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Lake House Cottage
Abbotstone,
Hampshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)7766 525060
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£850 - £1800
per night
£3400 - £5200
per week
A large cottage by the walled garden on a peaceful estate with oodles of space for big gatherings and views over a lake and mature trees
7 beds
7 bedrooms
Sleeps 14
Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome
Your dates are available!
2 Guests 27 Dec 24 - 27 Dec 24
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£850 - £1800 per night
£3400 - £5200 per week
The Experience
This used to be the gardener’s cottage so you’re near the old walled garden, now complete with a pool, barbecue and fire pit – a grand spot for a picnic so wander down with your bottle of estate wine when the weather is fine. You also have a large terrace, facing southwest with a table for al fresco meals and sun loungers. The upstairs vaulted drawing room is huge with soft sofas and chairs, a log-burner, books and games, long views over the lower lake and a restful feel.
Bedrooms, some downstairs, are well-dressed and have leafy views but most of all they are incredibly peaceful so you should sleep soundly. Wander to the pool for an early morning swim (you’ll find towels), eat breakfast in the big friendly kitchen beside another log-burner or be catered for by the chef Becka Cooper who creates delicious meals.
Set off on long walks through the estate with multiple paths, spot many birds, play tennis, or make pizza.
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We think you'll love
- Joining in with one of the many activities on the estate – check their website for details
- Having so much space so that even if you filled the place you wouldn't feel crowded – there are sometimes extra bedrooms available
- Swimming in the pool or finding out about secret wild swimming spots on the estate
You should know
- The pool is shared and the tennis court is used by arrangement
- Not all the bedrooms are en suite
- Dogs are welcome but there's an extra charge
Essentials
- EV charger
- Self check-in
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Garden
- Open fire / woodburner
- Breakfast included
- Breakfast available
- Meals available
- Vegetarian meals
- Oven
- Parking on premises
- Free parking nearby
- Accessible by public transport
- WiFi
- Television
- Central heating
- Limited mobility
- Wheelchair access
- Mobile reception
- Hob
- Barbecue
- Paid parking nearby
- Air conditioning
- Relaxation areas
- Washing machine
- Tennis court
- Microwave oven
- No smoking
- Credit cards
- Working farm
- Owner has pets
- Electricity included
- Dishwasher
- Pets welcome
Family friendly
- Baby monitor
- Books and toys
- Children welcome
- Babies welcome
- Stair gates
- High chair
- Fire guard
- Cot available
Nearby
- Pub/bar within 3 miles
- Restaurant within 3 miles
- Shop within 3 miles
Activities
- Bikes available
- Food courses
- Kayaking
- Other courses
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Wild swimming
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Pricing
- Nightly price
- from £850
- Weekly price
- from £3400
- Damage deposit
- £1000
- Surcharges
- Extra bed/sofabed available £30 per person per week.
- 1 Cottage for 14
- From £8507 beds7 bedrooms
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Information
Booking information
- Check in
- From 4pm
- Check out
- By 10am
- Other details
- Minimum stay: 2 nights.
- Closed
- Rarely.
- No smoking
- Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
- Property
- This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
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Reviews
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A lovely, very quiet place to stay with lots of walks and plenty of open space.
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Location
The neighbourhood
There's much to do on the estate without budging an inch. Vineyard tours and tastings, riding, fishing, clay pigeon shooting, The Grange Festival in June and July for world-class opera, pizza making and more. You'll find information about local walks and where the best places are to eat in a substantial brochure sent before your stay. Alresford is close for good pubs and shops, Winchester too.
Local points of interest from Fred Baring
- Lake House Cottage lies in the old walled garden of The Grange Mansion House and set amongst the pleasure gardens of which many trees and features still survive.
- Situated within the Estate’s very secluded walled garden and overlooking the lower lake, Lake House Cottage is everything a nature-lover could wish for. Take a walk around the lake to see many species of water-loving creatures.
- Hampshire is filled with plenty of things for all manner of tastes. Make the most of what’s on our doorstep by exploring the local scenery on foot, walking along our famous chalk stream rivers. We have miles of curated walking and running routes to share.
- The medieval city of Winchester offers visitors a bustling high street with a range of independent stores to potter, roam and while away an afternoon. Moreover, take the opportunity to immerse yourself in the largest farmer’s market in the UK.
- Should you ever seek assistance to explore our surroundings, we would be more than happy to guide or inform you of any upcoming local events or new haunts we’ve recently learnt about.
- Lake House Cottage once housed the throng of gardeners who tended the walled gardens, supplying fruit and vegetables to the mansion house.
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Introducing
Fred Baring
The estate has been in the Baring family in one guise or another for over 200 years. Their 25-acre vineyard produces award-winning English white and sparkling wine. Current custodian Fred is experimenting with more regenerative methods of farming to ensure that the unique soils of the chalk downs are preserved and enhanced for generations to come. You are looked after by a friendly team.
The family gathering encompassed, belatedly, celebrating the life of my late wife and my 90th birthday. It was also an opportunity to gather together the different branches and generations of my family - who travelled from far afield, ie Australia, Scotland, etc. From my initial enquiry at Sawdays, through to my final return home, I have experienced service and quality of the highest order. A measure of your good work is that my family all thoroughly enjoyed the event and are keen for me to arrange one for my 100th - they even think I arranged the gaggle of geese flighpass each evening!