Large Houses to Rent in The Cotswolds

Explore some of England’s most loved countryside with a stay at one of our big houses in the Cotswolds. This pretty region, which stretches lazily across six English counties, is famous for its gently rolling hills and peaceful villages of golden stone. It’s a wonderful place to visit any time of the year and there are plenty of things to see and do for everyone, from the natural beauty of the Cotswolds Water Park to the Roman roots of Cirencester. Choose your favourite property from our curated portfolio of big house in the Cotswolds, whether it’s a manor brimming with old-world charm or picture-perfect large cottage. Whatever the occasion, whether it’s a milestone birthday, a special anniversary, or just a chance to get all the family together for a rural escape, the Cotswolds is a great choice for your getaway.

Spring

Wake up to spring in the Cotswolds. As the rural landscape springs back into life, stay in one of our peaceful country houses to witness fields of gambolling lambs, daffodils and crocuses bringing colour to the hedgerows, and woodlands carpeted with bluebells. Spring in the Cotswolds is a special time, where sunny days lift your spirits on country walks and the last gasp of winter means you can get cosy in the warmth of an log burner back at your accommodation or at a traditional village pub.

Summer

Summer in the Cotswolds offer lots of exciting activities, from villages fetes and fayres to boating, paddle boarding and water skiing at the Cotswolds Water Park. Many of our Cotswolds houses have acres of gardens and outdoor facilities such as tennis courts and swimming pools.

Autumn

Enjoy the changing seasons as the summer colour turn to autumnal golds in the Cotswolds. This Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the perfect place for long walks with the woodlands a blaze of colour, the smell of bonfires in the air and the first hint of the cooler days to come. Visit Westonbirt Arboretum for its spectacular autumn display, or Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust to see the migrating birds. Back at your accommodation, enjoy candlelit dinners of seasonal and foraged foods before settling down for a cosy movie night.

Winter

Wrap up warm, put on your boots and experience the Cotswolds without the crowds. Follow walking and cycling trails,  climb hills for spectacular views and visit Christmas markets. With a touch of frost on the ground and Christmas lights sparkling, there are few places more magical than the Cotswolds at this special time of year. And, for a truly peaceful escape in the cold months of January and February, the Cotswolds is the ideal choice.

The patchwork of rolling countryside and chocolate box villages that makes up the Cotswolds means you are never short of special places to visit. Don’t miss Broadway, known as the Jewel of the Cotswolds, or mellow-stoned Stow on the Wold, the highest of the Cotswold villages. Bourton on the Water is another gorgeous village with the channel of the Windrush River running through it. Arlington Row in Bibury is perhaps the most photographed Cotswold view, and with good reason. This picturesque row of 14^th century houses is the very essence of the Cotswolds. For a taste of city life, visit Gloucester, with its redeveloped dock area and magnificent cathedral, or the historic towns and cities of Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stratford upon Avon and Oxford.