Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire

The exterior of Lock Cottage, Oxfordshire | © National Trust / Mike Henton

For country mansions, riverside meadows and mature woodland.

Cliveden Ferry Cottage

This half-timber cottage has a large patio and garden overlooking the river. You can enjoy the gardens and grounds at Cliveden once other visitors have gone home for the day. Sleeps four.

Cliveden New Cottage

This cottage has everything you need for a restful holiday exploring Cliveden and walking the river path. It has two unusually-shaped bedrooms. Sleeps four.

Lock Cottage

This Thames-side cottage has a charming, rustic interior, with knobbly stone walls, wonky beams and a woodburner in the fireplace. Its small garden looks over the weir. Sleeps two.

Bog Cottage

On the grounds of Upton House, overlooking the bog garden, this former banqueting house is a stylish retreat. Sleeps four.

1 Home Farm Drive

With its own private garden, this former stable on the Upton estate was converted in the 1930s and has an Art Deco-inspired interior. Sleeps five.

Old Slaughter House

This tiny cottage is an open-plan space for sleeping, relaxing and dining, with exposed beams and lots of light. Sleeps two.

Hartwell House and Spa from the front, Aylesbury

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Hartwell House Hotel and Spa

Sitting in parkland on the edge of the Chilterns, this stunning Grade 1 listed hotel and spa is part-Jacobean mansion and part-Georgian house.

The exterior of The Old Rectory, Nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

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The Old Rectory at Hartwell House and Spa

A Georgian gem within the grounds of the Grade I-listed Hartwell House and Spa, The Old Rectory sleeps 7 and has two acres of private garden and its own outdoor pool. With acres of Capability Brown-inspired gardens and parkland on your doorstep, and located on the edge of the Chilterns AONB, a getaway here offers a real taste of country house life.