Family holidays
Four bedrooms, including a bunk room, a high chair, and kayaks with life jackets. The guide tags the days out that suit children.
The Lakehouse
on The Landings
A lakeside house for ten on Bradleys Lake, in the Cotswold Lakes near South Cerney.
4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 104.96 from 213 Airbnb reviews
Open the bi-folds and you are on the deck
The ground floor faces south over the lake. Fold back the doors and the sitting room, dining table and kitchen run straight out onto a south-facing deck, with a gas barbecue and the kayaks waiting at the edge.
Most of our guests come as a group. The dining table seats ten, so everyone eats together.
A lake to paddle, a village a mile away
Two kayaks and life jackets come with the house, the slipway is 75 m away, and the gated community has two tennis courts. Spring Lake, with its lakeside restaurant and wakeboarding, is a five-minute walk.
Perfect for
Most of our guests come as a group. These are the stays the house suits best.
Friends and reunions
The dining table seats ten, so everyone eats together. The deck has a gas barbecue, and The Landings has two tennis courts.
Dog owners
Pets are welcome on request. The guide tags the places nearby that welcome dogs too.
Time on the water
Kayaks and life jackets come with the house, the slipway is 75 m away, and Spring Lake is a five-minute walk.
Cosy breaks out of season
A gas fire, underfloor heating on the ground floor and a Nespresso machine. Board games, puzzles and books are in the living room.
Cotswold explorers
Cirencester is four to five miles away and South Cerney about a mile. The guide has 99 places and ready-made days.
Sleeps ten. Rated 4.96 from 213 Airbnb reviews.
Check dates and bookOur guide to the area
This is the list we send our own guests, with opening hours we checked in October 2026. Start with one of these days.
What our guests say
A selection from the 213 reviews on our Airbnb listing, copied word for word. Every review is on the Reviews page.
4.96from 213 Airbnb reviews
And for that minute a blackbird sangClose by, and round him, mistier,Farther and farther, all the birdsOf Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
115 of our 213 Airbnb reviews mention the hosting. Location comes next, in 104.
Noel is an Airbnb Superhost and the house is a Guest Favourite. Guests rate communication and location 5.0 out of 5 (Airbnb, October 2026).
The house
Perfect for
Family holidays
Family holidaysFour bedrooms, including a bunk room, a high chair, and kayaks with life jackets. The guide tags the days out that suit children.
Friends and reunions
Friends and reunionsThe dining table seats ten, so everyone eats together. The deck has a gas barbecue, and The Landings has two tennis courts.
Dog owners
Dog ownersPets are welcome on request. The guide tags the places nearby that welcome dogs too.
Time on the water
Time on the waterKayaks and life jackets come with the house, the slipway is 75 m away, and Spring Lake is a five-minute walk.
Cosy breaks out of season
Cosy breaks out of seasonA gas fire, underfloor heating on the ground floor and a Nespresso machine. Board games, puzzles and books are in the living room.
Cotswold explorers
Cotswold explorersCirencester is four to five miles away and South Cerney about a mile. The guide has 99 places and ready-made days.
At a glance
Sleeps 10Four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
WifiIn the house. We will send you your network details in your welcome message before you arrive.
Free parkingTwo cars in our bay at the front, and free overflow parking 150 m down the road.
HeatingUnderfloor heating on the ground floor and a gas fire in the living room.
KitchenWell equipped for self-catering, with a Nespresso machine.
Washer and dryerIn the house.
TVA large TV with Netflix.
BarbecueA gas barbecue and an outdoor dining table on the deck.
Check-in with a key safeThe code comes in your welcome message. Times are in your welcome message.
On the waterTwo kayaks (one single, one double) and life jackets. The slipway is 75 m away.
TennisTwo courts in The Landings. Racquets and balls are in the house.
High chairIn the house for families with little ones.
PetsWelcome on request.
The house is a New England-style lodge with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Downstairs is one open room with underfloor heating and a gas fire.
