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A spacious and luxurious retreat for couples near Great Tew

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CHestnut Private garden with hot tub
Chestnut bedroom
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Heath Farm Holiday Cottages Overview
Comfortable chairs to relax and soak up the peace & sunshine

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Private spa pool
  • Kitchen
  • Garden
  • Fireplace
  • Bathtub
  • Non-smoking

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Chestnut Bedroom

1 King Bed and 1 Child Bed

1 bathroom

Chestnut Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Garden

About this property

A spacious and luxurious retreat for couples near Great Tew

Four star, gold rated by Visit England. Sleeps 2 adults. Large sofa bed allows two extra guests to be accommodated. Ideal for larger families. Elegant Oak table and 4 dining chairs. African slate floor with rugs throughout cottage. This ground floor cottage is is wheelchair accessible via the newly built pathway and private garden with hot tub.

Chestnut, on the ground floor of the main converted barn is spacious and luxurious for two people. Its calm and tranquil atmosphere together with direct access out on to the sun trapped terrace leaves guests feeling deeply refreshed and restored.

Access to Chestnut is down brick and terracotta tiled steps leading to a small tiled outside area with solid stone slab bench. From the front door, a small lobby leads into the solid oak kitchen. You then pass through beautiful solid ash double doors set in a wooden screen to reach the comfortable living and dining area. An unusual open fire, exposed joists and beams and African slate floor make this a most sumptuous apartment. A large sofa bed allows two extra guests to be accommodated.

The bedroom, through a curtained wooden archway features a curved window seat and reading table with a lovely view of the pond and Cotswold valley beyond. There are internal wooden shutters which makes your sleeping area feel secluded and calm. The luxurious ensuite bathroom features oak panelling and African slate floor. It has a large walk in shower.
Relax in armchairs in front of the elegant oak-framed French windows or step straight out in to the sun trapped courtyard where you’ll find your own seating area nestled between the potted Lemon tree and Hydrangea.

There's now a private terraced garden with sunken Hot Tub which has stunning views down to the pond and valley beyond. The garden is on two levels with wheelchair access to both levels. Beautifully handcrafted weaved hazel fencing with chestnut hardwood seating all from wood from the farm together with ornate brick floors gives a beautiful ambience to make you feel as if you're abroad! There's also a chiminea and adjustable lighting to warm you in the evenings.

Superior crafted, natural luxury together with our exacting standards and attention to detail ensure that Chestnut offers guests a truly relaxing and pleasurable experience. As with all our cottages, Chestnut has outperformed its star rating and been awarded gold by Visit England in recognition of exceptional quality.

Chestnut can be combined with Cobnut Cottage to sleep 6-8 via Internal door to directly connect with Chestnut, this combined cottage is called Aslan.

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About the area

Banbury

Banbury is home to this cottage. Blenheim Palace and Broughton Castle are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Fairytale Farm and Chipping Norton Leisure Centre. Woodgreen Leisure Centre and Spiceball Leisure Centre are also worth visiting.
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Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

What's nearby

  • Rye Hill Golf Club - 7 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Chipping Norton Golf Club - 11 min drive - 11.4 km
  • Fairytale Farm - 11 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Hook Norton Brewery - 12 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Rollright Stones - 14 min drive - 14.9 km

Getting around

  • Bicester Heyford Station - 15 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Soho Farmhouse - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Bell Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Crown - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Red Lion - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Blake’s Kitchen - ‬11 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 74 out of 77 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 77 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 77 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 77 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 77 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Isaac H.

Hope to come back!

We loved everything about it. I'm sure other guest reviews provide the details. Grounds, rooms, hot tub, pond...all wonderful.
Response from VrboOwner on 12 May 2026
Dear Isaac Thank you so much for you 5 star review and great to hear you'd love to come back. We have so many guests that come regularly and often end up bringing other friend and families to stay in the other cottages although it's just as suited for romantic breaks. Reviews do speak for themselves for sure and we pride ourselves on our high ratings. We look forward to welcoming you back. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

andrea c.

Perfect getaway

Stayed for a perfect week Really relaxing Looking forward to returning soon Lovely accommodation and walks and hot tub
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2026
Dear Andrea Thank you for the 5 star review, it's always reassuring to know we've not disappointed our guests! We do hope to see you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan W.

Heath Farm Holiday Cottages

We absolutely loved our stay at Heath Farm Holiday Cottages and would love to stay again - thoroughly recommended!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

If you want peace, quiet and seclusion in an idyllic location this is it!

Wow Heath Farm The first time we came here was for our honeymoon in 2012, and we fell in love with it instantly. This most recent visit was our 5th time back, and we’ve stayed in several of the wonderful rooms there. We find chestnut is best all round for us. Can’t wait for the next time
Response from VrboOwner on 2 March 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review, we love the fact that so many of our guests return again and again and appreciate what we've created. Look forward to seeing you again soon!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jane B.

