Brail Barn, Great Bedwyn

Entire cottage in Marlborough, United Kingdom

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 3 beds
  4. 1.5 bathrooms
Hosted by Christopher
  1. Superhost
  2. 8 years hosting

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1-hour drive to New Forest National Park

This home is near the national park.

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Our cosy Barn is furnished to a high standard and is situated close to the main house in nine acres of grounds and within walking distance to two idyllic villages which have excellent dog friendly pubs. It is ideally positioned if you are seeking a relaxing break with many stunning walks and bike rides
or wish to work away from your office. (The office is available for those who stay at the barn for a week and for an additional charge of £100 during BST months and £120 GMT months)

The space
The ground floor of the Barn has a large open plan living area which includes a very well equipped kitchen, a comfortable sitting area with Sky TV, DVD player, great all round sound system and a separate eight seater dining table. Upstairs there is a spacious double bedroom with a King sized bed and an adjoining twin bedded room and shower room and WC. The large bedroom also has a comfortable seating area with a lovely view of fields through the French windows as well as a good working desk.
Access to the shower room and WC is via the twin bedded room. Both bedrooms have chests of drawers and hanging space. Additionally there is an outside loo attached to the barn. We have provided a large dog cage and dog bed. Please ensure dogs do not go upstairs by using the gate at the bottom of the stairs. There is an outside tap for washing them down if needed. The porch has a useful area for hanging wet weather clothes and boots.
The Barn is an excellent base for exploring the area and a comfortable location for business visitors to the Marlborough, Hungerford, Newbury, Andover and Swindon area.

Guest access
You will have access to part of the garden with a table and 4 chairs and are welcome to walk through the seven acres up to the woods adjoining our pony and sheep paddocks. The views from the top of the field are stunning and a lovely place to have a cup of tea or a glass of wine on a summer’s evening seated on a covered bench.

We offer the use of a detached office at the rear of the barn for a quite space to work at an additional weekly charge.

We also have a children’s play area which may be used as long as children are supervised at your own risk.

Other things to note
Off road parking next to the Barn. Well behaved dogs (and children!) welcome. We have a trampoline and play area which you are welcome to use but please be aware that if wet they may be slippery.

There is an additional one off charge of £15 per pet. Please pay us directly as it is not possible to pay via Airbnb. We have provided a large dog cage and a dog bed. There is a stair gate to ensure pets don’t go upstairs and a tap outside behind the barn for washing dogs. A Welly washer is provided for cleaning muddy boots. We ask guests not to wash their dogs inside the barn and you will need to bring your own towels for drying them.

We are aware of how important it is to provide thorough hygienic anti bacterial cleaning between lets and this has been upgraded to take account of Covid. We have adopted the Airbnb cleaning protocol for increased safety and allow a minimum of 24 hours between lets.

There is an attractive spacious detached office very close to the Barn which is available for a minimum seven day rent of £100 payable to the host. Please register your interest when booking the Barn.

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Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises

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Rated 4.97 out of 5 from 210 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Marlborough, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Neighbourhood highlights

We are in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) within easy access to Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire's Best Kept Village 2017. The village has a village shop, post office, gastro pub, hair salon, church, motor repair company and railway station. (London Paddington 1hr 10 mins)
We are situated close to many beautiful and interesting places such as the Wilton Windmill, Crofton Beam Engines, Savernake Forest, The Kennet and Avon Canal, Wiltshire Downs, Avebury stone circle, Stonehenge, the famous bluebells in West Woods, Marlborough and Hungerford open studios and the stunning market towns of Hungerford and Marlborough where the famous Marlborough College Summer School is based. Marlborough now ranked second in list of Britain’s best shopping locations
In 2019 it came tenth. In 2021 it came 5th. And now, in 2022, Marlborough is ranked as Britain’s second best location for shopping out of 1,000 retail centres across the country according to Harper Dennis Hobbs’ (HDH) annual Vitality Rankings report.

The area is renowned for the number and variety of beautiful walks and is an excellent base for cycling and touring too.
There are some notable stately homes open to the public within easy reach and include Highclere Castle, Longleat and Wilton House.

Meet your host

Superhost
210 reviews
4.97 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
Born in the 40s
Where I went to school: Marlborough College, Fitzwilliam College
I am a retired stock broker and my wife and I redeveloped our 300 year old farmhouse in 2005 having moved from a larger holding nearby. We built the barn then so we could be close to the renovation work. Later at different times our two children lived in the barn before they moved on. This gave my wife the opportunity to indulge her hobby of interior decoration which provided her with a grown up dolls house! My daughter and I persuaded her to make it an Airbnb and somewhat reluctantly she agreed but now is more than happy to see others enjoying her creation.

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  • Fiona
  • Sarah

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 15:00 – 22:00
Checkout before 11:00
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm
Pet(s) live on property