The Old Farmhouse
A detached eighteenth century farmhouse with lots of character and original features. The Old Farmhouse is the largest of our cottage rentals and is popular with families coming with grandparents and children. It’s a detached four-bedroomed property created when the original farmhouse and a stable, both dating back to the 1750s, were knocked into one. The farmhouse has loads of character and retains many of its original features including stonework, sloping walls, uneven stairs, inglenook fireplaces and low oak beams. See if you can spot the slate where someone nearly two hundred years ago scratched the date 1827.
What our guests say about The Old Farmhouse:
The farmhouse is perfect! Everything we needed was provided and was exactly what we’d hoped for. We loved the log burner which made the whole cottage feel so cosy when the nights were chilly. The Rivermead site is like a little bit of heaven and the Welcome Pack was fab!
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Inside the Cottage
The large kitchen/diner is very well-equipped with crockery, glassware, cutlery, and utensils. Additional items such as a food processor and slow cooker are available upon request. The kitchen has an electric hob and oven, fridge freezer, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, kettle and cafetiere. We provide tea and coffee for a hot drink on arrival, oven gloves, tea towel and a kitchen starter kit of washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, sponge, and J-cloth.
To the right of the front hall is the first of the bedrooms and it has a king-size bed. It’s a large, bright room with original beams and an original inglenook fireplace, discovered bricked up behind 4 different fire places in 2021 and restored as a beautiful feature.
There’s ample storage with a hanging rail, chest of drawers, dressing table and bedside tables. Through this bedroom is a second small hallway leading to a ground floor shower room with a shower cubicle, toilet, wash basin, chair, and plenty of hanging space for towels. The ground floor bedroom and shower room are perfect for anyone who prefers accommodation on one level.
Upstairs
A Stunning Setting
The cottage has a bespoke oak and stained-glass door, handcrafted by a local carpenter, which has really brightened the entrance hall and stairs. To the left of the entrance hallway is the cosy, oak-beamed sitting room with three comfortable sofas, TV with Freeview and a large, stone inglenook fireplace with a wood burner for use from September to April, with logs sourced from the Rivermead woods.
The kitchen/diner is accessed through this sitting room and is situated at the rear of the cottage. Velux windows let in the light and there’s a large pine table which seats up to eight guests, with a stable-style back door leading out onto a small, private, walled courtyard.
Take in the Sun
The front of the cottage where there’s a gravel area with flower beds and a small, private lawn, is a real suntrap on sunny days. There are benches which make this a great spot for sipping a morning coffee listening to the sound of the river, a BBQ and parasol in the summer, and there’s plenty of space and seating for everyone to enjoy an outdoor meal, or a BBQ or two.