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  • Cottage
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • Min stay varies
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  • 100% refund within 24 hours after booking. See Policies & House Rules
  • Child friendly
  • No pets allowed

From the manager

As you pull up onto the gravel drive, you may be lucky to arrive during the season when the yellow forsythia flowers growing around the front door of the cottage are flourishing and lend their name to this delightful, mid-terrace holiday home in the heart of the Venice of the Cotswolds.

Forsythia is the perfect bolthole for a romantic getaway for a couple, for a family with one child or a group of three adults. The cottage is fitted with every convenience needed for a self-catering stay, from the small but very well laid out living-dining area with its fully equipped kitchen to the two comfortable bedrooms – one standard double and one single - and family shower room.

Head through the back door from the main living area to the immaculate courtyard patio. Here you'll find two rattan-style armchairs directly outside the kitchen, while further up the courtyard, up one step, is a stone bench and a circular table with four chairs.

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall:

Step through the front door into a small hallway where there is a large understairs cupboard with hooks for coats and space for boots. Inside you will also find the highchair, cushions for the outside chairs, and cleaning and ironing equipment.

Kitchen-Living-Dining Area:

This small and cosy, open-plan room has been cleverly designed to provide everything guests during their self-catering stay while maintaining the 17th Century feel of the cottage. The Living Area has two comfy sofas with a gas-fired woodburner-effect stove set on an original stone hearth. At the far end of the room is the Dining Area with a square dining table, two chairs and cushioned window seat, with a lovely view out to the courtyard garden, and a smart TV in the far corner. The fully equipped Kitchen is to one side, with units creating a half-height division between the cooking area and Living-Dining Area. The Kitchen has an electric oven and hob, fridge and freezer, microwave, washing machine and all the small appliances needed for a self-catered holiday.

A back door, complete with a full set of antique keys, leads out to the delightful, sunny courtyard garden – making it easy and convenient for carrying out food and drinks for outdoor entertaining.

First Floor

Carpeted stairs with a handrail lead up to:

Bedroom One:

This pretty bedroom overlooks the front of the cottage and features a single bed on an ornate bed frame with a bedside table and reading lamp to one side and an armchair and footstool to the other. The room has a custom-built wardrobe with hanging space and a dressing table area with lighting, drawers and a large mirror.

Bedroom Two:

The cottage's main bedroom is a delightfully romantic room, featuring a standard double bed on a Victorian-style bedframe and two windows providing views down to the courtyard garden. Either side of the bed is a bedside table and reading lamp, while behind are shelves stacked with a great choice of books to enjoy during your stay. The bedroom has an in-built wardrobe with hanging space and shelves and a dressing table with a stool, lighting, a large mirror, make-up mirror and hairdryer. (The travel cot is stored in the wardrobe.)

Family Shower Room:

The compact family shower room is equipped with a cubicle shower, a toilet, a wash basin, with a vanity unit and mirror, and a heated towel rail.

Outside

To the front of the cottage is a private, gravelled drive, with parking for one car (or two very small cars parked end-to-end) – a huge asset in the popular village!

At the rear of the cottage, through the back door off the kitchen-living area, is a private, sunny and delightful courtyard garden. It has two seating areas: one immediately outside the back door, with two rattan-style armchairs and a low table – the ideal spot for a morning coffee or evening sundowner; and the other at the end of the courtyard with a circular table and four chairs and a stone bench. A rotary washing line is provided for guests' use.

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Amenities

Bed & bathroom

  • 1 Family bathroom

Families

  • Great for children of all ages
  • No pets allowed

Access

  • Parking
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users

Essentials

  • Balcony or terrace
  • Fireplace
  • Stove
  • Fridge
  • Freezer
  • Microwave
  • Toaster
  • Kettle
  • Washing machine
  • Iron
  • Linen provided
  • Towels provided

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    Full refund

    100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).

    Partial refund

    50% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 8 weeks before check-in.

    25% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 4 weeks before check-in.

    No refund

    No refund if cancelled less than 4 weeks before check-in.

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    Things to know

    Check in: 16:00 Check out: 10:00
    If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.

    Payment

    This rental can only be paid for online through Holiday Lettings using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).

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    Smoking

    No smoking at this property

    House rules

    Please note that additional guests above the maximum capacity are not permitted.

    There is parking on the driveway in front of the cottage for one car.

    The stairs up to the bedrooms and bathroom are steep (though there is a sturdy handrail), which makes this cottage inadvisable for guests with restricted mobility.

    There is no BBQ available at Forsythia Cottage.

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    About the manager

    Bolthole Retreats
    Average reply time:
    3 hours 12 minutes

    Calendar last updated:
    26 Apr 2024

    Years listed:
    7

    Based in:
    United Kingdom
    Languages spoken: English
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    keith47
    Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom

    Great location, suited us perfectly
    May 2021

    The location is excellent, almost next door to the (quiet) tourist office. With own off street parking in a place where parking is at a premium, this is ideal. All the possible needs are to be found f… More 

    2 Jun 2021

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Physim
    Perth, Australia

    Perfect Cottage, excellent location
    Sep 2019

    Forsythia Cottage is a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom cottage located in the centre of the village. It is a really lovely cottage with lots of room and a nice backyard. It has everything you need for a great ho… More 

    8 Nov 2019

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Cathy H
    Ashby de la Zouch, United Kingdom

    Absolutely perfect in every way!
    Nov 2017

    This is a delightful little cottage, right in the centre of beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water with its many attractions. Immaculately clean and beautiful furnished (cottage style without being chintzy).… More 

    2 Dec 2017

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Response from the manager
    Thank you for the positive review it means a lot to us! Best wishes, Bolthole Retreats

    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.

    Malibu_Man1901
    Alexandria, Virginia

    Charming cottage that you feel like stepping back in time
    Nov 2017

    My fiancé and father stayed here for 2 nights and loved the location only 20 yards from the canal in the center of town. We felt like we were stepping back in time to a house that was 200 years… More 

    20 Nov 2017

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Response from the manager
    Thank you so much for the positive review, it means a lot to us. Best wishes, Bolthole Retreats

    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.

    Clive B
    Bridlington, United Kingdom

    Excellent cottage, superb position in great village.
    Sep 2017

    Must be best positioned cottage with parking in Bourton On The Water. In a village where parking can be a problem this cottage is a gem. Superbly presented and extremely clean it is within 100 yards o… More 

    15 Sep 2017

    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.

    Response from the manager
    Thank you so much for the positive review, it means a lot to us. Best wishes, Bolthole Retreats

    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.

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