Bedrooms
Bedroom 1
Upstairs. Double bed, ensuite shower room.
Bedroom 2
Upstairs. Double bed. Family bathroom on the landing.
Bedroom 3, bunk room
Upstairs. Bunk beds, plus a mezzanine up a ship's ladder.
Bedroom 4
Ground floor. Double bed, with a full shower room across the hall.
In the house
- Underfloor heating and a gas fire
- Large TV with Netflix
- Nespresso machine
- High chair
- Board games, puzzles and books
- Gas barbecue and outdoor dining on the deck
- Two kayaks (single and double) and life jackets
- Tennis racquets and balls
- Wifi
- Pets welcome on request
Stay your way
Choose a topic.
Where everyone sleeps
Four bedrooms: three upstairs, including a bunk room with a mezzanine up a ship's ladder, and one on the ground floor with a full shower room across the hall. There is a family bathroom on the landing.
In the house
- A high chair
- Board games, puzzles and books in the living room
- Two kayaks and life jackets
- Tennis racquets and balls, with two courts in The Landings
Good to know
- The deck sits at the edge of the lake.
- Life jackets are worn at all times on the lakes, and there is no swimming in Bradleys Lake.
- The mezzanine is reached by a ship's ladder.
- For a travel cot, stair gate or other baby kit, ask us before you book and we will tell you what is in the house.
Pets are welcome on request. Tell us about your dog before you book, and the pet rules are in your welcome message. These places near the house are tagged as welcoming dogs in the guide.
What is here
- Wifi in the house. We will send you your network details in your welcome message before you arrive.
- The snug is a quiet corner for a laptop.
- A dining table that seats ten.
- A Nespresso machine in the kitchen.
Video calls
We have not published a wifi speed. If you need steady video calls, ask us before you book.
The lake
Bradleys Lake is used for sailing and carp fishing, and the deck sits right at its edge.
The wind has swept from the wide atmosphereEach vapour that obscured the sunset’s ray;And pallid Evening twines its beaming hairIn duskier braids around the languid eyes of Day:
On the water
Use of a single and a double kayak is included, with life jackets. Launch from the slipway 75 m from the house.
Life jackets are worn at all times on the lakes. Kayaks are used at your own risk.
The Landings
A private, gated community of lake houses with two tennis courts for residents and guests. Racquets and balls are in the house.
About Bradleys Lake
Bradleys is Lake 16 of what used to be called the Cotswold Water Park, and covers around 114 acres. Like nearly every lake here it is a flooded gravel pit. Digging for gravel around South Cerney began early in the twentieth century, and as late as 1939 there were only 14 acres of open water in the area. Today there are about 180 lakes across 42 square miles.
- On the water: kayaks, paddleboards, rowing and sailing boats. No motorboats or inflatables, and no swimming in the lake.
- Fishing is run by Watermark Fisheries. The lake holds carp over 40 lb, with tench, perch, roach and pike. Day tickets are cash only from The Tackle Den in South Cerney, and anglers need an Environment Agency rod licence.
- Fishing writers say one carp here, known as the Tiger Fish, was stocked in 1946, which would make it one of the oldest in the country. Bradleys hosted a British Carp Championships semi-final in 2008.
- The lakes became a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 2021. Around 35,000 waterbirds spend the winter here, including great crested grebes, kingfishers and smew. Swans nest on our lake.
Sources: The Tackle Den, Fishing Magic, Natural England, Ashton Keynes village history, checked October 2026.
Walks, paddling and birdwatching
All of these are in the guide, with hours and directions. Life jackets are worn at all times on the lakes, and there is no swimming in Bradleys Lake.
On the water
On foot
Birds and wildlife
Five minutes' walk: Spring Lake
Next door, Spring Lake has Lakeside Restaurant and Bar on a covered terrace, and Lakeside Ski and Wake for wakeboarding, waterskiing and inflatables.
In winter
The lakes are quiet in winter and the sun stays low. Water sports centres keep shorter hours, which the guide lists.
