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The Old Rectory

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The hallway at The Old Rectory, Buckinghamshire
The ground floor sitting room at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The first floor sitting room at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
A dining room at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
A dining-meeting room at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The kitchen at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
A double bedroom at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
A double bedroom at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
A double bedroom at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The view to the Gothic Church from a double bedroom at The Old Rectory, Buckinghamshire
The swimming pool at The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of Hartwell House and Spa from the lake, Buckinghamshire
Hartwell House and Spa from the front, Aylesbury
The spa pool at Hartwell House and Spa, Aylesbury.
The gym in the spa at Hartwell House Hotel, Buckinghamshire
Guests relaxing at a table outside Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire
An aerial view of Hartwell House and Spa, Buckinghamshire
The exterior of Hartwell House and Spa, floodlit at night
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At-a-glance details

  • Guests 7
  • Bedrooms 4
  • Preferred changeover day Saturday
  • Minimum stay 7 nights
  • Number of dogs welcome 0
  • Acorn rating 5 What's this?
  • Reference 001026
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About The Old Rectory

A Georgian house with its own outdoor pool, traditional furnishings and a wisteria-clad entrance.

The Old Rectory is an elegant Georgian house set in two acres of private garden, within the grounds of the Hartwell House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa. In keeping with its 18th-century character traditional furnishings and fine floral prints run throughout the luxury four-bedroom property. 

After a long, lazy breakfast, go for a dip in the private outdoor swimming pool, best in summer but if you don’t mind the cold – jump in whatever the weather. Guests at The Old Rectory can also enjoy complimentary use of the Hartwell Spa.
 
Further afield, enjoy some of our other nearby places including Waddesdon Manor, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Blenheim Palace, Hatfield House, Woburn Abbey, Beckonscot Model Village, Chiltern Open Air Museum and the Verulamium Museum. 
 

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Features and facilities

  • Cot & high chair not available
  • Microwave available
  • Fridge available
  • Freezer available
  • Dishwasher available
  • Washing machine available
  • Tumble dryer available
  • Telephone available
  • Television available
  • DVD available
  • WiFi* available
  • Open fire / wood burner not available
  • Garden available
  • BBQ not available

Accessibility

Not accessible

Layout

  • Ground floor

    Kitchen, drawing room, sitting room, dining room and study.

  • First floor

    Two bedrooms (one four poster double with private sitting room and ensuite bathroom, one double with 6' bed and ensuite bathroom).

  • Second floor

    Two bedrooms (one double and one single).

Notes for guests

Access: If you would like a copy of the access statement for this cottage please call the team on 0344 800 2070.

Heating: Central heating included.

Air conditioning: The drawing room and Dining room are air conditioned.

Spa Use: Guests at The Old Rectory have complimentary use of the Hartwell Spa. This includes the indoor heated swimming pool, spa bath, sauna, steam room and gymnasium and Hartwell Cafe. A 15% discount on pre-booked spa treatments (Sunday-Thursday) is available but not for treatments booked on the day.

Outdoor Swimming Pool: Guests at The Old Rectory have access to the outdoor swimming pool at the Hartwell Spa during the summer months.

Access: Children ages 6 years and above are welcome to stay at the house. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 years may use the swimming pool at specified times when accompanied by an adult.

Garden: Private two acre garden with large lawn, swimming pool (unheated), croquet lawn, private secured carpark (up to five cars).

*WiFi: This is now available, but please note that intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and should not be relied upon. We are pleased to provide free WiFi at this cottage which is supported by BT.

Short Breaks: Please note that this property does not offer short breaks.

Location: Ideally located to explore nearby National Trust properties and places of interest (Waddesdon Manor, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Blenheim Palace, Hatfield House, Woburn Abbey, Beckonscot Model Village, Chiltern Open Air Museum and the Verulamium Museum. Bicester Village, Europe’s leading luxury designer outlet shopping destination is within a 20 minute drive, with Oxford just a further 20 minutes away.

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Close of the exterior of the King's Head, Aylesbury

King's Head

Historic ancient coaching inn in the heart of Aylesbury
South front of Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon

A Rothschild House and Gardens
View from Coombe Hill in early spring

Chilterns Countryside

Rolling hills, distant views, chalk grassland, and acres of woodland to explore
Exterior of Long Crendon Courthouse, Buckinghamshire

Long Crendon Courthouse

Medieval courthouse
Wisteria in bloom at Ascott

Ascott

Half-timbered house originating from 1606, transformed by the Rothschilds in the late 19th century, containing superb collections.
Claydon House in Spring

Claydon

Splendid eighteenth-century English interiors in an idyllic country setting

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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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