Beautiful

Beautiful, very well equipped accommodation in idyllic grounds. Lovely walks around the grounds and garden. The owners have thought of every detail.
Response from VrboOwner on 16 September 2025
Dear Jane Thank you as ever for all the wonderful reviews you bestow on us! It's extra special when we get repeat guests still giving us such high praise. It's always great to have your family stay at Heath Farm. We hope to see you again next year. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Chris B.

Summer at Heathfarm

I stayed for a week at Heathfarm cottages with my farm during the summer (Chestnut cottage). The accommodation and facilities were top notch and the setting was glorious. The hosts (Mon and Abi) are super friendly and they were at pains to ensure we had a relaxing and enjoyable stay. I can thoroughly recommend Heathfarm and will definitely stay with them again
Response from VrboOwner on 4 November 2025
Dear Chris Thank you very much for the fantastic 5 star review! It's highly reassuring to know you had such a great stay with us and that you appreciated the extra mile we always go to make sure all our guests have a thoroughly memorable stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Total relaxation and comfort

Beautiful grounds. Totally relaxing. Very well equipped accommodation. Will return again after 2 stays in quick succession.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 August 2025
Dear David Thank you so much for the 5 star review! We look forward to welcoming you back at some point. All the best The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Mark V.

Great place to spend time in the Cotswolds

Heath Farm Holiday Cottages is a great place to spend a holiday. We stayed in Chestnut which was very well appointed. A big bonus was the wonderful country view from the hot tub. Friendly owners and staff were always available to assist. Close to many wonderful walks and places to visit.
Response from VrboOwner on 31 May 2025
Dear Mark Thank you so much for your five star review of Chestnut Cottage. It's great to know you had a wonderful time and made best use of the sunken hot tub in your private garden overlooking our lake and woodland. The sunsets on a good day are truly spectacular! There's so much to do nearby our repeat customers (some of who have been coming for years) always discover something new to visit although they equally love just taking walks in our 70 acre estate or simply relaxing in or out of the cottages. We hope to see you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
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10/10 Excellent

Lyle & Shannon H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A quiet stay in the country

Heath Farm met/exceeded all of our expectations for our short visit!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 24 March 2020
Thank you so much for your 5 star review. It's our reward when we know we've exceeded our guest's expectations. Heath Farm is an idyllic and peaceful retreat set in 70 acres of woodland. We take great care and attention to making sure our cottages are scrumptiously clean and feel like a home-from -home. Kind Regards. The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Always brilliant

We’ve been coming to Heath Farm for five years now and always enjoy our stay immensely whichever cottage we stay in. It is so wonderfully nurturing and walks around the woods and down by the pond are relaxing and so peaceful.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 June 2025
Dear Sue A huge thanks as ever for leaving us a top notch review! Our consistency in providing the best possible self catering accommodation and experience is hard to keep but when we get reviews like yours it reassures us we're on the right track! We look forward to seeing you back in the not too distant future. All the best Mon
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Chestnut at Heath Farm

A great holiday the owners were always on hand to give advice on all the amenities available, the walks round the estate were great for your daily exercise and especially in the evenings, watching the sunset through the archway was beautiful, accommodation was 1st class with everything well equipped, a big thank you to all the family for making us so welcome making our holiday so special
Response from VrboOwner on 15 August 2025
Dear Tony Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a five star review, very much appreciated! It's wonderful to hear you had such a fantastic time and loved to cottages and grounds. We hope to see you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A short stay.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in such beautiful surroundings. The accommodation was immaculate and spotlessly clean.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 August 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a great review. We strive to provide the highest standard of self catering holiday cottages. Although we live on site we do like to leave guests to enjoy the peace and tranquility we offer. We do hope you come back again one day. Do please note it's far better value for money the longer you stay as our prices are based on a percentage of our weekly price and not a price per night. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Memorable family trip

Heath Farm was a perfect location, close driving distance to all must see places around the area lots to do with the kids, Mon and the whole Barbour family were helpful, Thank you and we will see you again
Response from VrboOwner on 2 November 2022
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a great review! It's so great to hear you had such a memorable time and to know you'd like to return. Hopefully next time you can make it for a week as it's far, far better value the longer you stay. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

L. M.

really lovely accommodation in beautiful Cotswolds!

Heath Farm is lovely! Chestnut is a beautiful accommodation: spacious, cosy, well equipted, beautiful furnished with lovely details of quality craftsmanship. Chestnut comes with a private garden with view at the lake and sunset. The jacuzzi was perfect to relax after long walks in The Cotswolds. We will visit Heath Farm again, for sure!
Response from VrboOwner on 29 May 2025
Thank you so much for the wonderful five star review! It gives us great pleasure and satisfaction to know we've helped create a perfect holiday for our guests. Our cottages were inspired by William Morris who once said "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" We continue to live by this mantra including updates and additions we make to the cottages and grounds. We hope to see you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Deborah W.

