The Hayloft, All Northamptonshire

The Hayloft - NAB3 bedrooms, Sleeps 6 + 1 Baby.

For walkers, multi-generational breaks or friends who want countryside around them without feeling cut off, The Hayloft makes an easy base on the Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire border. This adjoining barn conversion sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms and has a useful ground-floor bedroom and shower room, while all three bedrooms use zip-and-link beds that can be arranged as doubles or twins on request. Wooden floors and a wood burner give the sitting room real character, balancing the light, open feel of the space.

The kitchen/dining room is set up for proper self-catering, and there’s a lawned garden with a patio and furniture for slower afternoons back at the cottage. Families with younger children are well served too, with a cot, highchair and stairgate available on request. With 2 bathrooms, private parking for 2 cars and a rural position among established footpaths and bridleways, it suits guests who want fresh-air days and comfortable evenings rather than a village-centre stay.

Accommodation details

Ground Floor:
Living room: With wood burner, Freeview TV , DVD player and wooden floor.
Kitchen/dining room: With electric oven, electric hob, microwave, fridge/freezer and washer/dryer.
Bedroom 1: With zip and link double bed (can be twin beds on request).
Shower room: With shower cubicle and toilet.
First Floor:
Bedroom 2: With zip and link double bed (can be twin beds on request).
Bedroom 3: With zip and link double bed (can be twin beds on request).
Bathroom: With shower over bath, and toilet.

Gas underfloor central heating, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial fuel for wood burner included, remainder available locally. Travel cot, highchair and stairgate available on request. Welcome pack. Lawned garden with patio and garden furniture. Private parking for 2 cars. No smoking. Please note: Sorry, no hen or stag parties. This property has a security deposit of £200.

• Wood-burning stove - initial fuel inc, thereafter avail locally
• Elec, Calor gas underfloor CH, bed linen and towels inc
• T/cot, h/chair and stairgate on request
• Freeview TV
• DVD
• M/wave
• Washer/dryer
• F/freezer
• Wi-fi
• Lawned garden
• Patio with furniture
• Natural spring water supply
• Welcome pack
• No smoking. Please note: This property has a security deposit of £200.

. Set in rolling rural countryside on the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, yet only a short drive from the major motorway connections of the M40 (Junctions 10 and 11), The Hayloft and The Stalls (refs NAB & NAC) are adjoining barn conversions which lie on the edge of the Cotswolds.

They offer spacious, light and airy holiday accommodation that is still warm, cosy and comfortable with wooden floors and a wood-burning stove. There are numerous established footpaths and bridle paths which criss-cross the area and take guests through some of the most picturesque countryside and landscapes. The nearby village of Aynho is famous for the apricot trees grown on the stone walls of the old houses. The historic market town of Banbury is close by, whilst Deddington (with a monthly farmers’ market), Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour give a more traditional view of the Cotswolds and the chance to stroll along the quaint high streets, stopping at one of the many tea shops and country inns for which the area is famous. Less than 30 minutes away lies Blenheim Palace, in the town of Woodstock, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and home of the Blenheim Horse Trials.

In the opposite direction, why not sample Sulgrave Manor (ancestral home of the family of George Washington) or Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, situated next to a forest - or divert to shop at designer boutiques in the highly acclaimed Bicester Village Outlet Centre. A little farther afield, but still within easy driving distance, lie the university city of Oxford, the ancient town of Warwick, Leamington Spa and the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Commonly referred to as Shakespeare’s Stratford, this is the perfect opportunity to visit many historic attractions including the Birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and the world famous Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Aynho is an hour’s journey north to Birmingham (with the National Exhibition Centre) or south to London itself. There are excellent fast trains from Banbury or Bicester, or drive via the M40. Shop 3 miles, pub and restaurant 1 mil