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Walnut Cottage

Bampton, Oxfordshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)7801 278323

Per night
£250 - £375
Per week
£1750 - £2625

4 beds

Bedroom

4 bedrooms

Sleeps

Sleeps 7

Children welcome

Come for a quintessentially English country cottage tucked down a village path with wisteria in the garden and a short walk to a foodie pub

Per night
£250 - £375
Per week
£1750 - £2625

Contact the owner directly to check date availability and secure your booking.

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£250 - £375 per night

£1750 - £2625 per week

The Experience

Park your car on the grass verge, cross the road and follow the stream through a gate into a well-established garden with shrubs, roses, perennials and much birdsong. There’s lots of room out here to sit, eat, chat, sunbathe or find a quiet spot. Inside is peaceful with an unstuffy feel. If it’s bucketing down then come together in the sitting room, light the fire, scour the many bookshelves or escape to the music room (for a tinkle on the piano) or the study. Find soft colours, pretty curtains, lamps and rugs.

Keen friends can work together in the cooks’ kitchen with a four-oven Aga, plenty of kit and Emma Bridgewater china. A breakfast basket of bread, cheese, eggs, crackers, jam and juice will be waiting for you. Upstairs find well-dressed beds with deep mattresses – the master spans the width of the house and overlooks the lawn. A beamed family bathroom has a proper bath, pictures and scented candles.

Sleep well in this utterly tranquil spot.

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We think you'll love

  • The well-equipped kitchen facing the garden and the warming Aga (there are other ways to cook though!)
  • Chatting and relaxing in the very comfortable sitting room with the fire glowing away
  • Being only a 5-minute drive from The Double Red Duke for supper
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You should know

  • The master bedroom has an en suite shower, the others share the family bathroom but there's an extra loo downstairs
  • Sorry, no dogs
  • The neighbouring house is visible but there's lots of greenery in between; please be considerate with noise

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

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Pricing

Nightly price
from £250
Weekly price
from £1750
Damage deposit
£250
1 Cottage for 7
From £2504 beds4 bedrooms

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Information

Booking information

Check in
From 4pm
Check out
By 11am
Other details
Minimum stay: 5 nights. 5 nights on weekdays. 5 nights at weekends. 5 nights in high season.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Meals
Breakfast basket on arrival.

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Reviews

Charlotte has brought real charm and style to this pretty cottage tucked away down a stream-edged lane, a short walk from the ancient wool village of Bampton, in the Thames valley. Now known as the Downton Abbey village it still retains its own individuality and traditions. This is a sweet well-equipped hideaway, close to lovely village and in real comfort, only emerging for long walks and great pubs.
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Beth, London

This home feels like a warm hug from the moment you enter. We visited in autumn as the colours changed. The warm Aga was very welcome in our return from beautiful walks. And we lit a fire in the living room for board games and movie night. The beds are also very comfortable! Charlotte sends a comprehensive guide to all that the surrounding area has to offer. Particular highlights were the delights at Lynnwood & Co bakery on Sunday (a few minutes walk), the cheese scones (wow!) and cinnamon buns at Blake’s, and walk around Blenheim Palace and the Sunday roast at The Double Red Duke.

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Peter, Edinburgh

We loved our stay in Walnut Cottage. We had a full house with plenty of space for 6 adults, 2 children and a baby. The garden was looking magnificent and is a real feature of the property. Charlotte was an exceptional host and could not have been more helpful and informative.

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Abigail, Northamptonshire

The perfect place to gather with friends to celebrate a 50th birthday - so warm and welcoming, comfortable and stylish. Charlotte could not have been more accommodating. Cinnamon buns from Blake's Kitchen in nearby Clanfield are highly recommended. We'd love to return some day!

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Parvin and Andrew, Sandhurst Kent

Beautiful large cottage within a few minutes walk of a lovely village in Oxfordshire. Very comfortable, well equipped, warm ( Aga in kitchen) and beautifully furnished. Small and very pretty garden but big enough for small children to play in. The owner was extremely helpful and attentive. We had a wonderful long weekend there. ( 6 adults and 2 small children, 5 and 2).

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Location

The neighbourhood

It's a 5-minute walk into Bampton with its vernacular houses both small and grand. It has a lively arts scene, a few pubs and a café. The Double Red Duke is a 5-minute drive in the other direction which serves excellent food, especially Sunday lunch. Join footpaths for countryside walks or cycles, look for crayfish in the stream, watch Morris dancers cavort on the green in summer. Explore Cotswold villages; Oxford and Blenheim are 30 minutes.

Local points of interest from Charlotte Lipsius

  • The village green/ church of Bampton (St Mary's) is where all the Downton Abbey village scenes were filmed, the church is a 5 min walk from the house and has gorgeous grounds to explore.
  • The Double Red Duke is my favourite foodie pub ever, the head chef is Richard Turner who left The Hawksmoor in London to set up here. The food is amazing, anything from oysters, to squid, to Sunday roasts. They also make amazing cocktails/mocktails.
  • Blenheim Palace is 25 mins away - it's worth driving to Woodstock and having a look around some of the shops & cafes there before strolling through the palace grounds which are often wild and incredibly stunning.
  • The bird song around the cottage is truly incredibly, my neighbour owns a huge plot of land just over the brook, which is kept natural and wild for the birds - and they clearly love it!
  • The Bell at Langford - same pop up pub that Soho Farmhouse has on their premises. Nick Jones lives in Bampton and apparently loves this pub so much which is why he invited them to set up with him at Soho Farmhouse. They are famous for wood fire pizza
  • There is a really cute brook just outside my front gate (which is locked so kids can't get out) which you can often see ducks bobbing along on, or cray fish on the banks.

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Introducing

Charlotte Lipsius

Charlotte works in TV as a producer. She moved here from London with her little dog in 2021. She's also trained as an aromatherapist and produces her own oils and candles which you can buy. She's a thoughtful owner and wants to ensure you feel comfortable and at home. You let yourselves in with a key safe but there's a housekeeper just 10 minutes away if you have any questions or problems.