Wake up to a delicious breakfast cooked on our AGA (traditional range cooker).  Choose from a full home cooked English breakfast (bacon, sausage, eggs from our own hens, mushroom, tomato,) cereal, croissants, toast, freshly made bread, fruit, home made yoghurt, tea, freshly made coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice.

Then off on the tour of the day. You could visit a castle, a historic house, explore the Cotswold villages or go for a walk in the countryside. Whatever you choose to do.

We will drive you to your destination and show you around if you wish or leave you to explore on your own and drive you home when you are ready.

Once back at Hope Cottage you can take afternoon tea with home-made cake or if its been a busy day you may be ready for a pre-dinner drink and a chance to relax before dining.

We cook traditional English fare with occasional influences from dishes around the world either on the AGA, barbecue or outdoor clay oven. Much of the food is grown organically in our garden or allotment and what we can’t grow we buy locally.  After supper feel free to have a gentle walk around the village, relax in our conservatory or enjoy the sunset from the terrace and plan the next days activity.

Visit the places that interest you.

London, Bath, Stratford-on-Avon and Oxford are within easy reach but why not also take the opportunity to discover places that are off the beaten track and not often visited by tourists?  Tour the beautiful Cotswold towns and meander through the ancient lanes of Gloucestershire, take a walk around and be inspired by lovely gardens, some of which are only open on one day a year or by arrangement. Play a round of golf, visit our many castles, or historic houses and stately homes.

Tell us what your interests are and we can help you get the most out of your stay in England.