A Country Break

Kyre, Worcestershire

The Coach House

A place for two on one floor, built from reclaimed stone in the grounds of a sixteenth-century house.

The cottage

Your stone-walled, stone-tiled hideaway was built almost entirely from locally reclaimed materials, way up a simple track in the grounds of a sixteenth-century timber-framed house. Inside it is open plan and easy. Settle on the weighty leather chesterfield, toes directed at a wood-burner stacked high with logs from the nearby woods. The kitchen, of hand-crafted oak, has masses of space, a double Belfast sink and proper wooden floorboards throughout. Exposed beams frame the bright bedroom; the shower room is a step away. Everything is on the ground floor, and French doors lead out onto the decked area.

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What makes it special

It would be a treat of an evening to follow the babbling brook through the ancient orchid-dotted woodland, rest awhile at the owner’s treehouse with its hammocks, then retire to your own private viewpoint looking across open pastures to the Teme and Kyre valleys.

Badgers, muntjac, woodpeckers and buzzards are regular visitors, and the fields around fill with rabbits. It is a haven for bird watching, and the balcony has a table, four chairs and a swing seat to do it from.

The details

Sleeps
2
Bedrooms
One studio bedroom on the ground floor, with a 5ft double bed
Bathrooms
One shower room with WC
Price
£150 per night
Or by the week
£1,050 per week
Minimum stay
Three nights
Dogs
Dogs by arrangement — £30 per dog, per stay
Parking
Ample parking a short walk away, with a movement sensor on the lights. A narrow gravel path climbs gently to four stone steps at the front door

In the cottage

  • Built from locally reclaimed stone
  • Hand-crafted oak kitchen with double Belfast sink
  • Stone fireplace with woodburning stove
  • Wooden floorboards throughout
  • All on the ground floor
  • French doors onto the decked area
  • Balcony with table, four chairs and a swing seat
  • Electric heating
  • Electric hob and oven, microwave
  • Fridge with small freezer compartment
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Free WiFi
  • TV, CD and DVD player
  • Welcome cake, linen and toiletries
  • Baby welcome — travel cot and highchair available
  • No smoking

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Coordinates for The Coach House: 52.2808, -2.5646

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