Charming Cotswold Home Away from Home
Discover your perfect getaway in the beautiful Cotswolds.
About The Woodlands
The Woodlands offers a luxury self-catering country stay in Chalford, the Golden Valley in the Cotswolds, with over 1 acre of private woodlands and gardens. Just two hours drive from central London, with miles upon miles of natural beauty right outside the front door, this 18th -century cottage extended house is perfectly placed for you to enjoy all that Cotswolds has to offer.
The space
Ancient history flows through over a thousand years’ history of the valley’s legacy as one of the country’s earliest cloth-making areas that have made it unique. Still, recent restorations undertaken by the owners have brought it right up to the modern-day, making this self-catering home a character-filled family retreat that is utterly wholesome in every way.
Explore the Cotswolds' natural beauty during the day and in the evening, sit out either in the front courtyard with a cool glass of local wine or enjoy some marshmallows by the pit fire on our bird view high decking, as the last of the day’s sunsets beyond the woods.
Inside:
Stone-built fireplace, oak floorboards, and the iconic 9m long openable glass wall overlooking the valley, The Woodlands is as quintessential as bucolic. A home that celebrates the simple but beautiful things in life creates beautiful memories and happiness.
Outside
Rising with the sound of birdsong, pad downstairs and out into the garden and down to the woodlands for a quiet morning wander around, before back to The Woodlands’ kitchen with freshly provided local produces for a healthy breakfast. After filling up on coffee and toast, pack backpacks and head across the hill, through Chalford Village and up onto national woodlands or down to the canal to enjoy endless Cotswolds views over a picnic of the wonderful sandwich from the famous Lavender Bakery; on return, gather around the fire pit for some local bubbles and conversation as the light fades from the sky.
About The Area of The Woodlands - Cotswolds
The Woodlands is located in one of the country's most celebrated areas of natural beauty; there's plenty to see and do in this beautiful part of the Cotswolds. The Chalford Valley is a stunning area, made famous by its history in cloth making, where you will find many ancient mills around.
Dimmel's Dale lies in the Golden Valley and in an area of species-rich unimproved grassland on a west-facing slope, with semi-natural ancient woodland at the top of the bank, and a brook at the bottom adding to the habitats found. Wildflowers bloom throughout from cowslips in early Spring to devils-bit scabious well into autumn. Explore this reserve on its own for a gentle stroll, or go for a longer hike throughout the Golden Valley starting at Dimmel's Dale and going on to discover other reserves including Daneway Banks.
The Three Groves Wood is part of a large block of ancient woodland on the north side of the Frome Valley. Dominated by beech, the woodland borders Strawberry Banks nature reserve.
From Bath to Cheltenham, Cirencester to Stow-on-the-Wold, the Cotswolds offers everything, from pretty market villages and stately homes to arboretums, spa towns with fabulous shops, and of course endless walking and cycling opportunities — you're spoilt for choice.
Explore the stunning Cotswolds life
