Oakdown Treehouse
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Treehouse for 2 from £185 per night (read our low price promise)
- 1 kingsize bed
Not suitable for children
Not suitable for pets
Overview
Down a pretty willow walkway through Kate and Peter’s cottage garden, the treehouse sits on the edge of a working farm so you'll be living in leafy luxury amid real countryside life with the occasional passing farmyard animals and the gentle murmur of tractors starting work for the day. Rural bliss.
Everything inside was made for comfort – from the Egyptian cotton-clad king size bed to the leather armchairs nestled in front of the log burner. The luxury wet room has underfloor heating with a huge skylight above making you feel as if you’re showering in the trees - without the cold draft! The tea making area is a miniature marvel in itself, built into a curious vintage wardrobe complete with frothy coffee and a fridge for the wine. Everything outside is green as far as the eye can see. Sit on the balcony and have breakfast with a backdrop of rolling hills or relax in the covered hot tub with a glass of prosecco or two.
Peter is a farmer and Kate loves to cook, so naturally it's home-reared meat and homegrown vegetables on the menu, if you order in advance. They even keep croissants warm in their Aga for your breakfast basket - best eaten on the private deck overlooking the Wiltshire countryside. Use the customised OS map to pick one of the many woodland walks (or the 25 minute walk to the pub!), or jump in a taxi to the honey-hued city of Bath for a dip in the rooftop pool.
Essentials
The important stuff
- Check in: 3 pm
- Check out: 11 am
- Please bring wellies/boots
- Please be aware that this is a working farm and there will be tractors and cows around! Shoots may also be taking place on a Tuesday October - January
- The hot tub is electric and included in the price of your stay - no need to heat up, it will be ready for when you arrive!
- Sleeping arrangements
- 1 kingsize bed
Cooking
- Electric kettle
- Coffee machine
- Fridge
Washing
- Walk-in rain shower
- Flushing loo
Heating, lighting & bedding
- Towels and bedding provided - also extra slippers and outdoor towels for the hot tub
- Electric lighting
- Wood burner
- Central heating
- Plug sockets available
- Mobile signal and WiFi available
Entertainment
TV with DVD player and a selection of DVDs, a Bluetooth speaker, books, Scrabble, playing cards, OS map
Getting there
Oakdown, Rode Hill, Colerne, Wiltshire, SN14 8AR
By train
The nearest train stations are Chippenham or Bath - both 6 miles away
By bus
There is a bus stop 1/4 of a mile away
*The Owners are happy to pick up guests from Chippenham train station if they are available. Alternatively the Owners can organise for a local taxi to do pick up. Both must be arranged with the Owners in advance.*
By car
Oakdown is 6 miles from Bath, situated between the villages of Batheaston and Colerne (15 mins from the M4, junction 17 or 18). Main roads that approach this area are the A4 or A420, depending on direction you are coming from.
Sat Nav postcode of SN14 8AR should bring you right to the gate, however, the postcode is shared with 4 other houses, so it may be helpful to know what you are looking for...
Oakdown is part of Oaks Farm, so you may go past other barns and buildings nearby which say Oaks Farm. The Sat Nav will turn you off the B road down a tarmac single track, dead-end lane - there are 3 houses down this lane and Oakdown is the SECOND. Carry on past the first house 'The Oaks' and if you get to 'Westwood House' at the end of the lane you've gone too far. There is a sign saying 'Oakdown' on the stone gateposts and a gravel driveway. When you enter the driveway, there is a little wooden gate in the top right corner, with an 'Oakdown Treehouse' sign on it. Please park by your gate and knock at the main house door and Kate will show you along the pathway, into the treehouse. If there is no answer please make your way through the gate and along the bark chip pathway into the wood, the key will be in the Treehouse door.
Food & Drink
At Oakdown
A breakfast basket will be delivered to your deck at a time to suit you; a selection including cereals, Bertinet Bakery croissants (a Bath institution!), homemade jam, seasonal fruit (homegrown where possible), yogurt and maybe a home produced boiled egg or two if extra sustenance is required! Tea, coffee and milk supplied.
