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Bluebell Cottage

(Ref. 1127812)

Shottery, Warwickshire Show on map

Customer rating 4.4

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A property's star rating is the average of the star ratings received from guests that wish for their review to be published

Sykes rating

  • 2 Guests

  • 1 Bedroom

  • 1 Bathroom

  • Pets: Yes

Features

  • Garden / Patio
  • Cot available
  • Highchair available
  • Pub/shop < 1 mile
  • Washing machine
  • Broadband / WiFi

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  • cottage (19)
  • lovely (13)
  • clean (8)
  • walk (8)
  • location (8)
  • stay (7)

23 Customer Reviews

  • "A lovely cottage in a fabulous location for walking to Strattford- Upon- Avon and literally down the road from Anne Hathaways cottage!"

    We would definite come back for a repeat as it was so nice.

    Reviewed by Fiona4.0★Nov 2025

  • "31st October-7th November 2025, my stay in Bluebell Cottage was thoroughly enjoyable."

    Although overnight it was very cold and there was often heavy rain, the days were all fine and clear, which was a great bonus. The cottage is a fascinating Tudor-era dwelling, made very comfortable for today with a small but well-equipped kitchen, and a good upstairs bathroom. Both the cottage's manager and its owner were really kind and helpful, and I was very grateful for that. Despite the outdoors cold, I found Bluebell cottage to be a quiet and very cosy haven, with a private, off-road, parking spot. A couple of local shops, and a pub, are very close-by on foot. Central Stratford is also a very pleasant 20-25 min. walk on very easy, flat footpaths. It's a great time to visit: not too busy, but so much to see and enjoy. The 'Shakespeare story' and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre are, of course, globally renowned. Many of the town's buildings are a visual treat, and they are wonderful and fascinating survivors of a long-past era. The riverside area is very beautiful. Plenty of nice places in town for lunch. Some of the surrounding countryside is sublimely attractive and, places well-worth visiting such as Charlcote Park and Baddesley Clinton, are just a short drive away. Bluebell Cottage made a great base for me to have a relaxed and peaceful week in one of England's most wonderful old towns; my time there seemed to go by all too quickly.

    Reviewed by William5.0★Oct 2025

  • "A lovely cottage on a very peaceful location."

    Only a 30 minute walk in to town.

    Reviewed by Marcus5.0★Aug 2025

  • "A very realistic feel for a country cottage & only 3 minutes walk to Annec Hatherway Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon"

    Reviewed by Stephen5.0★May 2025

  • "We enjoyed our stay at picturesque Bluebell Cottage."

    It was very cosy and clean. It was interesting experiencing a 17th Century cottage but with all mod cons. The situation of the cottage was excellent as we could walk into Stratford on Avon in 20 minutes on footpaths. The wonderful Anne Hathaway's Cottage was just down the road. The only reason I have marked the maintenance section down is that the toilet flush valve kept getting stuck.

    Dear Mr Hickman Thank you for your lovely comments and also for notifying us of the flush issue. This has now been fixed. I’m sorry it caused an issue. Property Owner

    Reviewed by Kevin4.0★Feb 2025

  • "A lovely little historic cottage, ideal for a short break in Stratford-Upon-Avon."

    Cosy and adequately equipped.

    Reviewed by Julie4.0★Dec 2024

  • "We had a great week at Bluebell Cottage!"

    Considering the property is small & old it provides everything that you need! Lovely and warm in a great little village with easy walking into Stratford! A visit down the road to the local pub The Bell is a must as is the lovely cafe a few hundred yards away! Very clean and well equipped and very friendly locals!

    Reviewed by Deborah5.0★Nov 2024

  • "Lovely cottage in brilliant location."

    Very peaceful. Kitchen very well provided. I expected - small, as the house is only for 2 people - dishwasher. Tumble drying facilities would be useful. It was a bit alarming when the washing machine jumped out from the worktop! Only really issue was that the heater upstairs had turned the bedrrom and lounge into a furnace and it was hard to know how to turn it down/off. More obvious and clearer instructions would have been useful.] I've recommended the cottage highly to anyone I know.

    Unfortunately the cottage is too small to accommodate a tumble dryer but thank you for the request for more info on the heating. This we have now added to the guest’s information book Property Owner

    Reviewed by Katharine5.0★Oct 2024

  • "The cottage itself was lovely but the cleanliness/ bed let it down badly."

