Hidcote Manor Farm is an irresistible base in the Cotswolds. Here your fully furnished, spacious canvas lodge is just a short walk from a traditional honey-coloured village and you're surrounded by the National Trust's Hidcote Manor Gardens, with stunning views. These glam canvas lodges, complete with en-suite options, make for the perfect getaway.
Set on a working farm you can make friends with the sheep and feed the lambs in the spring
Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, surrounded by scenic countryside and local wildlife
Just four miles to the historic Chipping Campden with quaint cafes and shops
Set in this 300 acre farm Hidcote Manor Farm is a family getaway in Gloucestershire's tempting Cotswold Hills. Just a short drive from Broadway often cited as one of the Cotswolds' prettiest villages and surrounded by stunning National Trust gardens, you're in the ideal location. After exploring the surrounding area, you can return to your fully furnished canvas lodge. Cosy up in the evenings with a home cooked meal prepared in the fully equipped kitchen and sit around the wood burning stove. All lodges sleep six, and chose between a farmhouse shower or an ensuite. A host of breeding sheep graze across the farm's fields and you'll be welcome to bottle-feed their lambs in late March and early April when they are still finding their feet. When you're not meeting the residents, you'll find the farm is also a haven for wildlife, a great place to see skylarks, lapwings, and finches. Badgers have setts all about its beautiful space and you may be lucky in seeing them pop out and explore.
Hidcote Manor Farm is open from 12/04 to 29/09.
Max 6 people
Spacious canvas lodges fully furnished and equipped with all the kitchen essentials and a wood burning stove. Sleeping up to 6, with a double bed, cupboard beds and a bunk bed. Own private toilet but shared showers are nearby.
Max 6 people
Sleeping six, these spacious canvas lodge are complete with a double bed, cupboard beds and a bunk bed. They are fully furnished and equipped with all you need including wood burning stove, en-suite shower and toilet and your own outdoor terrace.
A four mile walk along the footpath will have you in pretty Chipping Campden, home of the Arts and Crafts movement. The village hosts Robert Dover's Olimpick Games and a lovely open garden weekend in June. It's the perfect setting for high tea and has several great cafes.
With so much great scenery, hiking routes are very tempting in this area, so bring your boots! Pop along to the Cotswold Lavender farm (10 minutes) for a stunning day out. Listen to bees buzzing, stroll amongst the 35 different lavender varieties or mooch around the shops.
Just a twenty minute drive will take you to the Cotswold Falconry Centre and Batsford Arboretum, perfect stops for animal lovers. Bourton-on-the-Water epitomises the prettiness of the area and also offers a fantastic motoring museum and historic model village.
Stray beyond the Cotswolds and you'll reach Warwickshire's Stratford-upon-Avon, where you must see a show at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and explore the Bard's former home.
Other nearby attractions include:
Cheltenham, (20.1 miles)
Small family and dog friendly camping and glamping site in The Cotswolds. Set on The Cotswolds Way walking route!
Castlemorton, Malvern, Castlemorton (24.3 miles)
Luxury rural stay in glamping safari tents situated at the foot of the Malvern Hills, with spa treatments and more.
Warwick, (16.9 miles)
A dog friendly campsite for tents and tourers, with luxury yurts, safari tents and retro caravans for hire.
Notgrove, Cheltenham, Notgrove (14.5 miles)
Luxury heated, ensuite glamping pods and safari tents on a stunning 1,500 acre Cotswold estate with tennis courts.