Explore the Cotswolds
These are the places we recommend, from Spring Lake next door to the villages around Cirencester, with some days out further afield. We checked opening hours on 9 October 2026. Rural Gloucestershire kitchens close early, so book ahead.
…the Cotswold Hills, which name is tautological, I believe; for I think that wold meaned high lands of great extent.
Ready-made days
Half-day trips
Each of these fills a morning or an afternoon, 30 minutes to an hour from the house. Drive times are approximate. Seasons were checked on 9 October 2026, and several places close or cut back their days from November.
Further afield
Days out of 35 minutes to about an hour and a quarter from the house. Drive times are approximate, and hours are marked to check before you travel. Every one is a pin on the Plan your day map, with a dashed ring.
Through the year
What the house offers and what is open nearby. Seasons and dates were checked on 9 October 2026, and several places cut back their days from November.
Spring
At the house
- A gas fire and underfloor heating for cool mornings
- Two kayaks, ready at the slipway
Nearby
- North Meadow, Cricklade: snake's-head fritillaries flower in April
- Lechlade boat hire's main season starts on 1 April
- Cotswold Country Park and Beach opened for 2026 on 27 March
Summer
At the house
- Two kayaks and life jackets
- A gas barbecue and outdoor dining on the deck
- Two tennis courts in The Landings
Nearby
- Lakeside Ski and Wake on Spring Lake, a five-minute walk
- Cotswold Country Park and Beach: beach, lagoons and playgrounds, 27 March to 27 September in 2026. Book ahead in summer
- Paddleboards, sailing and kayaks at ROX and Cotswold Water Park Hire
Autumn
At the house
- A gas fire and underfloor heating
- Board games, puzzles and books in the living room
Nearby
- Westonbirt Arboretum: 15,000 trees, at their best in autumn for the Japanese maples. Book ahead until 15 November
- Cotswold Lakes Trust reserves are open all year, with bird hides at Shorncote Reedbeds and Cleveland Lakes
Winter
At the house
- A gas fire and underfloor heating on the ground floor
- A Nespresso machine, board games, puzzles and books
Nearby
- Around 35,000 waterbirds spend the winter on the lakes, including great crested grebes, kingfishers and smew
- Water sports centres keep shorter hours, which the guide lists
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Further afield means 35 minutes to about an hour and a quarter from the house. Drive times are approximate, and hours are marked to check before you travel.
Plan your day
Tap the places you would like to see and we will draw you a route from the house, then work out roughly how long it takes. You can save the result as a picture for your phone.
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Drawn by hand and not to scale. A dashed ring means further afield, 35 minutes to an hour and a quarter away. Place positions come from OpenStreetMap, and the river and escarpment are approximate.
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The same places as the map, as a list. Choose any of them.
Local secrets
Things you may not have known about the Cotswolds, the lakes around the house and the towns and villages nearby.
A lake made from gravel
The Cotswold Lakes are the UK's largest marl lake system: 180 lakes over 42 square miles. They began as gravel pits, dug in the second half of the 20th century. When the digging stopped in the early 1970s they filled from rivers and streams.
The Thames starts here
The uppermost reaches of the Thames run through the western part of the lakes. Further east, Lechlade is where the river becomes navigable.
A new name
In July 2024 district councillors voted to support renaming the Cotswold Water Park as the Cotswold Lakes. That is why this site uses the newer name.
Rome's second city
Roman Cirencester, then called Corinium, was the second-largest city by area in Roman Britain. Its wall, built in the late second century, enclosed 240 acres. The amphitheatre lies under grass in its original shape and has only been partly excavated.
The oldest polo club
Cirencester Park Polo Club was founded in 1896. It is described as the oldest polo club in the UK.
A king at the canal tunnel
George III visited Sapperton in 1788 to watch the canal tunnel being built. The village is 4.5 miles west of Cirencester.
