Cotswold Holiday Cottages, Broadway: May, a great time to visit
Cotswold Holiday Cottages in Broadway, May 2009.
May is a great month to visit The Cotswolds. The weather is warm now spring is well and truly underway, the skies are often blue, the grassy wolds are green, bluebells carpet the woodlands and the fields are full of frolicking spring lambs.
Our three delightful Cotswold holiday cottages, The Willows, are located in a secluded courtyard in the peaceful rural grounds of a historic manor house originally built in 1539 in Broadway, in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Two of the cottages, 1 and 2, The Willows, have 2 bedrooms and sleep 4 guests. Each cottage has a double bedroom (with four-poster bed) and twin bedded room. Both cottages have fully-equipped kitchens, sitting rooms furnished with comfy leather sofas and bathrooms with over-bath power showers.
Our third cottage, 3, The Willows, sleeps 2 in its romantic galleried double bedroom with ironwork four-poster bed accessed from the cottage’s living room by a spiral staircase. The living room is spacious with a fully-equipped kitchen area, dining space and comfy leather sofa to curl up on in front of the cottage’s energy saving flat screen digital TV.
All of the cottages are furnished and decorated to a high standard. Crisp white linen, fluffy white towels and complimentary toiletries are provided to ensure that our guests have a comfortable stay.
The grounds surrounding the cottages are a haven for wildlife. It is not unusual to see badgers, foxes or a number of different species of birds and their offspring all of whom make the grounds their home albeit in a set, den, nest in the eaves of the barn or in a crack in a Cotswold stone wall, on one of the ponds, or in one of the many trees. Children staying with us will love our friendly pet Dorset sheep and lambs.
Our guests are invited to enjoy the gardens surrounding the cottages and for the more energetic there is a tennis court in the grounds. A footpath crossing our adjacent field leads to the centre of the village which meets with The Cotswold Way National Trail opening up a number of lovely walks in the area.
Broadway is ideally located for exploring the beautiful Cotswolds renowned for its picturesque ancient villages with their honey-coloured stone buildings, rolling hills (wolds), miles of Cotswold stone walls and acres of beech woodland. Within a short distance of the cottages are a number of wonderful gardens, historic houses and country and farm parks to visit. Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham,Oxford and Bath are all within easy driving distance.
More information and photos of our 4* rated Willows Cottages can be found on our website www.broadwaymanor-cottages.co.uk.
