1 / 19Cotswolds - Keepers Barn
Kemble, Gloucestershire
A one bedroom barn for two on a working farm at Kemble near Cirencester, with a private enclosed garden, everything on one level and two dogs welcome.
The lane out of Kemble ends at a working farm, and Keepers Barn is the small stone building at the end of it. It takes two people and two dogs, dog friendly, one bedroom to one bathroom, both on the ground floor. There are no stairs in this building at all, and to an old dog that one fact outranks most of what a cottage can otherwise offer.
Outside the barn a private enclosed garden holds a patio and nothing else it needs, walled away from the farm going on around it. That boundary is doing real work here: there is stock on the other side of it, so two dogs can go out at first light while everybody else is still in bed, and go on leads the moment they leave by the gate.
An evening here is a small one by design. Two chairs on the patio, the farm going quiet around them, and two dogs flat on the warm stone working through the day's collection of smells. Two people and two dogs is an unusually even split, and it is why couples travelling with a pair keep coming back to buildings this size.
The Thames begins about a mile from here, in a field where a stone and an ash tree mark the head of it and there is nothing much to see. The path east from it is level and unhurried, which is a generous way to give two dogs a long morning. Cirencester stands 4 miles south, with the largest Roman remains in the Cotswolds under it and a park whose yew hedge runs 40 feet high along the street.
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from £554 for 7 nights
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At a Glance
- Dogs Welcome
- 2 dogs
- Enclosed Garden
- Yes
- Heading outside there is an enclosed garden with private patio and BBQ perfect for al fresco dining in the summer or a morning coffee in the sun
- Sleeps
- 2 guests
- Rooms
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
- Price
- from £554 / 7 nights
- Grading
- 4 star
- Arrival
- in from 16:00, out by 10:00
- Facilities
- Parking, Wifi
Cotswolds - Keepers Barn from £554 for 7 nights
Book with holidaycottages.co.ukFrequently Asked Questions
Is Cotswolds - Keepers Barn dog friendly?
Yes, Keepers Barn welcomes dogs — up to two of them. The barn has a private enclosed garden where dogs can roam freely, and being a small, single-bedroom property, it's been designed with a two-people, two-dogs balance very much in mind.
Are dogs allowed at Cotswolds - Keepers Barn year round?
The listing doesn't specify any seasonal restrictions on dogs, and the barn reads very much like a place set up for dog owners as a matter of course rather than exception. For confirmation of availability at a specific time of year, it's worth checking directly with the property.
What should I know before visiting Cotswolds - Keepers Barn with my dog?
The enclosed garden gives dogs freedom to get outside at any hour without disturbing anyone, which is genuinely useful at first light. That said, the farm has livestock on the other side of the garden wall, so dogs need to go on leads the moment you leave through the gate. It's also worth knowing the barn is entirely on one level with no stairs, which makes it a particularly good fit for older or less mobile dogs.
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Cotswolds - Keepers Barn from £554 for 7 nights
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