Sapperton on screen
The 1998 Cider with Rosie was largely filmed in Sapperton. The village is also home to the Arts and Crafts makers on our Culture page.
Cirencester people
People born in or linked with Cirencester include the poet Pam Ayres, the jockey Willie Carson, the composer Peter Maxwell Davies and the drummer Cozy Powell.
Sources: Wikipedia pages for the Cotswold Water Park, Cirencester, Sapperton and Ernest Gimson, checked October 2026.
Cotswold culture
William Morris spent his summers at Kelmscott Manor, near Lechlade, from 1871 until his death in 1896. It is the closest of the literary houses to us, and the place to start.
…one of the few spots now remaining on earth which have not only been made beautiful by God, but in which the hand of man has erected scarcely a building which is not in strict conformity and good taste.
Books set here
Cider with Rosie
Laurie Lee · 1959
His childhood in the Slad Valley, near Stroud, where the family moved in 1917.
News from Nowhere
William Morris · 1890
A journey up the Thames that ends at Kelmscott Manor, near Lechlade.
A Summer-Evening Churchyard, Lechlade
Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1816
Written after he rowed up the Thames with Mary Shelley in 1815. The churchyard path is now Shelley's Walk.
Adlestrop
Edward Thomas · 1917
A train stops at a village station on 24 June 1914. The station sign now hangs in Adlestrop's bus shelter.
Burnt Norton
T. S. Eliot · 1936
The first of the Four Quartets, named after a manor near Chipping Campden that Eliot visited in 1934.
The Pursuit of Love
Nancy Mitford · 1945
Alconleigh, the family seat in the novel, draws on Asthall Manor near Burford, where the Mitfords lived from 1919 to 1926.
Riders and Rivals
Jilly Cooper · 1985, 1988
The first two Rutshire Chronicles, set in a fictional county drawn from the Gloucestershire she lived in.
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
M. C. Beaton · 1992
The first Agatha Raisin mystery, set in the invented village of Carsely in the north Cotswolds.
A Cotswold Killing
Rebecca Tope · 2005
First of 22 Cotswold Mysteries. Each book uses a real village, from Blockley to Duntisbourne Abbots.
Writers and theatre people who lived here
- William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Took a joint lease on Kelmscott Manor in 1871. Rossetti left in 1874; Morris kept the house until he died in 1896 and is buried in Kelmscott churchyard.
- Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley
- Stayed at the New Inn, Lechlade, in September 1815.
- Jane Austen
- Visited her mother's cousin at Adlestrop Rectory in 1794, 1799 and 1806. Changes to the parsonage garden turn up in Mansfield Park.
- Laurie Lee
- Born in Stroud in 1914, he came home to Slad in the 1960s and is buried in the churchyard. His books are in a cabinet at the Woolpack, his local.
- W. H. Davies
- The poet of "Leisure" lived in Nailsworth from about 1933 and died at his cottage there in 1940.
- John Drinkwater
- The poet and playwright lived at Far Oakridge, near Bisley, around 1917, when Max Beerbohm was also in the village.
- The Mitford sisters
- Grew up at Asthall and then Swinbrook. Nancy, Unity, Diana and Pamela are buried at St Mary's, Swinbrook.
- J. M. Barrie
- A regular guest at Stanway House in the 1920s. In 1925 he gave the village its thatched cricket pavilion, still standing.
- William Shakespeare
- Mentions the hills in The Merry Wives of Windsor, where Slender's greyhound "was outrun on Cotsall".
- Robert Dover
- Started the Cotswold Olimpicks on Dover's Hill, near Chipping Campden, around 1612. The games were revived in 1951.
- Dame Jilly Cooper
- Lived near Bisley from 1982 until her death in October 2025.
- Tamara and John Malcolm
- Two RSC actors who found a derelict Salvation Army citadel in Chipping Norton in 1968 and opened it as The Theatre in 1975.
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- A composer, not a writer, but the nearest of all: he was born in 1872 at Down Ampney, a few miles from the house, and named a hymn tune after the village.
