Stable Door Wheelwright Cottage - Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England

The village of Shipston on Stour still has many former coaching inns and ancient buildings in the High Street. The wealth of the town was built on the processing of wool in the 15th century and reminders of that period can still be found such as Sheep Street.

The River Stour gently meanders through the town and surrounding green and pleasant countryside. Sheep used to be driven into the Stour for washing prior to shearing. Richly decorated tapestries were once woven in the little hamlet of Barcheston near Shipton on Stour. These are priceless nowdays and are sometimes known as Sheldon Tapestries after the Sheldon Family business. A rare 13ft by 18 ft tapestry map of Warwickshire dated 1588 can be viewed hanging in Warwick Museum, other examples are in the V&A Museum in London and York Museum.

This self-catering accommodation is on the Shakespeare Way footpath and is perfect for 2 to 4 people walking the footpath and exploring Shakespeare Country or the Cotswolds together. Additional people can be accommodated in the B&B in the same grounds.

• Changeover day is Friday.
• There is an additional payment for electricity measured by a meter.

Please visit http://www.cotswoldcomfort.co.uk/ to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Warwickshire.

One of the attractions of staying in the Cotswolds are the numerous pretty historic villages of the golden hued Cotswold stone, set in beautiful countryside. Every walk is rewarded by picture postcard scenery - a photographer's delight. Villages to possibly near Shipston on Stour include Barcheston of tapestry fame, Brailes, Moreton-in-Marsh, Hook Norton, Sibford Gower and many others. Numerous places of interest to tourists are within easy reach by car. Visit Cheltenham, Goucester, Tewkesbury, Evesham, Stratford-upon-Avon for all things Shakesperean and river walks, Warwick for the castle, Banbury, Oxford for excellent shopping, the university and botanic gardens, Abingdon.

Travel: Moreton in Marsh station

Good places to visit: Blenheim Palace, Broughton Castle, Bourton-on-the-water, Burford, Chipping Campden, Compton Verney, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Heritage Motor Museum, Hidcote Manor, gardens of Kiftsgate, the Rollright Stones, Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford, Warwick.

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Good places to eat: The local pub in Cherington serves good pub food.

Local Sports: Walking through the lovely Cotswolds, cycling

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