Southfield

Southfield works well for families, couples or small groups after a self-contained base in rural Oxfordshire. Everything is on the ground floor: three bedrooms (one with a zip-and-link super king, one double, one single), a shower room and separate toilet, plus a living room with a gas fire and a kitchen/dining space opening onto the garden. Essentials like electricity, heating, bed linen, towels and wifi are covered. There's private parking for three cars, including an electric charging point.

The enclosed garden has a patio, furniture and a barbecue, with views across the fields. The property is a short walk from Steventon village centre, where you'll find pubs, a bakery, a restaurant and a shop. Abingdon and Didcot are roughly 5 miles away—Abingdon for its riverside setting and historical buildings, Didcot for the Railway Centre. Oxford is within reach for the university architecture and the river. One well-behaved pet stays free. No smoking inside.