Artisans and makers
The Cotswolds drew the Arts and Crafts movement, and the villages near us still hold the houses, workshops and graves of its makers.
- Ernest Gimson
- Moved to the Cotswolds in 1893 with Ernest and Sidney Barnsley, and settled at Pinbury Park, near Sapperton. He moved his workshops to Daneway House in Sapperton, built himself a house there in 1903 and lived in it until he died in 1919. His rush-seated chairs and cabinets are still made and copied.
- Ernest and Sidney Barnsley
- Gimson's lifelong friends. They designed and built houses in Sapperton, including Upper Dorvel House and Beechanger. Both brothers, and Gimson, are buried in the churchyard of St Kenelm's, Sapperton.
- Peter van der Waals
- Gimson's chief cabinet-maker from 1901. When the Sapperton workshop closed after Gimson's death in 1919, many of its craftsmen followed him to new premises at Chalford.
- Norman Jewson
- A friend and associate of Gimson and Ernest Barnsley's son-in-law, who lived at Bachelors' Court in Sapperton from the 1920s. His memoir, By Chance I Did Rove (1952), is called a minor classic of Cotswold writing.
- William Morris
- Designer and craftsman as well as writer. His summer home, Kelmscott Manor, is a few miles from Lechlade.
- Where to see the work
- Gimson's furniture is on show at The Wilson in Cheltenham, at Rodmarton Manor and at Owlpen Manor. Rodmarton and The Wilson are both in our guide.
Makers and galleries to visit today
The craftspeople above worked a century ago. These studios and galleries are open now. Hours marked as checked come from each venue's own pages. For the rest, check before you go.
Filmed in the Cotswolds
Downton Abbey
Bampton plays the village of Downton, including St Mary's Church. Bampton Library is the cottage hospital, and Cogges Manor Farm plays Yew Tree Farm.
Rivals
Disney+, 2024. Chavenage House near Tetbury is the O'Hara home, and Tetbury plays Cotchester.
Poldark
BBC, 2015 to 2019. Chavenage House again, as Trenwith.
Wolf Hall
BBC, 2015 and 2024. Chastleton House, near Moreton-in-Marsh, plays Putney and the Seymour home. Stanway House, Chavenage House and Gloucester Cathedral also appear.
Cider with Rosie
BBC One, 2015, with Samantha Morton and Timothy Spall. Miserden plays Slad, and the Carpenters Arms appears.
Father Brown
BBC. Blockley plays Kembleford; Winchcombe station and Stanway House also appear.
The Pursuit of Love
2021. Dyrham Park plays Alconleigh.
The Casual Vacancy
2015. Painswick plays Pagford, with scenes in Northleach.
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001. Snowshill, under fake snow, is the village of her parents' house.
Agatha Raisin
Sky, 2014 to 2022. Biddestone, in Wiltshire, plays Carsely.
War Horse and Stardust
Both filmed in Castle Combe, as was Doctor Dolittle in 1967.
Harry Potter
Gloucester Cathedral and Lacock Abbey both play Hogwarts. Lacock sits just outside the Cotswolds.
Gloucester Cathedral and Docks
The cathedral appears in three Harry Potter films, Mary Queen of Scots, Doctor Who, Sherlock and The Spanish Princess. The docks appear in Alice Through the Looking Glass, Amazing Grace, Vanity Fair and Peter Rabbit 2.
Stanway House
Seen in Father Brown and Sister Boniface Mysteries, Wolf Hall, The Libertine, Vanity Fair (2004), Jeeves and Wooster and The Buccaneers.
Badminton House
Plays Simon and Daphne's home in Bridgerton series one, Halstead Manor in The Gentlemen, and Chimneys in The Seven Dials Mystery. Also in Pearl Harbor. It is a private home and not generally open to visit.
Blenheim Palace
Napoleon (2023), Queen Charlotte, The Diplomat (2024), Spectre and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. The cedar by the lake appears in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Bibury and Stardust
Arlington Row appears in Stardust (2007).
