Valley View

Valley View spreads across three floors with two bedrooms and a bathroom, sleeping four. The ground floor holds a living room with smart TV and streaming services, plus a kitchen with electric cooking and a dishwasher. Upstairs, the main bedroom has a zip-and-link super king bed (which converts to two singles on request), while the second bedroom offers two single beds. A shower room sits between them. The essentials—heating, electricity, Wi-Fi, bed linen and towels—are included, and dogs stay without extra charge.

The cottage opens onto a hillside garden with a patio and furniture, with on-road parking outside. From here, the Malvern Hills' walking network is immediate: 100 miles of paths crisscross the area, many leading past views towards the Severn Valley and Herefordshire. The landscape itself is historic, dotted with 80 natural springs once famous as a water cure. Great Malvern town, with its priory, Georgian and Victorian streets, tearooms, gastro pubs and fine dining, lies within easy reach. A pub is within a mile. The Three Counties Showground—hosting RHS events, antique fairs and live music year-round—is five minutes away by car, and Malvern Theatre stages drama and film. Golf enthusiasts will find 15 courses within 45 minutes' drive. No smoking indoors; the cottage does have steep and narrow stairs on its upper floors.