Perfect for couples or families, this beautiful barn conversion boasts a cosy log burner and is just a few minutes away from the village pub and an abundance of countryside trails.
Acorn Barn is a comfortable yet stylish barn conversion that perfectly combines its original features with high-end fixtures and luxurious soft furnishings. Spend your days exploring the local villages and surrounding countryside, before returning to your cosy abode for an evening in front of the log burner with your nearest and dearest. Should you wish to venture further afield, days out include trips to Cotswold Wildlife Park, Little Oak Vineyard and Sudeley Castle and Gardens.
Set over three floors, this beautiful barn conversion boasts a range of original features including exposed wooden beams and honey stone walls.
As you step through the sage green door, you will immediately greet the delightful country-style kitchen. Complete with all the essentials to self-cater with ease, you will have access to a fridge/freezer, a microwave, a kettle, an electric oven and hob, a dishwasher and a coffee machine.
Meanwhile, the cosy living room features a two-seater sofa and two comfortable armchairs, perfectly positioned around the warming log burner. There is also a four-seater dining table so you can enjoy delicious feasts together or plan your next adventure.
Head upstairs to the first floor where you will find the beautifully designed master bedroom with exposed stone walls and luxurious linen sheets. There is a comfortable double bed, ample storage space and an en-suite with a walk-in shower.
There is also a family bathroom with a shower over the bath.
The second bedroom is located on the top floor of the barn and boasts a king-size bed, sumptuous soft furnishings and views across Longborough.
Outside, you will have access to an enclosed private patio with a four-seater dining table and BBQ, providing the perfect setting for warm summer nights.
The Cotswolds is a richly rural area with more than 3,000 footpaths and trails running through farmland and wildflower meadows, as well as ancient woodlands to explore.
For woodland birds, Box Wood tucked away in a valley near Minchinhampton is well worth a visit. Comprised mainly of beech, with some limestone streams running through it, in summer it becomes alive with birds. Listen out for great-spotted woodpeckers and tawny owls, and keep your eyes peeled for treecreepers and nuthatches as they run up and down the trees.
More woods can be found on Crickley Hill jointly managed by the National Trust and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Located just south of Cheltenham its habitats also include grassland, scrub, and limestone rock exposures. Mixed flocks of tits and finches are common in the woods, while kestrels can often be seen hovering above as they hunt for prey. In summer, the site is also a haven for wildflowers and butterflies.
Cotswold Water Park which straddles the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire border is a vast marl lake system spread over 42 miles. Cleveland Lakes Reserve is made up of two of the largest lakes and is an important site for both wintering and breeding birds including coots, great crested grebes, and little egrets. For bitterns, reed buntings, water rails, and snipes, head to Shorncote Reedbed which also has two bird hides so you can view the wildlife close up.
If you want to see some exotic and rare birds, Birdland in Bourton-on-the-water has a variety of attractions set in nine acres of gardens and woodland. Some of the highlights include the Parliament of Owls, home to eight species of owl, the Pandemonium of Parrots, where you can learn about the 16 species of parrot housed there, and Penguin Shore which has daily feeding displays. There are plenty of spots to have a picnic, as well as a children’s play area, and a gift shop.
Nearby Greystones Farm nature reserve is home to wildflower meadows, Iron Age ramparts, a replica Iron Age roundhouse, a working organic farm, and an interactive discovery barn. The old farm buildings are used by swallows and house martins for nesting and there are plenty of birds of prey to be spotted gliding overhead. There is also the opportunity to view a live camera feed of a barn owl box, and watch the birds as they bring up their chicks.
Farmland birds can be found all over the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. Look out for corn buntings, grey partridges, turtle doves, and yellow wagtails.
