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Heart of village
The cottage is
situated right in the heart of the historic village of Sherston 896
AD.
The village Post Office/ grocery shop (stocks delicious local
produce) is only a short walk down the high street . A large
childrens' playground (including obstacle course) and recreation
field is within 100 yards and in view from upstairs of the cottage.
Also within easy
walking disance are an
excellent Farm shop (butchers, vegetables and bread), wine shop and two
excellent pubs should you wish to dine out. You can also take
some lovely walks around the village and surrounding beautiful
countryside - a copy of the Sherston Walks and village guide is in the cottage.
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Within easy reach
Surprisingly Sherston is
within easy reach of rail,
motorway, and airports. London Paddington is within 1.5 hours
from Kemble Station, which is about 12 miles from Sherston.
The M4 motorway Junctions 17 and 18 are both less than a 20
minutes drive away. London Heathrow is less than an hour and
a half
drive and
Bristol airport about an hour's drive.
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Great base
Sherston's location
in the South Cotswolds means it is ideally situated for Lacock (beautiful National Trust
village where Cranford, Pride & Prejudice, and Harry Potter have all been filmed), Castle Coombe
(another beautiful village where War Horse and Dr Dolittle have all been filmed), and Westonbirt
National Arboretum
(one of the
most spectacular tree gardens in the world) is also just down the
country lanes. Not much further South you'll discover Bath
(England's finest Georgian town) and Bristol (Historic harbour
city) both only 30 minutes away. A bit closer just 10
minutes away is the traditional market town of
Tetbury (England's premier destination for antique hunters and home
to Prince Charles's much visited Highgrove Shop).
Northwards you can further exlore the beautiful Cotswolds countryside, towns (e.g. Cirencester, Gloucester and
Cheltenham) and other beautiful villages (e.g.
Bibury, Bourton-on-the-Water,
Stow-on-the Wold, Chipping Campden, Burford, and Broadway).
"Royal"
destination
It's
not surprising that celebrities and
Royalty have chosen to live in this wonderful part of the
world with Gatcombe Park (famous for its annual August horse
trials)
the home of Princess Anne. Also nearby is Highgrove the estate of
Prince Charles and weekday tours of the renown Gardens at Highgrove may
be booked on-line, together with a series of seasonal demonstrations, hands-on workshops and Christmas black-tie dinner! Prince Charles is also the Patron of The
Beaufort Polo Club
which is also only a few miles away.
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Spoilt for choice
You'll
find in the cottage a wide selection of books, brochures
and leaflets on places to visit and things to do for every member
of the family. To help you plan in advance including details
of What's On throughout the year take a
look at the
official guide to
the Cotswold region.
Morning view from the 2nd floor bedroom
windows overlooking the iconic parish
Church of the Holy Cross tower
over 900 years old
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Sherston itself
is famous for its
annual July Boules Competition.
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