Ferry Cottage
Nr Maidenhead, Berkshire
At-a-glance details
- Guests 4
- Bedrooms 2
- Preferred changeover day Friday
- Minimum stay 3 nights
- Number of dogs welcome 0
- Acorn rating 3 What's this?
- Reference 002002
About Ferry Cottage
Views over the Thames from this half-timbered former ferryman’s cottage near the Cliveden estate.Ferry Cottage was once the home of the ferryman for My Lady Ferry and benefits from incredible views over the River Thames. The pretty half-timber cottage hosts a bright and modern interior with large patio and garden overlooking the river.
Make the most of your location and enjoy being part of the Cliveden estate. Explore the stately home, built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1666 and home to the Astor family until 1966. As a guest, you are welcome to follow in the footsteps of dukes, earls, kings and queens as you stroll through the impressive gardens and woodlands – even after closing!
Ferry Cottage is conveniently located 14miles from Heathrow Airport and benefits from its close proximity to Windsor, Henley-on-Thames, The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and to a variety of other National Trust properties. Enjoy days of sightseeing or explore our estate before retiring to the cottage for a tranquil evening by the River.
Why book with us?
- Unrivalled locations
- Free entry to our places
- Award-winning customer service
- Help us care for nature, beauty and history
Our Covid promise
- Postpone or refund with no admin fee
- Enhanced cleaning regime
- Discover more about our Covid promise
Features and facilities
- Cot & high chair available
- Microwave available
- Fridge available
- Freezer not available
- Dishwasher available
- Washing machine available
- Tumble dryer not available
- Telephone available
- Television available
- DVD available
- WiFi* available
- Open fire / wood burner available
- Garden available
- BBQ not available
Layout
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Ground floor
Sitting room, kitchen/dining room with French doors to patio, two bedrooms (one double and one twin) and bathroom with shower.
View Floor plan (PDF 54 KB)
Notes for guests
Access: The accessibility guide is for guidance only. For up to date photos, please see the images on the webpage.
The bedroom and bathroom are on the ground floor but the cottage may not be suitable for wheelchair users.
Children: This cottage is located on the Thames river path and the garden and river bank are completely unfenced.
Heating: Night storage heating included.
Freezer: The cottage does not have a full size freezer but does have a fridge with an ice box to hold a minimal amount of frozen goods.
Parking: Parking for two cars is 20 metres from the cottage.
WiFi: WiFi is available at this cottage.
Wildlife: Many of our cottages are very rural and as a result we do regularly undertake routine pest control visits.
Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage (if last day of stay is a Sunday).
Log Burners: For the guests benefit, firewood is provided for the first evening. Firewood can then be purchased on site from October to March, during Estate opening hours, at the Information Kiosk.
Garden: The garden has entered an exciting new era as the garden team, who care for the grade 1 listed gardens of the Cliveden Estate, have be taken on the maintenance and renovation of Ferry Cottage. Through consultation with our Curator and Cottage Team, the garden will be restored to compliment the cottage garden style of the Arts and Crafts movement. Maintenance will take place every Thursday, between the hours of 11am and 3pm, with planting beginning in the winter months. Minimal disruption to our guests will be assured. For any enquiries please contact the Booking Office.
Please note:
Boating at Cliveden (amendment)
A variety of skippered trips along the River Thames and self-drive vessels are available to hire. Please refer to Cliveden’s website for operating times and booking details. Cliveden’s boating offer operates roughly 15 meters from Ferry Cottage.
Arriving By Boat
Mooring spaces are available downstream from Spring Cottage and also on two of our four islands.
To help us look after Cliveden and its riverfront, mooring fees do apply. Fees are for 24 hour mooring and we’re happy to adjust them if you would like to stay for a shorter amount of time. Our River Custodians will be on hand to welcome you, collect the fee and answer any questions.
Please contact the Cliveden Estate directly, in advance of your stay, on 01628 605069 for further details.
This cottage is located within the Cliveden Estate. Additional day visitors to the cottage will have to pay the full Cliveden entrance fee.
Be part of the estate and check out our ‘things to see and do’ to help you plan visit - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden
Places nearby
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Ferry Cottage
Views over the Thames from this half-timbered former ferryman’s cottage near the Cliveden estate.
Cliveden
Maidenhead and Cookham Commons
Dorneywood Garden
Hughenden
West Wycombe Park, Village and Hill
Runnymede and Ankerwycke
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