit the many high street and independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants.
The National Trust property of Farnborough Hall is just over 2 1/2 miles away and opens a couple of days a week during the summer months. Approximately a 10-minute drive will take you to the edge of the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and meandering through the country roads, you’ll soon see why. Approximately half an hours’ drive will take you to either Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick with its famous castle, Bicester Village, famous for its shopping village, the Cotswold towns of Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold or Woodstock, home to Blenheim Palace.
Free WiFi
Nearby points of interest
- British Motor Museum
- Draycote Water Country Park
- Hatton Adventure World
- Hatton Country World
- Warwick Castle
- Kenilworth Castle
Reviews (28)
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Suezle
This is one of the best cottages we have stayed in over many years. It was very comfortable, with good quality fittings and a most comfortable bed. It had a lovely countryside location, but had easy access to Stratford on Avon, with its superb butterfly farm and Coventry, where the Chapter house was fascinating. The beautiful rolling hills of Burton Dassett Hills Country Park were visible from the patio.
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Peter
wonderful quiet location, in the middle of a field of sheep, so you do get a bit of noise of the sheep baa'ing, but we quite like this, if you are up and watching about 9am you suddenly see all the sheep at the back of the field chasing the pickup which has their breakfast and you get the odd pheasant and small birds as wellthe Hovel has everything you need, for self catering, a nice well equipped kitchen, the fridge can hold about 2-3 days of food, and has a freezer compartment which can hold a couple of bags of frozen vegthere are a pack of cards and a few games in the draw, as well as a selection of leaflets for local attractions if you need ideasa smart TV connected to the internetthe bathroom has. a nice large shower, with a waterfall head and normal shower head, but as the hot water is served by a hot water tank if two of you have showers one after the other and use full water flow you can just run out of hot waterBanbury is about 9 miles away with all the shops, Southam is a bit closer in the other direction but we didn't find it had quite as many big stores easy to get towe like this location and this was our 3rd visit
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Confirmed Guest
An excellent place to stay with lot of places of interest to visit within easy distance. The Hovel offers 5* accommodation - it surpassed our expectations. We would have no hesitation in booking again.