The Organic Cotswolds Cowshed Set in the heart of The Cotswolds, one of the most beautiful areas in the UK, we are offering the most organic and toxic free environment that we can for our guests which may be important to you if you are allergic or intolerant to such things as added fragrance to laundry soap or the chemicals used in non-bio cleaning chemicals and sprays. I also have a shepherds hut on the property that sleeps two. See my other listing 1 DOG welcome. No other pets Our cowshed is an idyllic place off the beaten track to get some peace and quiet but not too far from pubs, restaurant shops. It is separate from the house by about 50'/15metres. The airbnb has its own outdoor garden area, right outside the front door, with an outside dining table and four chairs plus two out door arm chairs , a small sofa and coffee table. Close to the cowshed on my neighbour's side is a big hay barn, so no BBQ in the outside space unfortunately - but you are welcome to BBQ in the orchard. We are right next to a working farm that has horses and the farmer's son operates his road sweeping trucks from it, but there are large amounts of time when there is no one around. Buckholt Rd, which we are are quite well set back from, is not a busy road at all - no constant traffic noise. It's also a very beautiful road. Mostly it feels peaceful here - we feel lucky to live here. There is a footpath that goes through our property (not close to the cowshed though) that leads directly to the famous Cotswolds Way, the 102-mile long-distance footpath that attracts a lot of tourists from all over the world every year. So you can leave the cowshed and walk straight to the Cotswold Way without going near a road. A car is an ideal way to get there. Buses are sparse and nearest bus stop is about half a mile away. Taxis are available but pricey and Uber coverage is improving. Wifi is good here!

I am father of two boys. I absolutely love where we live and feel incredibly lucky to be here. We moved to the Cotswolds in 2017 after living in the USA for 21 years. Stroud and the surrounding valleys, villages and small towns are lovely. Not only is it stunningly beautiful around these parts but there's a fantastic community spirit here - and lots of musical and visual artists here.

There are local pub/restsaurants here which served really good food. Starting with the nearest (1.6miles), The Blackhorse in the lovely nearby village of Cranham. The locals clubbed together to buy the pub to save it from extinction and now it's better than ever. Foston's Ash, The Camp is the next furthest, also doing great food. The furthest away is The Woolpack, Slad which serves excellent food and on the edge of one of the loveliest valleys around here. The Painswick Hotel is a fabulous place. Beautifully interior designed. Voted best hotel in the UK by The Sunday Times in 2016. Amazing for cream teas. Very relaxed place.