Accommodation Location
Yellow Stone House is an impressive Cotswold stone house, offering an ideal country retreat for groups of up to ten. It is within easy walking distance of the 'picture perfect' town of Chipping Campden.
Interiors incorporate impressive design features to surprise and delight, and the house overlooks stunning views of the North Cotswolds countryside – beautiful in every season of the year. In summer, the sunny terrace is ideal for a barbecue, while during winter guests can enjoy the cosy interiors with open log fires, together with diversions such as the home cinema and sauna.
Decorated throughout with luxurious fabrics and deeply cushioned soft furnishings, all in warm colours, this beautiful house has a wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. The facilities are what you might expect to find in a boutique hotel and include drench showers, marble bathrooms, innovative artwork and a baby grand piano.
Facilities / Services
A Concierge Service is available to ensure guests enjoy a perfect escape. During the booking process a member of the team will discuss in detail your requirements and everything can be booked and confirmed before arrival to ensure a 'stress free' stay.
Anything and everything is possible.
Activities include:
Expert advice on the very best local walks and pubs en route, plus cycle hire and routes.
Fancy a chukka or two? Book polo lessons to learn how to ride with the best of them
Enjoy the 'sport of kings' and visit one of the many nearby racecourses in Stratford, Cheltenham and Bath.
Alternatively, a host of other activities can be arranged, including golf, gliding, fishing, hot air ballooning, kayaking and tree top adventures.
Catering for family or friends is easily arranged, with grocery deliveries, the services of a private chef, pre-cooked meal delivery or a combination of these services.
Beauty treatments, massage, yoga and hairdressing can all be pre-booked, with the therapists coming to the house.
Many other services, some of them quite unusual, are available. They include: baby sitting, cross stitch demonstrations/lessons, chauffeur driven history tours of the Cotswolds, chauffeur driven theatre and dinner experiences in Stratford upon Avon and wine tasting.
A pianist can be booked for private music recitals.
Activities
The Cotswolds is one of the most beautiful parts of England and Yellow Stone House is perfectly placed to for you to discover all that is glorious about it.
From strolling around local villages and towns, or enjoying nearby gardens which are some of the best in the country, to walking the Cotswold Way, or browsing antique shops, there is something for everyone. For culture vultures, Stratford upon Avon and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre are just over 10 miles away.
Useful links
Chipping Campden and the surrounding area - www.chippingcampden.co.uk
Local Farmers Markets
Tetbury - last Friday of the month
Stroud - 1st & 3rd Saturday in the month
Cirencester - 2nd & 4th Saturday in the month
Weekly Retail Markets
Cirencester - Mondays & Fridays
Burford - Fridays
Failford - Wednesdays
Moreton-in-Marsh - Tuesdays
Guests are spoiled for choice when it comes to local produce, with Chipping Campden's own fresh food stores just a short walk away. Venture further afield and you find even more choice from the Daylesford Organic Farm shop in Daylesford near Stow and the Longborough Farm Shop in Moreton-in-Marsh.
Suggested places to visit
Stow-on-the-Wold market town - 10 miles drive, a small market town with gorgeous shops, cafes and restaurants
Cotswold Pottery, Bourton-on–the-Water - Small country workshop and showroom producing handmade individual ceramics
Cotswold Perfumery, Bourton-on-the-Water - Go behind the scenes of a small family business to see how perfume is made, join a course on how to make your own scent in a day, or enjoy a factory tour.
Cotswold Falconry Centre, Moreton-in-Marsh - Worth a visit to watch the daily displays of falcons, hawks, eagles and owls
Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens, Burford - The wildlife park is set around a listed Victorian manor house within 160 acres of parkland and gardens
The Butts Farm, Cirencester - A family run rare breeds farm - join in all the activities and have a real hands-on experience
Hidcote Manor, Chipping Campden - This is one of England's great gardens. It was designed and created by the horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnson
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock - Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill
Batsford Arboretum, Moreton-in-Marsh - Set in 56 acres, it has one of the largest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country
Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble Airfield - Traces the history of the Bristol Aeroplane Company from the earliest bi – planes through to Concorde
Room Description
Kitchen & Breakfast Area
The beamed kitchen is very much the heart of the house. It is superbly well-equipped, and features a stylish Loxley’s oak kitchen, limestone tiled floor, granite worktops, seven ring gas range with griddle, two large ovens (one with facility for pizza/bread baking), combination oven, microwave, dishwasher, American style fridge freezer and an impressive Cotswold stone working fireplace.
There is a large solid timber table which seats up to 12, ideal for breakfast, lunch or informal suppers. Striking pendant lights illuminate the space. French doors open out onto a large south facing terrace with seating area and BBQ.
Dining Room
The main feature of this elegant room is its beautiful oval dining table in greyed oak which seats 10. The warm purple tones of the furnishings contrast with a Tondo mirror in oxidised silver, and a nickel chandelier, with upholstered chairs, lamps and a luxurious carpet completing the extravagantly stylish look.
Lounge
This is a beautifully light and airy room, with flagstone flooring and large sumptuous rugs. It is divided into two areas, one with an L shaped deeply cushioned sofa flanked by a bookcase and TV unit, whilst the other end is more formal, with a Chesterfield style sofa and baby grand piano (a local pianist can be booked for private performances).
Study
A small cosy room ideal for reading, decorated in rust and taupe with a Shargreen campaign desk and bookcase.
Pool and relaxation area
The lower ground floor is dedicated to recreation with an indoor heated pool (5.5m long, 5.2m wide and 1.2m deep) and ample relaxation space, set off by a sculptured ceramic feature wall. The large redwood cedar sauna has beech seating with rainbow LED lighting. Adjacent is a cloakroom and shower room with marble mosaic tiling and drench shower.
Cinema room
One wall is dedicated to a giant projector screen 2 metres in width with surround sound and home cinema equipment. A comfortable sofa unit runs around the room with a central Perspex floating coffee table.
Hallway/Stairs
The stairs feature an impressive cast iron balustrade with a central Bruce Munro-designed chandelier with 300 individual clear tear drops.
Each of the five double bedrooms (four with en suite bathrooms and one family bathroom) has an individual design. Hypnos beds with faux suede bases and wall mounted headboards, TV/DVD players, fitted cupboards and comfortably- upholstered chairs are a recurring theme. Colour schemes include taupe, green and blue with a splash of red and orange here and there.
The highlights of the master suite are the contemporary four poster super king size bed in oak and an impressive free standing mineral cast bath in a perfect oval for two, set on a raised platform with magnificent views out over the surrounding countryside. The marble tiled en suite bathroom has a double drench shower and the generous dressing room has a full wall of faux baby ostrich panelled wardrobes.
Bathrooms have a series of different looks, from black marble, to stone and mosaic tiling, with superior fittings from Grohe and Duravit.
The gardens
Extensive landscaped gardens open out onto a rolling meadow. Interesting features include a 'ha ha' in the lower garden and the upper terrace provides a sunny area with sheltered seating beneath a circular pergola.
A terrace adjacent to the kitchen makes the perfect 'al fresco' dining spot with built-in seating, table and a BBQ.