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Quince Tree Cottage

Alvediston, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Self-catering
+44 (0)1722 780740
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From
£120 - £280
per night

From
£800 - £1200
per week

Come for super ridgeway walks and explore charming towns and villages from this pretty 18th-century cottage in the Chalke Valley

4 beds

3 bedrooms

Sleeps 5

Children welcome

Babies welcome

The Experience

Cranborne Chase AONB is a vast landscape of rippling chalk hills with ancient woods and is also a dark sky reserve. At its heart, a charming 18th-century cottage, tucked in the village of Alvediston in the Chalke Valley. It’s next to the owners’ cottage, but you have your own entrance, parking and gently wild garden.

Step in to find low beamed ceilings, logs stacked beside the wood-burner and a lovely sense of colour and texture with plenty of art, books and games. Find heaps of space to cook on the Aga in the farmhouse kitchen and dining room or relax in the sunny sitting room that opens onto the terrace and garden. The lawn is grand for tumbling children to let off steam.

Have lunch at Pythouse Kitchen Garden or dinner at the Beckford Arms in Tisbury. Walk or cycle for miles; Shaftesbury and Salisbury are both nearby. Return to sleep in sweet bedrooms with long country views.

We think you'll love

Tucking into Vicky's welcome rock buns and tea tray
Walking straight into lovely countryside
Making supper on the Aga and sitting around the big table to eat together

You should know

There's a shared bathroom upstairs and a shower room and loo downstairs
The stairs are fairly steep

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

Nightly price: from £120
Weekly price: from £800
Damage deposit: £100

1 Cottage for 5: From £1204 beds3 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in: From 3pm
Check out: Flexible
Other details: Minimum stay: 3 nights. Reduced rates for 2 guests during low season.
Closed: Christmas & occasionally.
No smoking: Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets: Animals living on the property

Reviews

Thank you so much for our wonderful week in your cottage. It was the perfect getaway for our family. Our boys were so sad to leave. Ed made friends with all of your woodlouse in the garden and they loved looking for wild strawberries. I loved reading them your children’s books. I really appreciated the aga and also all of the great places to explore in the area. Also how beautifully you have done the place. Thank you.

Olivia, Richmond May 2024

I would love to stay here. It is comfortable and quiet, and everything has been carried out to the highest standard with the aim of doing it as organically as possible. I love the thought of dark skies at night and the silence.

Biddy, Sawday's Inspector Jul 2023

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Location

The neighbourhood

There are lanes leading from the village onto the chalk ridgeways for super walks. You'll find an award-winning village shop in Ludwell (six miles), and the Ansty Farm Shop has PYO fruit in season and a tearoom. Tisbury is four miles for a butcher, two delis, a good wine shop and the train station. Shaftesbury and Salisbury have more choice and regular weekly markets.

Local points of interest from Vicky Spendlove

The walking from this cottage is amazing with virtually no need to go on the road - though the lanes and valley road are not very busy either. Hills and views everywhere. Ancient tracks and drovers roads on both sides of the valley.
We are 10 minutes from the wonderful Chalke Valley History Festival - a week of great talks and events including masses of activities for children.
We are very well situated for visits to the historic city of Salisbury, ancient town of Wilton and the world heritage sites of Stonehenge and the city of Bath with its Roman baths and spa.
We are about an hour's drive from the Dorset coast where you can walk the challenging coast path with its spectacular views or swim - the sea on a early autumn day it is the warmest of all the year.

Introducing

Vicky Spendlove

Vicky and Justin have lived here since the late 1990s, creating their garden and managing it organically. They bought Quince Tree Cottage as a family annexe, renovating and extending the property before deciding to let it to guests. Both gardens are not overly manicured, allowing wildlife to thrive and giving a real flavour of an English country garden. They have two dogs.

Quince Tree Cottage

Children welcome

Babies welcome

Your dates are available!

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The Experience

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The neighbourhood

Vicky Spendlove

Quince Tree Cottage

Children welcome

Babies welcome

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Your dates are available!

How to book

Direct with the owner

Enquire through Sawday's

The Experience

We think you'll love

You should know

Essentials

Pricing

Information

Reviews

The neighbourhood

Vicky Spendlove

Taking you to Quince Tree Cottage