With a bit of notice you can request a home cooked evening meal to share between two that will be delivered to the treehouse. Kate and Peter use home-reared meat and homegrown vegetables where possible and they can rustle up a cake for a special occasion!
£10 per person for supper
£7 for homemade cakes (carrot cake is Kate's speciality!)
Please contact Kate after booking to request these delicious extras!
Local shops
There is a shop 2 miles away - you will need a car to get there
Pubs & Restaurants
Methuan Arms, Corsham
Lucknam Park Brasserie, Colerne
The Bunch of Grapes, Bradford on Avon
The Longs Arms, South Wraxall
Takeaways
The Bengal Bear, Box Robbie's Plaice (Fish and Chip shop and cafe), Batheaston
Activities
At Oakdown
Spot wildlife from the deck or go for a wander. The farm is suitated on the three shires border of Wilts, Somerset and South Glos, so there are lots of footpaths to choose from!
Places to visit
- World heritage city of Bath: Roman Baths, Bath Abbey, Museums. Do like the Romans did and visit the new Thermae Spa - the UK's only natural thermal spa with a rooftop spa pool in the centre of the city. Or visit The Jane Austen Centre.
- Bath shopping - lots of independent and niche shops as well as the usual.
- Bath Christmas market: 28 November - 15 December. An extremely popular, huge German-style Christmas market
- Longleat House and Safari park
- Lots of pretty Cotswold villages to explore, the best are probably Castle Coombe and Lacock.
- Amazing Market at Green Park Station (Saturday morning is best!)
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Small and relaxed group day tours of historical sites and surrounding area - Stone Henge, Cotswolds, Wells, Glastonbury etc
Mad Max Tours - that will collect and drop off at the Treehouse. They use local guides with detailed knowledge - Open top bus tours around the city - hop on and off as you want.
Outdoor & Active
- National Trust Bath Skyline walk
- Stonehenge or Avebury stones
- Two Tunnels Bike circuit
- Riverboat tours of city on River Avon
- Day hire boats between Bath and Bradford on Avon
- Lots of footpaths from your door
Meet your hosts
Meet Kate & Peter
"Our family has been farming here for over 50 years; we feel so lucky to be living in such a special spot and love sharing it with other people. We are situated slap bang around the historic Three-shire stones of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. We have a large mixed farm so there's always something going on, keeping up with the all year round farming calendar. It is tranquil and peaceful here with stunning views, but only 15 mins from the M4, or 10 mins into the historic Roman City of Bath", Kate
Wildlife & Environment
Stunning, tranquil, packed to the gunnels with nature, farmlife and wildlife...yet only 10 mins from the refinery of Bath - the best of both worlds! Cows graze in the field below and roe deer, red kites, guinea fowl and sparrow hawks, and swallows are all regular visitors. Spot this wildlife from the deck...or from your hot tub!
Our guests say...
Probably the most enjoyable overnight stay we have had anywhere, and certainly the most relaxing. It was cold and wet but that didn't matter at all. We were perfectly happy to stay in the treehouse, and despite the weather we used the jacuzzi on the decking twice - once during the day, and once at night. The supper delivered to the tree house by Kate, made with beef from their farm, was delicious, and such a treat (take a bottle of wine with you if you are going to have supper in the treehouse - there is a fridge to cool it). Excellent breakfast delivered to the treehouse again by Kate, at a time of our choosing. The quality of the treehouse and all of the fittings was superb. Everything had been thought through so carefully, and it is really hard to think of anything that could have been improved on. We will certainly be returning.
24/11/2019Chris
Loved our stay at Oakdown. Kate cooked us a delicious supper on the first night and the breakfast basket each morning was delicious. If we weren’t hungry yet we would keep the croissants warm on top of the woodburner. Every little detail has been thought of except perhaps the sink is rather small to do the washing up in. Bed very comfy!
