Entrance through glass doors to large living area with tiled floor, pot-bellied woodburning stove and comfortable seating. Fitted kitchen at one end with dining table for two. French windows to attractive private patio. Wooden stairs to small landing and thence straight into large, light double bedroom with long views. Shower room with basin and wc.

Outside, The Cider Barn is approached along a brick path to a small garden area and entrance to the cottage. On the other side there is a sunny, bricked patio with garden furniture.

Set in attractive rolling landscape of scattered communities and gentle hills overlooking the River Severn, this pretty conversion of a former cider barn is in a very favoured position. Twelve miles from Gloucester and on the edge of the Forest of Dean it is excellently placed for visitors to take full advantage of the wide variety of amenities the area affords. For the historically minded there are the Border castles, Tintern Abbey and the cathedral cities of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester; and for those keen on outdoor activities the choice is immense - walking on Offa`s Dyke, cycling or riding in the Forest itself and fishing or canoeing on the River Wye. Further afield but still readily accessible are the Cotswolds, the Malvern Hills and the Brecon Beacons. The property is also on the edge of woodland with easy local access to forest paths. The owners of the cottage keep hens (and a cockerel!) and several of the surrounding properties are smallholdings, giving a very pleasant rural feel to the whole area.

The Cider Barn has been sympathetically converted and extended so that it is now a self-contained part of the Owners` house. It is bright and inviting with a surprisingly spacious feel and the outdoor areas have been thoughtfully arranged to provide attractive, private space for visitors as well as shared parts of the pretty grounds with fine views over the Severn to Gloucester and the Cotswolds beyond.

Comments from previous visitors

"We were delighted to find that we were Kim and Gary's first guests. The Cider Barn is a superb property, perfect in all respects and in a wonderful setting. Potentially difficult to find but the directions you supplied enabled us to go straight to it without the hint of a problem.... a real 'hideaway'." Roger Pratt, May 2008.

"Just to say thank you! The Cider Barn was beautifully maintained and in a lovely location. We won't hesitate to use your service again." Steve and Kirsty Welsh, October 2008.