Woodpecker to rent in The Cotswolds with superb facilities and location to ensure you have an enjoyable relaxing quality holiday.

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Enjoy the freedom of Woodpecker in The Cotswolds where you can relax in comfort and please yourself what to do, with no fixed mealtimes.

Blakes Holiday Cottages offer you the assurance that Woodpecker in The Cotswolds is a quality self catering accommodation, that guarantees the highest levels of comfort, luxury and care, enabling you to enjoy your holiday trouble stress free.

Fine cottages and facilities &ndash; just a mile from one of England&rsquo;s finest Regency towns . . ._<strong>Occupying a superb position with wonderful rural views, yet within a mile or so of Cheltenham&rsquo;s elegant town centre, these delightful holiday cottages have been created from a range of 19th-century barns and are furnished and equipped to high standards. All cottages enjoy a good choice of shared facilities including a <em>covered heated swimming-pool</em>, an <em>all-weather tennis court </em>and a croquet lawn. The cottages are well equipped, with an automatic washing machine, microwave oven and dishwasher, and each cottage has its own sitting-out area with patio and furniture.</strong><br />All the fascinating corners of the beautiful Regency spa town of Cheltenham are immediately to hand: there is an art gallery, a museum, tempting boutiques, antique shops, plentiful restaurants and inns. Only a short walk away is Cheltenham&rsquo;s racecourse, famous as the home of National Hunt Racing, which stages the Cheltenham Festival in March, as well as several other top quality race meetings between October and the end of April. The Pittville Pump Room, a magnificent Grade I listed building opened in 1830, has a museum on its top floor. In the ballroom it is possible to taste spa water from the original pump. Historic illustrations, photographs and small displays tell the story of Cheltenham from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon times. The building is surrounded by attractive parkland with a lake and children&rsquo;s playground, public tennis courts and golf course. Number 4 Clarence Road, built in 1832 by James Creed, is the house in which Gustav Holst was born on 21 September 1874, and where he spent the first seven years of his childhood. The Holst Birthplace Museum is a memorial to the composer and a rare treat for lovers of music. On the summit of nearby Leckhampton Hill above the Devil&rsquo;s Chimney, a teetering rock column, is the site of an Iron Age fort; keen walkers can follow the Cotswold Way.<br />Hunting Butts Cottages provide a perfect base to explore the beautiful countryside and villages of the Cotswolds as well as the attractions of the Heart of England. The Cotswolds cast their spell on artists, naturalists, walkers and everone with a love for rural peace and tranquillity: Broadway &ndash; the &lsquo;Venice&rsquo; of the Cotswolds; delightful Chipping Campden; Blockley, described as the most beautiful village in England, and Stow-on-the-Wold boasting England&rsquo;s oldest pub, are all within half an hour&rsquo;s drive. The variety of attractions is almost endless. Exploring this region at any time of year is a rewarding experience, each season throwing a different light on the changing scene. Heritage attractions in the area include Sudeley Castle (7 miles), once home of Catherine Parr, containing Europe&rsquo;s largest collection of toys, arms and armour. Forest of Dean 23 miles. Birmigham, Bath, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon are all within one hour by car. Sailing and wind-surfing on 15,000 acres of lakes near the ancient Roman town of Cirencester are available within 30 minutes&rsquo; drive._<ul><li><em>Elec and full gas CH incl </em></li><li><em>Gas &lsquo;wood burner&rsquo; (not Ref NJ4)</em></li><li><em>Parking</em></li><li><em>Shops &frac12; mile</em></li><li><em>TV</em></li><li><em>Video</em></li><li><em>Internet access</em></li><li><em>Auto wm</em></li><li><em>D/washer</em></li><li><em>M/wave</em></li><li><em>T/cot</em></li><li><em>H/chair</em></li><li><em>Double glazing</em></li><li><em>Patio with furniture</em></li><li><em>Shared utility room with t/dryer and freezer</em></li><li><em><strong>All-weather tennis court </strong></em></li><li><em>Croquet and boule court</em></li><li><em><strong>Covered heated swimming-pool </strong>(38ft x 18ft) &ndash; 10am to 8pm, all year (weather permitting)</em></li><li><em>Games room and small gym</em></li><li><em>Duvets with linen </em></em></li><li><em><em>Non-smokers only</em></li><li><em><em><strong>Friday to Friday</strong></em></em></li></ul>_ADDITIONAL FACILITIES:<ul><li><strong>Covered indoor heated swimming-pool</strong> (38ft x 18ft) &ndash; open daily from 10am to 8pm, all year (weather permitting)<br /></li><li><strong>All-weather tennis court</strong></li><li>Croquet Lawn</li><li>Games room and small gym</li><li>Patio with garden furniture for every cottage</li></ul>_A very comfortable cottage with a spacious living room on the first floor. Entrance into large, modern, well-equipped, pine-fitted kitchen with dining area. Double bedroom with en-suite shower room/W.C. Bunk-bedded room. Bathroom/W.C. with over-bath shower. <em>First floor:</em> Spacious, comfortably furnished living room with gas wood-burner and rugs on wooden floor. Pretty twin-bedded room.

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