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Old Manse

Old Manse

4.7
out of 5
Ratings from 7 reviews
100% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.3
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.9
Location
5.0
Value
4.6
Customer
Service
4.7

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Set on a quiet country lane, just a gentle stroll into the beautiful town of Burford, the Old Manse is a glorious home in the most perfect of settings. With living, entertaining and sleeping space in abundance, this is a wonderful country house for gathering friends and family together and enjoying a magical escape to the Cotswolds. There are pretty countryside walks from the front door, a delightful village pub just a short amble down the lane and Burford’s iconic high street is no more than a 10-minute wander.

Perfect port in a storm!

Review submitted on Wed, 27 Nov 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Old Manse. The property is ideally located for touring the Cotswolds and provides a great space for a family get together.
Our long weekend stay coincided with some fairly grim English weather which kept us all indoors for long periods, but the house is large and comfortable enough to ensure that we all had a relaxing and hugely enjoyable time.
A truly wonderful Cotswold bolthole!



A great family house

Review submitted on Sun, 03 Nov 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
A beautiful house - very clean and well appointed. The kitchen is well equipped and had everything we needed for a self catering stay. The lounge is comfortable and having the additional 'snug' room was a bonus. The beds were super comfortable and it was lovely to hear the owl hooting in the garden as we drifted off to sleep.
The house is beautifully situated on a quiet lane with little noise heard from the road beyond that. A short 2 minute walk away is a very friendly pub serving great food - The Carpenter's Arms - and a children's playground. Just a little farther to walk to the lovely town of Burford, with its well stocked Co-op and an array of independent food, clothing and gift shops - something for everyone!
A 'must' visit is the the extensive Burford Garden Centre where you can very easily spend a couple of hours - and a small fortune! The bookshop there is amazing too.
Plenty of good attractions that our younger guests enjoyed within a short drive. However the Old Manse garden was fantastic for them to run off some steam with ball games and hide & seek.
We only needed to contact Claire, the property manager, once and she was attentive and helpful. Would love to return.



Excellent location and very comfortable house

Review submitted on Wed, 23 Oct 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
4.0
House was very accommodating and comfortable and the location was perfect. Beautiful gardens were a bonus too.



Family birthday celebrations

Review submitted on Tue, 22 Oct 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
A truly beautiful house in a wonderful location within walking distance from Burford.
Lovely comfortable beds and sofas
My only request for if we were to book again (which we would) would be for more cutlery and glasses, and for locks on the downstairs cloakroom door and family bathroom.
Otherwise a really wonderful ‘bolthole retreat.’



Bolthole Retreats replied 72 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your recent stay at Old Manse. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your feedback has been shared with the owner who has taken these points on board, and these will be looked into. We hope to see you again in the Cotswolds soon.

Wonderful location spoiled by not being able to use the garden fully

Review submitted on Sun, 29 Sep 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We enjoyed our stay and found everything we needed. The only disappointment was our dog was t unable to utilise the garden for 2 days. We were informed 2 paving stones were to be replaced which was fine but this turned out to be many stones and 2 days work which meant we couldn’t let our dog out.

We chose the property as the garden was enclosed and not being able to use it was disappointing.



Bolthole Retreats replied 91 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your recent stay at Old Manse. We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay, however disappointed to read the points that you have raised. We have spoken to the owner and the property manager who apologise that the work took longer than expected and were not aware that this would be the case before your stay, as they would have informed you prior to arrival.

The Old Manse

Review submitted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
We had a fabulous stay at this property - we were 7 friends celebrating a 60th birthday.

Very comfortable and had everything we needed. Would love to come again.



Easter weekend stay

Review submitted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a wonderful stay at The Old Manse.
The property is absolutely stunning and has been renovated to an exceptionally high standard. The welcome pack we were given on arrival contained an exceptional quality of goods which were very much appreciated.
The location is fabulous .. near enough to Burford without being in the middle of the tourists.
Claire .. the main contact was lovely and helpful to deal with.
Could not fault anything about this house and Would highly recommend this beautiful home for a stay in the Cotswolds.