Owlpen Manor and Phantom Thread
The main location for Phantom Thread (2017). It also appears in Tess of the d'Urbervilles (2008) and The Other Boleyn Girl.
Woodchester Mansion
Plays Gordonstoun in series two of The Crown. Also in His Dark Materials and the BBC's Dracula (2006).
Slow Horses
Apple TV+. Castle Combe plays Upshott in series two, with the White Hart pub. Stroud station and the former Imperial Hotel also appear.
Lockwood & Co.
Netflix. Chipping Campden Market Square, and the old police station courtroom for the trial scenes.
This Country
BBC Three, 2017 to 2020. Northleach, including the Sherborne Arms and the bus shelter in Market Place.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023. Stroud, Birdlip, Mickleton, Cheltenham and Cranham Woods.
Bourton-on-the-Water
The village car park and the old Upper Rissington runway appear in Die Another Day. Brum's opening credits were filmed in Bourton, and the car is at the Cotswold Motor Museum.
Berkeley Castle
Johnny English Strikes Again, The White Princess, Poldark and Wolf Hall.
Sudeley Castle
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (2008), Emma (1996) and The White Princess. St Mary's Chapel appears in Father Brown.
Cheltenham
The House of Eliott and Vanity Fair (1998) used the Pittville Pump Room. If... was filmed at Cheltenham College, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was also shot in the town.
Lacock
Pride and Prejudice (1995) uses the village as Meryton. Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and the Downton Abbey film also filmed here. Lacock sits just outside the Cotswolds.
Chavenage House
Trenwith in Poldark and the O'Hara home in Rivals. Also Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Lark Rise to Candleford and Wolf Hall.
Clarkson's Farm
Prime Video, from 2021. Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper run Diddly Squat Farm, 1,000 acres near Chadlington and Chipping Norton. Series 5 aired in June 2026. Opening days change, so check before you travel.
Diddly Squat Farm Shop
The shop on the farm, near Chadlington. It is small and queues form before the 9.30 opening, so go early. Overflow parking is in a field. Footpaths run from the farm into Chadlington.
The Farmer's Dog
Clarkson's pub, in the old Windmill on the A40 at Asthall Barrow, near Burford. It reopened on 23 August 2024, and series 4 filmed its renovation. Closed Mondays. Food often runs out by mid-afternoon. The main car park is for Blue Badge holders, with overflow parking across the road.
Chipping Norton
The nearest town to the farm, and Kaleb Cooper's home town. The Theatre is on this page under Writers and theatre.
Places to visit from the house
These are in the guide too, with hours and directions.
Sources: Kelmscott Manor, National Trust, Penguin, Explore the Cotswolds, the Woolpack, Chipping Norton Theatre and Wikipedia, checked 9 October 2026.
Extras
Local businesses you can book yourselves, from a private chef for the big night to a taxi back from the pub.
These are independent third parties. We don't provide, book or endorse them, and we take no commission. Please check prices, availability and terms with each one directly. Details checked 10 October 2026.
Private chefs
- Feed Me CotswoldsDinner parties and canapés cooked in your holiday house. Based near Cirencester.
- yhangryBook a private chef through the website. From £40 a head; minimum spends apply.
- The Season KitchenDinner parties for 6 to 20 and holiday catering across the Cotswolds.
- Lisa Cotswold ChefCelebration meals and family holiday cooking, including the shopping and clearing up.
Food and grocery delivery
- Tesco Cirencester ExtraHome delivery, rapid Whoosh delivery or click and collect from Kings Meadow.
- COOK CirencesterFrozen ready meals delivered locally. £45 minimum for delivery.
- DaylesfordOrganic vegetable boxes and farm groceries by courier. Box from £15.
- The Organic Farm ShopCollect only, but 12 minutes away on the Burford Road.
Celebration cakes
- The Cotswold BakerMade-to-order birthday and celebration cakes in Cirencester. Delivery or collection.
