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4 DECEMBER 2003
Gloucestershire: The Brew House, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh
There’s a touch of class about this renovated Cotswold stone cottage in the courtyard of a village manor house in Bourton-on-the-Hill just a few miles from Moreton-in-the- Marsh. An open fire burns in the inglenook fireplace, overhead is a vaulted ceiling with original beams and in the sitting room, overlooked by a gallery, there are gorgeous flagstone floors.

When it comes to the fixtures, not everything is antique – there’s full central heating, a washing machine and microwave as well as a fully equipped kitchen and modern en-suite bathroom. It’s the perfect retreat for a couple – but not for smokers, babies, children or dogs.

What to see: Chipping Campden, Broadway, Woodstock, Burford and Stow-on-the-Wold are delightful villages to browse around.