Favorite vacation stay, ever…

What an absolutely perfect hideaway….we wished we could stay forever! The cottage, the amenities, the family who look after you, the location. We wanted for nothing. Arrived to complementary fresh bread, coffee, milk and a delicious lemon loaf. Also was able to order additional bread and the best apple juice. A washer and dryer were available for our use. Just a really beautiful property done right. We imagine it would be lovely to visit year round. So comfortable…great WiFi, Smart tv, free firewood. Everyone was so helpful with suggestions of what to see and do. And food suggestions were the best… Overall, this was probably our favorite stay of many years. We hope to return and have the Chestnut to ourselves again! Thank you to the Barbour family for sharing their home….
Response from VrboOwner on 23 December 2025
Dear Rick Wow! That's THE BEST review I've read in a while. Thank you so much for leaving us such a wonderful & descriptive review which really encapsulates what we always try to do for all guests. It's all the little touches everywhere that add up to something really quite special and unique. The farm has been 56 years in the making and constantly evolves with the mantra that we can only add but not improve somewhere so magical. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jane B.

Beautiful

Heath Farm is a gorgeous setting, with beautiful, tranquil grounds. The cottages are exceptional. Very comfortable and really well equipped. We had a wonderful holiday.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Jane B.

Beautiful

Heath Farm is a gorgeous setting, with beautiful, tranquil grounds. The cottages are exceptional. Very comfortable and really well equipped. We had a wonderful holiday.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Again nice stay

For the third time we stayed at the Heath Farm, this time in the Chestnut. A very nice place, good beds, good shower and kitchen. Also for a longer stay. We will be back most certainly!
Response from VrboOwner on 1 May 2024
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a five star review! It means that little bit more when we get great reviews from returning guests as it shows our standards haven't slipped! It's also great to know you stayed a bit longer this time, many guests comment about how they had wished they had stayed a bit longer. We look forward to seeing you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great place to unwind

Lovely cozy cottage with well equipped kitchen. Woodland walks from the door if you want to stretch your legs between hot tub dips!
Response from VrboOwner on 25 November 2022
Thank you so much for the succinct but perfect review! It's great to hear of guests enjoying our wonderful woodland (amazing in any season!) as well as the added luxuries such as the covered hot tub! We hope to see you again one day. All the best The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Sharon R.

Just fabulous

Our second stay at Heath Farm, this time we came to the Cotswolds just to stay here. Every comfort catered for, expectations always exceeded
Response from VrboOwner on 20 May 2024
Thank you so much for the simply fabulous review! It's always our aim to exceed expectations so it's great to hear back from a returning guests just how well we've done. We look forward to your return at some point n the future. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A wonderful stay at Heath Farm

We had a wonderful stay at Heath Farm. The hosts were fantastic. We stayed in Chestnut which was beautiful and very comfortable. Well stocked kitchen. The place was very clean and had everything we needed to make our stay perfect. The welcome pack was a nice touch and the cakes from the bakers on site was device. The grounds and surrounding areas are a pleasure to walk around, just be mindfull of the main road, it can get busy. We will definitely return.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Pia S.

Superb

Fabulous Cottage - excellent condition, amenities & location. Would highly recommend. Will definitely return.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Dickens Golden Wedding weekend

Everything was brilliant. We booked the whole site for the weekend- 10 adults & 12 children. So much to do - wonderful games facilities & equipment. We had our own sports day & also played rounders , football, cricket, & croquet. Mon very kindly set up a huge slippy slide for us ( blessed with hot weather) Then we also had the hot tubs, & the lake for fishing, paddleboarding, boating & swimming.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

An oasis as ever!

We've been coming here for many years and it has never disappointed. A rare place - made with love and creativity. Updates are done subtly to keep true to its original essence.
Response from VrboOwner on 3 July 2023
Dear Caroline Thank you so much for your very kind word! Reviews from returning guests hold that bit more importance as it shows our consistency the trough the years. It's also fantastic to know that all the improvements and additions we make do not detract from the original essence, care and attention we made our cottages and grounds when originally built. We hope to see you again. Do please note it's far better value for money to stay for 7 days as our short breaks are based on a percentage of the weekly price and not a daily rate. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful stay at Heath Farm

We had 10 lovely days in Chestnut Cottage at Heath Farm. The cottage was so well set up, immaculately clean and comfortable and such a charming place to stay. The setting is just beautiful and the location was perfect for us to explore the many interesting places in the Cotswolds that we wanted to visit. Very friendly staff, family working there. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2024
Thank you so much for the wonderful praise for our cottage and staff. We take great pride and care to make sure our cottages and grounds are maintained to the highest standard and our reward is getting amazing reviews like this! We hope to see you again one day. Kind Regards The Barbour Family
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