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Ferry Cottage

Nr Maidenhead, Berkshire
The exterior of Ferry Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire
The exterior of Ferry Cottage, Cliveden, Berkshire
The exterior of Ferry Cottage and New Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire
The sitting Room at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden
The double Bedroom at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden
The twin Bedroom at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden
The kitchen at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden
The patio at Ferry Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire
Rowing at Cliveden, Berkshire
Going for a picnic at Cliveden, Berkshire
The exterior of Ferry Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire The exterior of Ferry Cottage, Cliveden, Berkshire The exterior of Ferry Cottage and New Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire The sitting Room at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden The double Bedroom at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden The twin Bedroom at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden The kitchen at Ferry Cottage, Cliveden The patio at Ferry Cottage, nr Maidenhead, Berkshire Rowing at Cliveden, Berkshire Going for a picnic at Cliveden, 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
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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
  • Exclusive access to special places
  • Award-winning customer service

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

Accessibility

Ground floor facilities

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Layout

  • 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

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Cliveden

Glorious gardens and woodlands overlooking the River Thames
Strand Water on Widbrook Common, Cookham, Berkshire

Maidenhead and Cookham Commons

An historic landscape full of natural beauty
Herbaceous borders with delphiniums, foxgloves and meadow clary

Dorneywood Garden

1930s-style garden, with herbaceous borders, cottage garden and lily pond
A view of the manor from the Disraeli monument at Hughenden, a National Trust property in Buckinghamshire

Hughenden

Country home of the Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli
Temple of Music, West Wycombe Park

West Wycombe Park, Village and Hill

The elegant Palladian home of the Dashwood family and historic village
View of the Magna Carta memorial

Runnymede and Ankerwycke

Riverside site of the sealing of Magna Carta

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About the Acorn rating

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To help find the best cottage for you, we have created our own quality rating system for our holiday cottages called the Acorn rating. Ranging from 1-5 Acorns, the rating gives you an indication of a property’s facilities, fixtures and fittings, with five being the highest quality level. The Acorn rating is not connected to any other industry rating system that may be used for holiday cottages and is only to be used as a guide that covers location, style of interior and the facilities you may be looking for. We do not set our cottage pricing based on the Acorn rating we have given a cottage as all our cottages are of an individual nature. Therefore, we recommend that all factors are considered when making your choice. In addition, some of our cottages are curated to be sympathetic to their time period. This means that they might not have all of the aspects of modern living, but impress in so many other ways.

1 Acorn: simple living accommodation with basic furniture and fixtures fit for purpose and clean. Running water and a toilet are provided. There could be some limitations to heating and washing facilities – details of these will be stated clearly on the cottage's webpage. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied with a few exceptions, which are again clearly stated). Facilities for basic catering and living are provided. In general, a 1 Acorn cottage does not have WiFi.

2 Acorn: a mid-quality range of furniture and fittings. Bathroom facilities are basic or there may be a high number of guests to bathroom ratio depending on the size of the cottage. Very few 2 Acorn cottages have WiFi and the kitchen white goods and washing facilities are basic. Bedding, linen and towels are supplied in all 2-5 Acorn cottages.

3 Acorn: a good, standard offer. Generally it is correctly proportioned for the number of guests but could have a few compromises, for example a small kitchen, or a lower bathroom to guest ratio. The variety of white goods available will be better than a 2 Acorn cottage.

4 Acorn: these cottages have more premium furniture, fittings and lighting. Additionally the ratio of bathrooms to guests is likely to be higher, and the bathrooms would be more likely to have separate and spacious showers instead of showers over baths.

5 Acorn: a luxury accommodation offer with very few limiting factors. This is the highest offer available. It is well-equipped and has spacious facilities throughout the cottage or is set within an extraordinary location or building. The furniture is of a high standard, and has real comfort for modern living.

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