    The showerhead was covered in black slimy mould and had clearly never been cleaned and the whole house in general was filthy. The cleaning that has been done is clearly just a quick hoover / wipe down before the next guests. We had to empty the hoover that was provided before we could use it as it was full the brim. The bed was very uncomfortable as the mattress was so thin. The cottage itself is lovely but needs a major deep clean throughout.

    We’ve never had these comments before but as a consequence have changed the cleaning company and the bed now has a brand new deluxe memory foam mattress. Property Owner

    Reviewed by Mark2.0★Sep 2024

  • "We have stayed here previously so we knew the property, however that was pre pandemic."

    We are very pleased with our stay, there was one irritating thing however, after 2 days the Wi Fi crashed '

    Reviewed by Gary4.0★Sep 2024

  • "Everything we could wish for was available with the exception of a sloping and uncomfortable bed."

    Thank you for the overall experience.

    Reviewed by David4.0★Sep 2024

  • "Lovely cottage but we came home early to get a good nights sleep The mattress ..."

    Lovely cottage but we came home early to get a good nights sleep The mattress was so lumpy and uncomfortable we couldn’t stay another night A bit disappointing

    Dear Mr Rowbottom, thank you for your email. As owners we had no idea about the mattress which was new and year and a half ago. Unless we are told by customers of problems we would never know, so we are grateful to have been told. The cottage has a brand new mattress on the bed now. Property Owner

    Reviewed by Charles3.0★Aug 2024

  • "Beautiful cottage, perfect for two."

    Well equipped, easy parking. Appreciated the welcome goodies. Great location, easy walk to the town centre.

    Reviewed by Nicola5.0★Jun 2024

  • "A beautiful cottage in a lovely location"

    Reviewed by Rosemary5.0★May 2024

  • "A charming comfortable cottage delightfully situated so close to Anne Hathaways Cottage."

    All was clean and well maintained the only slight imperfection might be that there was no heated towel rail in the bathroom. But otherwise a lovely place to stay

    Reviewed by Colin5.0★Apr 2024

  • "This is a very old property and therefore has the normal creaky floor, nothing in level or flat, steep staircase, so you need your wits about you when moving around."

    The property stays very warm all the time, so suggest airing some times as can attract condensation in the winter months. Very quiet location and very relaxing. Lovely location is great and easy 20-30 minute walk into town where there is everything you need to have good days and evenings.

    Reviewed by Barnaby5.0★Mar 2024

  • "I was very surprised to find was owned by a local cleaning ‘solutions’ company… The following solutions were not met."

    Having stayed a few weeks before for another two weeks I found the same issues which even after reporting were not addressed or even responded to. The shower and bath had not been cleaned at all with footprints and scum rings in the bath and mould and hairs in the shower. The sewer pipe had a leak above the front door so expect an outdoor shower when emptying the bath and we were left with a dirty mop behind the electric fire to mop up a leaking chimney. There were stains all over the fireplace due to the leak and it would only have needed a lick of paint…. There was a lot of mould growing behind the bed. Were left a couple of toilet rolls and a bin bag for two weeks so had to go out and buy some more and some bathroom cleaner and bleach. Matters were raised by email with owner for resolution but I heard absolutely diddly squat back…. Other than that it was a charming building character wise in a nice location.

    Reviewed by Vicky2.0★Jan 2024

  • "I just love this cottage."

    Bit reluctant to say so though because I want to go again and don’t want it to be fully booked. It was just the ticket for my week away. Comfortable, warm and great location. Loved every minute and will be back.

    Reviewed by Lorraine5.0★Nov 2023

  • "Beautiful cottage in a lovely area, would have liked there to be more information on the local area, eg the shaded ginnel that is a much more pleasant and shaded walk into town than walking down the main Rd."

    A lot quicker too

    Reviewed by Jennifer4.0★Sep 2023

  • "Lovely cottage, clean, well equipped and well positioned."

    Reviewed by Michael5.0★Jul 2023

  • "Bluebell cottage is a wonderfull place full of character for a holiday and has everything we needed for our one week stay."

    Everything was immaculate clean and we appreciated the comfortable bed. We very much hope to come back soon.

    Reviewed by Bernd5.0★Jul 2023

  • "This was our first cottage experience and what a wonderful place Bluebell ..."

