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Lamorna Cottage is a gem of a traditional Cotswold detached cottage hidden in the heart of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. It is totally private, away and from the road, with a wonderful garden completely secluded from view. The charm of the cottage is its unbelievable peace, privacy and quiet. Equipped to the best standards this holiday home has loads of original features and tonnes of character. The cottage is down an original old close, accessed off the prettiest road in Chipping Norton. Lamorna Cottage is a well-loved, happy house, and was the owners’ family home for 20 years. It is great for families, great for friends, perfect for a weekend away, a short holiday or a long retreat. The cottage is a lovely place to socialise and explore the area, or a secluded space to work or write or create. You approach the cottage down the close, past a traditional drying green. Enter the cottage into the hall, off which is the downstairs loo/shower. The kitchen ahead is small but mighty and comes with the owners’ favourite cookery books and a full complement of appliances and cookware. The snug/sitting room has a woodburning stove, soft lighting and cosy sofas and sits off the dining room/library. The dining room with a reading area and the dining table is filled with light and opens out onto the cottage garden and patio. Upstairs you will find three bright and beautiful bedrooms and the family bathroom; the views from the two double bedrooms are out over the garden towards the Cotswold landscape and the 15th-century church. The single room looks out to a charming jumble of Cotswold houses. Outside, the very sweet cottage garden works hard in its space; in the summer, you can sit in the sun as it moves around, from breakfast to dinner, and hide in the shade when the sun is too strong. You will be able to pick strawberries, raspberries or apples in season, and around the garden doors are herbs for cooking. There is a patio for outside formal dining and a deck for...

The ancient town of Chipping Norton, steeped in history and culture, is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in the shadow of the Rollright Hills in this unspoilt area of Oxfordshire. Chipping Norton boasts a popular weekly market, numerous book and antique shops, many cafes, restaurants and pubs serving excellent food and local ales, art galleries, a museum and a thriving theatre. Chipping Norton is surrounded by the pretty limestone villages of the Cotswolds and offers many walks and cycle trails from the town centre, together with a Lido, perfect for a relaxing swim at the end of a busy day. Blenheim Palace, Rousham House and Gardens and numerous National Trust properties are close by, and a little further afield Stratford Upon Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, and the magnificent university town of Oxford are a real delight. A wonderful holiday destination, perfect for exploring all this lovely area has to offer.