Gowers Close is an ancient thatched and beamed cottage in a charming village in the North Cotswolds with large windows looking out onto a glorious garden. Antique furniture, crackling log fires in the inglenook fireplace, walls covered with books and pictures, a grand piano, a sunny terrace under the wisteria for summer breakfasts; a perfect recipe for a relaxing weekend.
There are two pretty bedrooms, one king sized double and one twin, each with a bathroom en suite and tea and coffee making facilities.
They both look out onto the garden and in the summer, wisteria and roses vie with each other to poke into the windows and look at the guests

Your hosts are John (tall and very amusing) and Judith (great cook, music -lover and garden writer), and welcoming committee is Daisy (bearded collie and waggy tail). The atmosphere is very relaxed, many guests returning year after year. Great breakfasts, with home-produced or locally-sourced food, are served from the Aga in the kitchen/dining room whilst the award-winning local pub, the Wykham Arms, serves delicious suppers and is only 100 yards away.

You can expect peace and quiet, comfy beds, laughter, music, and lots of lovely walks to give you a good appetite. Gardening advice, cuttings and seedlings are all part of the treat

Oxford is 27 miles away, Stratford On Avon with all the Shakespeare properties and Royal Shakespeare Theatre is only 18 miles. There is a wealth of great gardens to visit in the area and many National Trust places of interest. These include Hidcote, Kiftsgate, Rousham, Brook Cottage, Snowshill, Chastleton, Baddesley Clinton, Upton House, Blenheim Palace, Warwick and Kenilworth Castles.
Cotswold towns and villages not to be missed are Chipping Campden, Bibury, Burford - great for bookshops and antiques - Stow on the Wold and a clutch of great eating places we can recommend.
And shopping! Bicester retail Village is only 25 minutes drive away.
Whether you enjoy sightseeing, walking, riding, golf or just pottering around, we will be happy to help you plan your stay.