22/11/2019Victoria
We had an amazing stay. Kate and Peter were both lovely and made our stay even better. The accommodation was perfect in terms of location. The tree house was immaculate couldn’t have asked for more.
08/11/2019Lydia
Where do we begin?! Our entire stay was perfect in every way, from beginning to end! Upon arrival Kate was there to meet us and show us around the beautifully secluded treehouse that we would call 'home' for the next couple of days. It was far beyond anything we had imagined, welcomed first by the sweet wintery fragrance and warm heating, then finding the underfloor heating in the shower room and the miniature kitchen behind the cupboard doors which contained everything we would have needed our whole stay. The décor is stunning and the view from the treehouse is breathtaking (particularly at sunrise which we woke up for on both mornings). Not to mention the new addition of the hot tub which was just the cherry on top! Each morning Kate brought us fresh breakfast which we enjoyed outside and on our first night Kate cooked us a homemade dinner that was to die for! Every little thing has been thought of by Kate and Peter - from the dressing gowns to the Bluetooth speaker, and the plastic wine glasses for the hot tube to the various options of dimming room lighting. We could go on for much longer about the beauty of Oakdown and could not recommend this place more!
06/11/2019Lucy
We had an amazing time, everything was absolutely perfect, the place is so incredibly quiet and peaceful, just what we needed. Kate & Peter looked after us perfectly, bringing us a lovely breakfast every morning and cooked us a fantastic meal one evening, delivered to our door by her and Peter in the howling wind and rain! what more could you ask for!! The Treehouse it's self is top quality with a very luxurious shower and loo area with underfloor heating no less :-) All in all, a really really lovely stay.
01/11/2019Alan
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Booking Terms
Canopy & Stars low price promise
Book with us in confidence knowing you won’t find that place cheaper elsewhere. All of the prices we display are set and matched by our Owners. (In this world of foreign currency, we do have to say 'subject to exchange rates' for some of our European places.)
What does ‘from price’ mean?
Our ‘from price’ is based on a four night stay in low season and designed to help you to compare different prices across our collection. Some of our Owners vary their nightly rates and check in days throughout the year, so it may differ from the rate quoted below the calendar. It is quite common (although by no means universal) for places to charge a little more in peak season or for shorter stays, to cover changeover costs. Consider booking longer stays during the cooler months if you’re looking for the lowest nightly rates.
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Except where otherwise specified, we Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd Company No 09088366 of Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW act only as an Agent in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. Sawday’s Canopy & Stars is part of the Alastair Sawday’s Group of Companies. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any services or arrangements you purchase (“Booking(s)”) or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Booking. For all Bookings, your contract will be with the supplier of the Booking in question, and in most cases this will be the owner of the property you’ll be staying at (“Owner(s)”). When making your Booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the Owner of the Booking. Your Booking with us is subject to these Agency Terms & Conditions and any specific booking conditions of the relevant Owner(s) you contract with. The Owner’s booking conditions may limit and/or exclude the Owner’s liability to you.
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1.2 Your Booking is confirmed and a contract between you and the Owner will exist when we receive payment of the deposit and send you a booking confirmation on the Owner’s behalf. This booking confirmation will normally be sent out within 24 hours in the case of email and seven working days in the case of post, and will contain the details of your Booking and of payments made and due. If you have not received your booking confirmation within the specified time, please notify us as soon as possible by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk). Please check your confirmation carefully and report any incorrect or incomplete information to us immediately. As we act only as booking Agent, we have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation except where an error is made by us.
1.3 Where a deposit has been paid, full balance payment will be due 10 weeks in advance of your check in date and a reminder will be sent to you two weeks prior to this date, where applicable, by email. We automatically take the balance payment using the same card as used to make the deposit payment. It is your reponsibility to advise us if we should use a different card and to contact us by telephone (0117 204 7830) to arrange for alternative payment method. If the balance payment does not successfully go through as there is a problem with your card, such as it expiring, then we will contact you to try and take alternative payment. If we have been unable to take payment after two weeks of the balance due date, then with regret, we will notify the Owner who may cancel your Booking.