    This was our first cottage experience and what a wonderful place Bluebell cottage was Thank you for the Procecco and chocolates Reggie says thank you for his treats as well It had everything we needed The bathroom with the walk in shower was great Comfy bed Very clean and welcoming and the patio was great to sit in Truly a very lovely period cottage

    Reviewed by Patricia Gunter And5.0★Jun 2023

  • "We thoroughly enjoyed the delightful quaint Tudor Blue Bell cottage."

    It was cosy and comfortable and had everything we needed for our 5 day stay. Anne Hathaway's cottage was 300 yards away and the hop- on hop-off bus was there as well. The town bus stop was 800 yards away. We also appreciated the off street parking, walk-in shower and the comfy bed. The clearly advertised steep stairs were steep but had a firm banister with enough grab handles to help. I am 78 and managed them. Everything was spotlessly clean and we enjoyed the welcoming treats.

    Reviewed by Kenneth5.0★Jun 2023

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Summary

  • One double bedroom
  • Bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin, and WC
  • Kitchen
  • Living/dining room with electric fire
  • Electric central heating
  • Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge with ice box, washing machine
  • TV, WiFi
  • Fuel and power inc. in rent
  • Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
  • Highchair and travel cot available
  • Designated parking for 1 car with additional roadside parking
  • Front patio with furniture
  • One well behaved pet welcome
  • Sorry, no smoking
  • Shop 0.3 miles, pub 0.4 miles
  • Note: Check-in from 4pm, check-out by 10am
  • Note: Babes in arms only
  • Note: the staircase is steep
  • Note: The garden is not enclosed
  • Note: No barbecues due to the thatched roof

The property

Located in the quaint village of Shottery, resting rurally in Warwickshire is Bluebell Cottage, a Grade II-listed, thatched dwelling.

Bursting character and charm, whilst closely situated near a host of amenities and attractions, Bluebell Cottage makes the perfect base for a romantic break, inviting two guests.

Benefit from a designated parking space before travelling through the front patio, entering the delightful stable door.

Be welcomed into the living/dining room, adorned with beamed ceilings, and an Inglenook fireplace with an electric fire, offering the ideal setting to unwind after a day of travelling.

Continue to the galley kitchen, well-equipped for a self-catered stay, complete with a washing machine for convenience.

Dine indoors with the TV on in the backdrop, or head outside to the private patio for an alfresco arrangement.

Return indoors and climb the traditional cottage stairs up to the double bedroom, where you can catch some rest before another day of exploration.

Awaken to a refreshing shower in the bathroom, before setting off on foot into the village; here you'll find the Burnside Restaurant, and Bell pub if you'd prefer to dine out, along with a host of convenience stores and supermarkets.

Head into Stratford-on-Avon and be spoilt for choice when it comes to attractions, all dotted alongside River Avon, offering the chance to tour Tudor World, visit the immersive Butterfly Farm, attend an event at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, or plan your stay to visit one of the many race days on at Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse.

Continue into Warwick, also home to a racecourse, The Falconer's Quest, Priory Park and its pretty grounds, and Warwick Castle, a magnificent, medieval castle, offering day tickets, tours, and afternoon tea, before exploring the cobbled streets and charming villages scattered across the Cotswolds AONB.

Experience a romantic retreat at Bluebell Cottage.

Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £150.

Where you’ll be staying

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SHOTTERY

Stratford-upon-Avon 1.5 miles.

The historic village of Shottery occupies a peaceful setting in the rolling Warwickshire countryside, just over a mile from the fine market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. Renowned as the birthplace of Anne Hathaway, this pretty location boasts many black and white thatched cottages and a welcoming inn serving real ales and delicious food. Shakespeare's Stratford is within easy reach, with its famous theatre, striking architecture, characterful shops and pubs and lovely, riverside walks, whilst the medieval castles at nearby Kenilworth and Warwick are not to be missed. Visit the splendid National Trust house at Charlecote Park with its graceful gardens, intriguing maze and Capability Brown Deer Park. Alternatively, place a bet at Warwick Racecourse, or simply explore the many surrounding Cotswold towns and hamlets this stunning area has to offer.

This property offers the following short breaks:

  • Winter
  • Off-season
  • Last minute
  • Christmas
Flexible cancellation terms

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