Find self catering and cottages with detached property in Central England

Vine Cottage, Brightwell Vineyard, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 6
Weekly prices from: £600 to £899

Self catering accommodation in Brightwell Vineyard sleeps 6.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Sleeps 6

Accommodation overview: Set in a 14-acre vineyard, with a further 20 acres of woods, pasture, lake and Thames river frontage, Vine Cottage enjoys a central location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Built in traditional style with modern comfort, the holiday cottage adjoins the owners’ home, with its own patio and garden. The lovely grounds offer coarse fishing, horse grazing and private nature walks, with golf, riding and sailing all available nearby. Historic Wallingford 1½ miles, and Oxford, Henley and Newbury Racecourse all around half an hour’s drive. Shops 1½ miles.

One step to entrance. Living/dining room with cast-iron wood-burner, sofa-bed (for +2) and French doors to patio. Spacious modern fitted kitchen with soft-tiled floor. Separate toilet. Open-tread stairs to first floor: Double and twin bedrooms with built in wardrobes, sloping ceilings. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

Clifton Cottages - Clifton Cottage, Clifton, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 12
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Clifton sleeps 12.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 12

Accommodation overview: Clifton Cottages, comprising spacious Clifton Cottage, a large Georgian house and formerly the owners’ home, together with the smaller former groom’s cottage, Clifton Edge, has been converted with much care to provide comfortable holiday accommodation. Clifton Cottage, suitable for larger groups, boasts a large entrance hall, three reception rooms, and retains much original character with its beams, Aga and homely open fires. Clifton Edge boasts a hot tub in its own enclosed garden providing the perfect way to relax at the end of the day. Adjacent, yet detached from one another, they are set in a village location with the market town of Ashbourne only 1½ miles away on the edge of the Peak District National Park. There are many shops to browse and good facilities including supermarkets and a number of restaurants. There are leisure centres at both Ashbourne and Uttoxeter for swimming, squash and other sports. A similar distance away, an 18-hole golf course proves popular with visitors (available weekdays only). From the cottages one can undertake country walks, cycle rides through country lanes and there is also a very good pub 100 yards away in the village which does good food and welcomes Clifton Cottages guests. Highlights in the area include Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall, Peak caves and caverns near Castleton, Alton Towers theme park (within 5 miles), Sudbury Museum of Childhood, Crich Tram Museum, Bakewell, Carsington Water, Matlock Bath including Gulliver’s Kingdom and the Heights of Abraham. Shop 11/4 miles.

Nursery Cottage, Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, Central England

Sleeps 4
Weekly prices from: £271 to £631

Self catering accommodation in Sherwood sleeps 4.

Features include: Short Breaks • Multi bathrooms • Non smoking • Detached Four Poster Bed • Pub near by sleeps 4

Accommodation overview: This pretty mellow brick cottage sits in its own garden at the peaceful heart of Ollerton village not far from the famous watermill and within 200 yards of three good dining pubs. Recently renovated and very comfortable it is in easy reach of Sherwood Forest legendary home of Robin Hood with its fun parks adventure playgrounds and cycle trails Clumber Park (N.T.) and Nottingham. Riding swimming and bowling are nearby. Shops ½ mile.

Entrance lobby. Fitted kitchen with archway to beamed dining room. Beamed sitting room with gas 'log effect' fire. First floor: Double bedroom with four poster bed and ensuite shower room/W.C. Twin bedded room with ensuite shower room/W.C.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Mayfield Coach House, Middle Mayfield, Derbyshire, Central England

Sleeps 2
Weekly prices from: £300 to £599

Self catering accommodation in Middle Mayfield sleeps 2.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Detached • Sleeps 2

Accommodation overview: This detached, Grade II listed 18th-century coach house (centre of photograph, with gable facing) is peacefully situated in a conservation area on the edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. Set close to the owners’ home, it offers attractive traditional-style holiday accommodation, with fine views over an acre of shared walled gardens, with a pond, orchard and brook. Attractive market town of Ashbourne 3 miles. Village well dressing mid-June. Good walking locally. Shops 3 miles, pub 200 yards serving excellent food.

Beamed sitting/dining room with wood-burning stove. Pine fitted kitchen. Steep, narrow stairs to first floor: Pretty, beamed double bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet.

The Fourth Square, Clanfield, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 8
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Clanfield sleeps 8.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 8

Accommodation overview: Peacefully set, this lovely family home has a charming, enclosed garden with a large lawn and pretty patio area. It is ideal for children to play in. The property lies in the picturesque village of Clanfield which has an excellent restaurant/hotel, a homely pub and post office/shop. There are many walks to explore around the village, as well as quiet lanes, suitable for cycling with children.
Nearby Bampton offers larger shops including an excellent butchers, Faringdon holds regular farmers markets and there is a local vineyard in Black Bourton. Within a couple of miles radius there are many local attractions to enjoy. These include the beautiful town of Burford - not forgetting the much loved Burford Garden centre, National Trust properties (Buscott Park, Great Coxwell Barn), Faringdon Folley and Kelmscott Manor (the country home of William Morris, the founder of the Arts and Crafts movement). The village is only a couple of miles from the Thames at Radcott, where you can walk for miles up or down the stream, or enjoy the riverside pubs. Looking a little further afield, Clanfield is on the edge of the beautiful Cotswolds and only a short drive from White Horse Hill and the Ridgeway - a hilly contrast to the flat walks around Clanfield. This property is an excellent location for exploring Oxford, with its University colleges, the Ashmolean museum, Natural History, Museum of Modern Art, Botanic Gardens and punting. The village is located within easy access of Swindon and the M4, as well as the A40, making day trips to Bath, Cheltenham and the West Country a possibility. Shop/PO 100 yards.

