Picket Piece Cottage

Picket Piece Cottage has an unusual design that gives each bedroom its own staircase access from ground level—one pair of single beds upstairs, one double. The living room has a woodburner, the kitchen is equipped for cooking from scratch, and there's a bathroom with bath and shower. Essentials like heating, electricity, linen and Wi-Fi are included, along with fuel for the fire. The cottage adjoins the owners' farmhouse on a quiet village plot, with a small mature garden, terrace and parking for two cars.

What sets this Grade II listed property apart is the working bread oven, a genuine feature of its Cotswold character. The interior is traditionally furnished with exposed beams throughout. Note that the double bedroom has a low beam across part of the floor. No smoking is permitted inside.

The village pub sits within a mile; Chadlington Quality Foods is nearby for supplies. From here, Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are within reach for day trips, with Stratford-upon-Avon, Cheltenham and Oxford a little further. The limestone villages and country houses of the Cotswolds make this a practical base for exploring the region.