1.4 Except where otherwise advised or stated in the booking conditions of the Owner concerned, all monies you pay to us for a Booking will be held on behalf of the Owner(s) concerned.
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2. Cancellation and Amendment by You
2.1 Any cancellation or amendment request must be sent to us by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk) and will be considered and responded to within one working day of receipt. You are also advised to confirm all changes to our Customer Services Department by calling 0117 204 7830. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your Booking prior to travel. Whilst we will always try to help, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met.
2.2 Amendments and cancellations can only be accepted in accordance with the booking conditions of the Owner of your Arrangements. The Owner may charge the cancellation or amendment charges shown in their booking conditions (which may be as much as 100% of the cost of the Arrangements and will normally increase closer to the date of departure). The Owner may charge cancellation or amendment charges in accordance with its own booking conditions, however for the sake of convenience only, we have outlined the Owner’s charges at clause 2.3 and 2.4 below. Please note that these are the Owner’s own cancellation and amendments charges, not Canopy & Stars’, and therefore the Owner may vary their charges as they wish, without notice to us. The correct charges will be notified to you at the time of your cancellation or amendments.
2.3 Owner’s General Cancellation Charges:
2.3.1 Cancellation by you at any time will result in your deposit being forfeited, as all deposits are non-refundable.
2.3.2 All monies paid for a holiday (deposit and balance) are non-refundable within 10 weeks before check in date.
2.3.3 Cancellation of any holiday after it has been paid in full and at a date 10 weeks or more in advance of your check in date, will result in forfeiture of your deposit (or an amount equivalent where one was not paid as the holiday was paid in full) and the balance being returned to you.
2.3.4 Cancellation insurance is available but will be a third party arrangement and not involve Canopy & Stars or the Owner in any way.
2.4 Owner’s General Amendment Charges:
2.4.1 Alterations to your Booking can only be made more than 10 weeks prior to the check in date, after which time alterations will be treated as cancellation. All alterations are subject to availability and may incur a £30 adminstration fee.
2.4.2 Differences in the total amount payable resulting from alterations will be refunded to you in the case of a decrease in price and paid by you in the case of increases in price.
Special note: Generally Owners will charge the above cancellation and amendment charges, however we must stress that these are a guide only and charges may differ from those shown here depending on the Owner. The exact charges will be notified to you by the Owner at the time of cancellation and/or can be found in the Owner’s own booking conditions which are available from the Owner on request.
3. Changes and Cancellations by the Owner
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the Owner needs to make a significant change to your confirmed Arrangements or to cancel them. We will also liaise between you and the Owner in relation to any alternative Booking offered by the Owner but we will have no further liability to you.
4. Complaints
Because the contract for your Booking is between you and the Owner, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. In the event that you have any complaint about your stay, please notify the Owner as soon as possible. If you don’t follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the Owner to investigate and resolve your complaint and so make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Delays may also mean that amount of compensation you may be entitled to may be reduced. Whether or not your complaint is dealt with satisfactorily, please also contact us as we appreciate all feedback. It’s important to us and the Owner to know that you’ve enjoyed your stay or if anything could have been improved.
5. Pricing
Canopy & Stars reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time on behalf of the Owner. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices.Special note: changes and errors sometimes occur.
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The information and prices shown on this website are varied from time to time and may change between the time you first view a property and make a Booking. You should check that all the details are as you expect prior to making a Booking. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the properties (including the features and extras available) may be incorrectly described and/or priced. If we discover this is the case after you have made a Booking, we reserve the right to contact you with details of the correct information and/or pricing and will give you the option to:
(1) proceed with the Booking based on the correct information and/or pricing, which may require the payment of an additional amount by you;
OR
(2) subject to availability, change your booking dates to dates when the pricing can be honoured ad so no additional charge to you. In the event that a lower price can be offered for alternative dates then the difference would be refunded;
OR
(3) cancel the Booking. If we do not receive your instructions within 5 days of contacting you, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking without liability to you.
