Self-Catering at The Smithy | Holiday Cottages in Broadwell

Holiday home
The Smithy is a detached, Cotswold cottage based in Broadwell, Gloucestershire. The property is packed with history as it used to be home to the village blacksmith, with his workshop tucked away next door.The old workshop barn next door hasn’t been touched, so part of its original history remains intact. Downstairs has an open-plan fitted kitchen with a dining area, as well as a living room with an electric flame effect fire, as well as a ground floor cloakroom and WC. Upstairs has two double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom and WC, and a twin bedroom. There is a separate wet room style shower room and WC. There is a large garden area, with a terrace and a table and chairs. Ample off road parking is provided. Note: One well-behaved dog welcome at an additional charge of £25.00.

Accomodation Details
Over three floors. Three bedrooms: 1 x second floor double with ensuite Bathroom with roll top bath, WC and washbasin and TV with freeview, 1 x double, 1 x twin. 1 x wet room style shower room with walk in shower, basin and WC, ground floor cloakroom with basin and WC. Kitchen with dining area. Sitting room with electric flame effect fire. Utility.

Area
Broadwell, a village in Gloucestershire, is quintessential Cotswold, complete with a quaint bar and beautiful stone homes. Stow-on-the-Wold, an ancient market town, is only 1.5 miles away, so you'll have easy access to grocery stores, shops, bars, and restaurants during your visit. Throughout the AONB, there are bike paths and bridleways, and there are also excellent walking trails along the nearby River Evenlode. Broadway, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Moreton-in-Marsh are just a short drive away and are some of the most well-known towns in the Cotswolds. In less than an hour, you can reach the nearby regency spa town of Cheltenham.

Region
Visitors to the Cotswolds have long treasured memories of charming towns and villages built from the famous honey-coloured stone, it now boasts a thriving community of contemporary artists working from studios and shops throughout the area.

Amenities
Central heating, electric flame effect fire. Large electric hob, double oven and grill, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine, tumble drier. 2 x TV, one with BT view, DVD, video player, WIFI. Fuel and power inc in rent. Bed linen and towels inc in rent. Travel cot and highchair. Large garden, terrace with table and chairs. Ample off road parking. One well behaved pet welcome charges apply. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 1.5 miles, pub 0.5 miles. Note: This property requires a good housekeeping bond of £100. Note: The stairs to the 2nd floor bedroom are steep and may not be suitable for those with limited mobility.

Sarah P

August 2024

Love this place! Quaint little cottage in an beautiful village. Plenty of parking, even if it was on the grassed area next to the road. Can't wait to see how the barn restoration works will look once completed. Will definitely be back again!!

A Holiday Lettings verified reviewer

August 2022

- [ ] The Smithy is quaint and a great base for exploring. It’s above average and below very good so technically 3.5 stars. Beautiful top floor bathroom has a roll too bath - needs a shower. There is a shower attachment but no shower screen or curtain so impossible to have a shower without soaking the entire room, and I did and then spent 15 minutes mopping up. A design flaw easily remedied. The main bathroom needs an extractor fan running as it gets very steamed up quickly. Lovely big garden and big family table outside but no sun umbrella or chair cushions so uncomfortable and almost unusable when the suns out. Also there is an overpowering smell from the oil for the boiler, it’s off putting when sitting in the garden. Not sure if it’s leaking or this is normal. The property could benefit from a decent guide - history of the property, how things work (especially the complex tv Sat box system that took about 25 minutes to work out). No info on where to go, local pubs etc so just lacks the personal touch. There is a file with a few laminated A4 sheets talking about the bins and when you leave - just needs an update and padding out - local walks etc - we found a walk to the Pub at Oddington and took the weekly bus to Chipping Norton to explore, but we found that on Google. The Smithy is nice and clean, fresh towels and linen but could do with more towels if staying a week like we did. Parking is quite tight, a very narrow drive that our car didn’t fit in so we hung over the boundary gate slightly as had 2 cars. I think ‘ample’ parking is apt for a mini or other small family car and you could probably get 2 maybe even 3 cars on at a squeeze. The outbuilding was secured and didn’t bother us. Peaceful, lovely big lawned garden my kids loved. Functional kitchen, good sized utility room with washing machine and dryer. 5 minutes Walk to The Fox pub but you need to book a table for dinner as gets booked up. Please note, these things didn’t put us off and are just open feedback that can be rectified. Cosy house, welcoming and traditional and steeped in history.

Miss Walker

March 2019

A beautiful cottage in a very peaceful Cotswold village.. We absolutely loved our stay, lots of utilities and kitchen supplies, very clean throughout. The only comment I would make is that some drawer furniture or dressing table would have benefited the bedroom in the converted loft space, somewhere to put smaller clothes that didn't need hanging up.

Miss Moss

February 2019

Excellent cottage in a a great rural village location.. The property is well equipped, well maintained and comfortable although we couldn't get the main oven to work! If The Smithy is representative of the quality of Manor Cottages' portfolio of properties in other similar locations I would certainly book again.

Mrs Pilgrim

December 2018

We absolutely loved the cottage, the village is pretty and the location of the cottage is perfect, lovely countryside views and very peaceful.. The cottage is cosy and warm and very well equipped. We really appreciated the fresh Christmas tree which had been very tastefully decorated, thank you. We would say the kitchen table could do with being larger as not really big enough for 6 adults. Would definitely recommend this cottage.

Miss Fry

September 2018

We were very impressed with the Smithy, it was very comfortable, cosy and just the right size for the four of us.. Everything you want in a holiday cottage, plenty of crockery, cutlery and utensils. Would definitely recommend the Smithy as a must stay in the Cotswolds, location ideal for visiting all the major Cotswolds areas. If you don’t want to cook, I can recommend the Fox pub, for good food at a reasonable price and just a short walk from the cottage. It was a lovely touch to have a pint of milk and a sponge cake their for us upon arrival, went down a treat after a long journey. My friends would definitely like to visit again. Thanks for a lovely stay.

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The Smithy in Broadwell, Gloucestershire