Chestnut Cottage,

Gloucestershire. Sleeps up to 6

Perfect for a family of six, the charming Chestnut Cottage is nestled towards a corner plot with an outlook to the front the Mill Village. It is located within an astounding luxury development just south of Cirencester. Mill Village is the hub of the development with its public green, tennis courts, luxury award-winning spa, restaurant and shop. The development is located in the heart of the Cotswolds, amidst gorgeous lakeside trails, rivers, lakes and hundreds of acres of lush greenspace. Guests enjoy the very best of the great outdoors as well as a huge range of amazing organised activities and relaxing, well-being treats including fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, windsurfing, paddle boarding and birdwatching on the lakes, luxury treatments, a steam room, sauna and three gorgeous swimming pools at the spa, tennis and a fabulously well equipped Technogym. There is also a ‘restful reading’ lounge if you want to escape with a good book and many simple pleasures including walking along the miles of riverside or lakeside trails, bike riding or picnics in a heavenly countryside spots. There are yoga sessions and lakeside fitness classes as well as watersports tuition. During peak holiday seasons, children’s clubs offer fun activities including hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire in the woods, competitive games and lots of creative fun. There is a wonderful restaurant close to the cottage with its own pizza ovens, perfect for takeways if you do not fancy cooking.

Chestnut Cottage is built in country style with wooden floorboards, an inglenook style fireplace with a cosy wood burner for chilly evenings and lovely doors and windows. It also has all the modern comforts you would hope for including an excellent kitchen and immaculate, top-notch bathrooms.

There are only a handful of properties within Mill Village itself. It is a great location if you choose to use the facilities. No doubt you will spend lots of time exploring the whole estate and its fabulous lakes and trails. You can hire bikes and watercraft and, of course, you will want to explore the beautiful Cotswolds, its very attractive villages and towns and attractions.

The ground floor of Chestnut Cottage is home to cosy open plan living. As well as a cloakroom, the living space is comprised of a lounge area with a sumptuous corner sofa surrounding the wood burner, a modern dining table and chairs and an immaculate, modern kitchen. The kitchen features two ovens, gorgeous worksurfaces, a lovely stone coloured splashback and lots of space. You will be able to cook a feast here though you may want to use the on-site restaurant or pizza takeaway service a few times. The colour palettes are calm and neutral with gorgeous colour pops from flowing curtains and cushions. Double doors lead from the living room onto a south facing veranda with a barbecue and alfresco dining. It leads you to a small bridge which entices you over the stream to Mill Village green.

Upstairs you will find three bedrooms, all beautifully decorated and furnished. The master bedroom suite offers a double bed and en-suite bathroom with a shower over the bath. There is a pretty twin and also a children’s bunk room. There is also a family shower room.

Chestnut Cottage lies within the enchanting water gardens of a gated resort in the heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, guests enjoy many entertainment options within the development as well as being located on the doorstep of fabulous Cotswolds attractions. The Cotswolds boasts idyllic villages, historic towns, a rich heritage of country houses, stunning gardens, wildlife parks, arboretums and enchanting nature reserves. Popular visits are to Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Malmesbury and Lacock as well as the regency pleasures of Cheltenham and the Georgian glories of Bath which are less than twenty miles away.

Bourton-on-the-Water, like most of the Cotswolds, lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the Venice of the Cotswolds with beautiful bridges crossing the River Windrush. Gorgeous cosy cafes line the pretty streets together with houses made with enchanting honey coloured Cotswold stone.

Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town, the highest of the Cotswold towns exposed on the 800 feet high Stow Hill at the crossroads with the Roman Fosse Way. The town boasts a fascinating history. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry, it held annual fairs where as many as 20000 sheep were sold at one time. The Market Square is very attractive with its ancient cross, town stocks and an elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops. You will find many fine antique shops, art galleries, gift and craft shops.

Tetbury is another historic wool town. It is an architectural gem with many of the wool merchant’s houses remaining the same as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Parish Church of St Mary’s has one of the tallest and most elegant spires in the UK. Tetbury is popular for its independent shops including antique shops, vintage and interior shops, exclusive boutiques and the Highgrove shop. Tetbury holds many regular events including the May Day Wacky Races, the Spring Bank Holiday Woolsack Races when contestants carry 65lb woolsacks up and down the 1 in 4 hill, the August Summer Show, the September Food and Drink Festival, the October Tetbury Music Festival and the Christmas Lights Switch-on.

Close by, visitors can enjoy the stunning botanical experience of the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, the glorious Elizabethan Chavenage House used for many famous films and TV series, the beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor at Rodmarton, the 13th century Lacock Abbey and HRH Prince of Wales’ stunning garden at Highgrove. Local equestrian events such as the Badminton Horse Trials, Gatcombe Festival of British Eventing and Beaufort Polo are all popular.