7. Our Responsibility for your Booking
Your contract is with the Owner and its booking conditions apply. As Agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the Booking. Our responsibilities are limited to making the Booking in accordance with your instructions and acting properly in accordance with our legal duties as an Agent. We accept no responsibility for any information about the Booking that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your Booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the Booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
8. Pets
Not all properties accept pets. If you wish to take your pet on holiday, please advise us before booking and we can check whether pets are accepted at the property. You must obtain the prior consent of the Owner before taking any pets to the property. A nightly charge may be made by the Owner for each pet and additional terms may apply.
9. VAT
Many of the Owners of properties in the Canopy & Stars portfolio are not registered for VAT in which case no tax is payable. Where VAT is payable, the tax is included in the advertised holiday rental price.
10. Visa, passport and health requirements.
Unless you tell us otherwise, we assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the Arrangements you chose to purchase. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is so given on this basis. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the Owner of the Booking, Passport Office, appropriate embassy or consulate or your doctor as applicable in good time before the commencement of your holiday.
11. Insurance
You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance you purchase is adequate and appropriate for your particular needs. Please read your policy details and take them with you on holiday.
12. Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the Owner, but unfortunately, we can't guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
13. Group Bookings
Not all Owners accept Bookings for a single sex group (for example, a stag or hen party). Guests wanting to make such a Booking should check with us beforehand to enable us to check whether the Owner is prepared to accept the Booking. We will then advise you accordingly. In event that an Owner does not accept this type of Booking then it is with regret, that the Booking may be cancelled and cancellation fees may apply. It is the Guest’s responsibility to enquire with Canopy & Stars and/or check on our website beforehand to make sure that this type of booking is permitted.
14. Maximum Numbers
Please note that except by prior arrangement confirmed in writing, only the number of persons specified on a booking confirmation may occupy a property. Most owners reserve the right to refuse admittance or revoke a booking if this condition is not observed and you are unlikely to receive any refund.
15. Your Responsibilities
Please note that you have a contract with the Owner of the property. As such you are under a responsibility to behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner whilst staying at the property with due respect to the Owner, the Property and other guests and their property. You are responsible for informing the Owner of any losses or damage to the property as soon as possible. Please note that you will be liable to pay the Owner for any losses or damage to the property caused by you or a member of your party (except reasonable wear and tear). Some Owners will also require damage deposits. You must also leave the property by the check-out time specified on your booking. If any guest behaves inappropriately or improperly (of which the Owner will be the final judge on their Property), or illegally, the Owner reserves the right to ask the guest and their party (at their discretion) to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period and/or refuse any future bookings from you. Any refund for so doing will be at the entire discretion of the Owner. In addition, the Owner reserves the right to sue the guest for any loss, damage or injury caused to the Owner, the Property or to other guests and/or their property. As agent, we will have no liability to you in these circumstances.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions have been drafted in accordance with and are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any and all disputes arising out of these Agency Terms & Conditions.
17. Discrepancies
In case of a discrepancy between these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other Canopy & Stars literature, these Agency Terms & Conditions shall prevail.
18. Validity clause
In the event that a court finds that a condition in these Agency Terms & Conditions is illegal or void, the illegal or void provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agency Terms & Conditions, which will continue to be valid and have full force and effect.
Probably the most enjoyable overnight stay we have had anywhere, and certainly the most relaxing. It was cold and wet but that didn't matter at all. We were perfectly happy to stay in the treehouse, and despite the weather we used the jacuzzi on the decking twice - once during the day, and once at night. The supper delivered to the tree house by Kate, made with beef from their farm, was delicious, and such a treat (take a bottle of wine with you if you are going to have supper in the treehouse - there is a fridge to cool it). Excellent breakfast delivered to the treehouse again by Kate, at a time of our choosing. The quality of the treehouse and all of the fittings was superb. Everything had been thought through so carefully, and it is really hard to think of anything that could have been improved on. We will certainly be returning.
24/11/2019