Dandelion Cottage

Gloucestershire. Sleeps up to 8

Enjoying sensational, panoramic views from the roof terrace, Dandelion Cottage is a stunning four bedroom holiday home situated on a fabulous development just south of Cirencester. It is perfect for families or groups of friends who love the outdoors and keeping busy with a huge array of excellent facilities and activities.

Dandelion Cottage is brand new with tasteful, stylish decor and contemporary furnishings, offering luxurious comfortable living at its best. The cottage sleeps up to six adults and two children and is within a five minute walk of the development’s award-winning spa facilities, activity centre and restaurant.

In the heart of the Cotswolds, amidst gorgeous lakeside trails, rivers, lakes and hundreds of acres of lush greenspace, you will enjoy the very best of the great outdoors and a wonderful array of activities. Guests can enjoy fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, windsurfing and birdwatching on the lakes, luxury treatments, the steam room, sauna and three gorgeous swimming pools at the spa, a ‘restful reading’ lounge, tennis courts and a fabulously well equipped Technogym. There is something for everyone here. Maybe it is just simple pleasures like walking along the miles of riverside or lakeside trails, bike riding or a picnic in a heavenly countryside spot. During peak holiday seasons, children’s clubs offer fun activities including hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire in the woods. There is a useful on-site shop and the wonderful restaurant has its own pizza ovens, perfect for takeways if you do not want to cook.

Having said that, visitors to Dandelion Cottage will not be able to resist cooking barbecues on the roof terrace. With stunning open views across the nature conservation lake, deluxe loungers, sofas and dining furniture plus a top-of-the-range barbecue, all you need is some sunshine and chilled white wine to get the party going.

The ground floor of Dandelion Cottage is home to two exquisite lakeside double bedrooms, one enjoying an en-suite wet room, a delightful twin bedroom, a pristine modern family bathroom and a utility room. Doors open to the lush grassy garden from the double rooms.

Enjoying its wonderful elevated position, the first floor open plan living space is an absolute delight. With a two-tone trendy kitchen featuring outstanding appliances, stylish sofas surrounding the contemporary wood burning stove, indoor dining and massive windows and doors, the room is incredibly light and airy. This holiday home is definitely upmarket with impressive touches such as the Nespresso coffee machine and Beats Pill wireless speakers. The final bedroom is also found on the first floor, with a sumptuous bed adorned with luxury soft furnishings and an immaculate shower room next door. Access to the roof terrace is from the first floor plus there is also a lakeside balcony on the first floor.

Whether you are looking to get away from it all and chill with a good book, walk for miles in beautiful countryside, bird-watch, visit fascinating historic houses with stunning gardens, learn a new sport such as paddle boarding or windsurfing, play tennis, bike ride, indulge yourself with luxurious spa treatments, swim or get fit, you will certainly be able to when staying on this first class development at Dandelion Cottage. We wouldn’t mind betting though that best of all, is your stunning roof terrace!

Dandelion Cottage enjoys a fabulous lakeside location within a gated resort in the heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, guests enjoy many entertainment options within the development as well as being located on the doorstep of fabulous Cotswolds attractions. The Cotswolds boasts idyllic villages, historic towns, a rich heritage of country houses, stunning gardens, wildlife parks, arboretums and enchanting nature reserves. Popular visits are to Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Malmesbury and Lacock as well as the regency pleasures of Cheltenham and the Georgian glories of Bath which are less than twenty miles away.

Bourton-on-the-Water, like most of the Cotswolds, lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the Venice of the Cotswolds with beautiful bridges crossing the River Windrush. Gorgeous cosy cafes line the pretty streets together with houses made with enchanting honey coloured Cotswold stone.

Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town, the highest of the Cotswold towns exposed on the 800 feet high Stow Hill at the crossroads with the Roman Fosse Way. The town boasts a fascinating history. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry, it held annual fairs where as many as 20000 sheep were sold at one time. The Market Square is very attractive with its ancient cross, town stocks and an elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops. You will find many fine antique shops, art galleries, gift and craft shops.

Tetbury is another historic wool town. It is an architectural gem with many of the wool merchant’s houses remaining the same as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Parish Church of St Mary’s has one of the tallest and most elegant spires in the UK. Tetbury is popular for its independent shops including antique shops, vintage and interior shops, exclusive boutiques and the Highgrove shop. Tetbury holds many regular events including the May Day Wacky Races, the Spring Bank Holiday Woolsack Races when contestants carry 65lb woolsacks up and down the 1 in 4 hill, the August Summer Show, the September Food and Drink Festival, the October Tetbury Music Festival and the Christmas Lights Switch-on.

Close by, visitors can enjoy the stunning botanical experience of the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, the glorious Elizabethan Chavenage House used for many famous films and TV series, the beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor at Rodmarton, the 13th century Lacock Abbey and HRH Prince of Wales’ stunning garden at Highgrove. Local equestrian events such as the Badminton Horse Trials, Gatcombe Festival of British Eventing and Beaufort Polo are all popular.

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