Large living room with French doors to garden. Dining room with opium couch and piano. Large, well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen with dining area. Utility. Sitting room with TV. Twin bedroom with en-suite bathroom with over bath shower, bidet and toilet. Separate toilet. First floor: Two double bedrooms, one with 5ft four-poster bed, and en-suite shower room with toilet. Two single bedrooms. Family bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. All first floor rooms with Velux windows.

Cherry Cottage, Leek, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 2
Weekly prices from: £328 to £631

Self catering accommodation in Leek sleeps 2.

Features include: Detached • Non Smoking • Private Hot Tub • Indoor Pool • Fishing On Site • Open Fire • Short Break • Romantic Break

Accommodation overview: Set in an idyllically peaceful position in 6 acres of landscaped grounds on the borders of Cheshire the Peak District Derbyshire and Staffordshire these lovely properties offer a wonderful base from which to explore the many visitor attractions in the area. They are immaculately presented combining luxurious furnishings with beamed interiors and the state of the art swimming pool complex is a real treat. Sport fishing is available on site. Within 6 miles are Little Moreton Hall and Biddulph Grange Gardens (both NT) and the village of Biddulph is 1½ miles away and offers pubs and shops. Beautiful Rudyard Lake for fishing walking rowing boat hire and small steam train and the quaint town of Leek are 6 miles. Alton Towers and Splash Landings swimming complex the Monkey Forest at Trentham Gardens Waterworld indoor skiing and bowling at Festival Park in Stoke and the pottery museum are all within 15 miles. Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall 30 miles. Horse riding locally. Pub and shops 1½ miles. Spacious beamed open plan sitting/dining room with wood burning stove fitted kitchen and superb views. First floor: Gallery bedroom with 5’ brass and iron bedstead. Luxury bathroom/WC with roll top bath shower cubicle and bidet.

Phone enquiries: 0844 847 1143

Chapel Cottage, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Central England

Sleeps 9
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Chipping Norton sleeps 9.

Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Detached • Sleeps 9

Accommodation overview: Chapel Cottage is a traditional stone cottage with a timber frame extension set in a large garden, opening out onto fields, situated on a no-through road in a very secluded hamlet. There is little traffic beyond the occasional tractor or car. Small children will enjoy the chickens, horses and sheep in the neighbouring fields on walks short enough for little legs and can enjoy cycling or a visit to the village well. There are great longer walks which dogs love leading from the village to Worton Wood, and footpaths to Great Tew, Sandford and beyond. If you are a keen cyclist Ledwell is an ideal base for exploring the Cotswolds. Great Tew, with the famous Falkland Arms pub, is only 2 miles away and for those keen on real ale you can take a tour round the Hook Norton brewery, a Victorian brewery using one of the last commercially operated steam engines. There are excellent farmers’ markets every Saturday in villages within 15 minutes of the cottage and a wide range of restaurants, and cafes in the nearest town Chipping Norton, which also has a lido and indoor swimming pool. The designer outlet centre of Bicester Village is only 20 minutes away and other attractions within a 30 minute car drive include Blenheim Palace, traditional Cotwold villages Stow-on-the Wold and Burford, and Oxford. Stratford-upon- Avon is also within easy reach. Shop and pub 1½ miles.

Large living/dining room with wood-burning stove, quarry tiled floor and beams. Well-equipped modern kitchen with limestone tiled floor and French doors to terrace. Utility. Wet room. First floor: Three double bedrooms, one with garden views. Bunk bedroom. Single bedroom. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet. Separate toilet.

The Croft, Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire, Central England

Sleeps 10
Weekly prices from: £1300

Self catering accommodation in Rolleston-on-Dove sleeps 10.

Features include: • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Golf nearby • Detached • Garden • Sleeps 10

Accommodation overview: This large five bedroomed 17th-century character house is set in the heart of the prestigious rural village of Rolleston-on-Dove – first documented in King Edmund’s Charter of 942AD. Overlooking the church and village green, the extended cottage has privacy assured from the very large enclosed landscaped gardens allowing areas for complete relaxation. The Croft is a detached holiday property and is close to an attractive and popular village pub which serves excellent food and wine. Furnished to a very high standard throughout, The Croft has its own cinema room which allows guests the chance to enjoy a movie on a large screen. The large family kitchen is equipped with modern fittings and the large dining room area is fantastic to enjoy a meal together at the end of a busy day. There is a conservatory and separate study room with computer access for those that like to keep in touch whilst away or for researching the many local attractions in the area. There are five bedrooms in total – two on the first floor share a family shower room with toilet whilst a third and fourth have a Jack and Jill shower room with toilet. The fifth bedroom is on the ground floor along with a separate bathroom and toilet. The North Staffordshire Railway gives access to Burton-on-Trent and nearby facilities include Alton Towers, Drayton Manor Park, Snibson Discovery Park, Conkers, Bass Museum, Carsington Reservoir, Ashbourne and several National Trust properties. The famous Tutbury Crystal and Tutbury Castle are also nearby and for keen cyclists, the Tissington Trail with its 13-mile route is a must. Donnington Park is 25 minutes away, which is home to the World Superbike Championship and (from 2010) to the British Formula One Grand Prix. Craythorne Golf Club is ½ mile. Shop ¼ mile, pub 300 yards.

Spacious living room with open fire. Cinema room with TV. Large dining room. Large, well-equipped, farmhouse-style kitchen with breakfast area, gas/electric Rangemaster (for cooking) and TV. Study. Conservatory with TV. Double bedroom with 5ft bed. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with 5ft bed and TV and double bedroom with 5ft round bed and TV, each sharing en-suite shower room with toilet. Two further double bedrooms, one with 5ft bed and TV. Shower room with toilet.