- Vanilla Pod BakeryBirthday cakes, cupcakes and brownies, hand-delivered across the Cotswolds.
- Cutter and SquidgeReady-made cakes and afternoon tea sent next day. Cakes from £28.99.
- Anna Baker CakesCelebration cakes made in Cirencester and delivered to the house. Check she is taking orders.
Massage and spa
- Tranquil BeautyMobile massage from South Cerney. Swedish or deep tissue, 60 minutes £55.
- BlysBook a mobile therapist by app. 60 minutes from about £68 plus a booking fee.
- Calcot SpaSpa days near Tetbury. Half day £210; evening £145.
- Cowley Manor C-Side SpaSpa packages near Cheltenham. Twilight £115, half day £160.
Taxis and station runs
- Forum Taxi24 hours, with 6- and 8-seaters. Kemble, Swindon and Cheltenham stations and airports.
- Siren CarsPre-booked station and airport runs from Cirencester, cars for up to 4.
- Home James TaxisKemble and Swindon station runs and minibuses for up to 8.
- Smart Taxi CirencesterStation runs and an 8-seat minibus. Phone to check availability.
Things to book
- ROX, South Cerney OutdoorPaddleboarding, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking on Lake 12.
- The Old Bakehouse Cookery SchoolCookery classes and group days on Station Road, South Cerney.
- Mobile-ClaysBeginner clay shooting for groups of 4 to 50. £60 a head for 50 shots.
- Cotswold Falconry CentreFly the birds yourself, or watch the daily displays, at Batsford.
- Virgin Balloon FlightsBalloon flights from Cheltenham and Lydiard Park, Swindon.
- Cotswold Voluntary WardensFree guided walks across the Cotswolds; most need no booking.
Babysitting
- Nannies of the CotswoldsBabysitting for holiday-home guests. Three-hour minimum.
- SittersVetted sitters booked by app, at holiday homes nationwide.
- Mum's The WordOne-off and short-term babysitters across Gloucestershire.
Stay with us
We take all bookings through our booking page, where you can see live availability and prices.
There are some days during summer when the sunlight is so beautiful that every object is invested with a glamour and a charm not usually associated with it.
At a glance
Sleeps 10Four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Free parkingTwo cars in our bay, more 150 m away.
WifiIn the house.
HeatingUnderfloor heating and a gas fire.
Check-in with a key safeTimes are in your welcome message.
PetsWelcome on request.
Getting here
Drive times are to South Cerney, without traffic, so allow longer on Friday evenings and bank holidays. The full address and a map pin are in your welcome message.
London1h 4592 miles
Bristol55 min39 miles
Oxford55 min37 miles
Birmingham1h 2069 miles
Cardiff1h 3566 miles
Heathrow T51h 2077 miles
By train
- Kemble station is on the direct line from London Paddington, about 70 minutes. Check the timetable on the day.
- Kemble is just under five miles from the centre of Cirencester, so you will need a taxi for the last stretch. Taxi numbers are in your welcome message.
Parking
Two cars fit in our bay by the big tree at the front. Free overflow parking is 150 m down the road on the left. Please do not park in our neighbours' spaces.
Drive times and distances are estimates from Rome2rio and the Paddington to Kemble time is from Rome2rio too, checked October 2026. Kemble to Cirencester distance is from Cotswolds.org.
Questions people ask
Booking and your stay4
- How many can stay?
- Up to 10 guests across four bedrooms.
- Check-in and checkout times?
- Given in your welcome message, which we send before you arrive.
- Where do I find the full instructions?
- In your welcome message, which we send before you arrive. The blue folder on the dining table has more detail.
- How do I get the wifi?
- We will send you your network details in your welcome message before you arrive.
Getting here and parking2
- Where do we park?
- Two cars in our bay by the big tree at the front. Free overflow parking is 150 m down the road on the left. Please don't park in our neighbours' spaces.
- How far is Cirencester?
- About 4 to 5 miles. South Cerney village is about a mile.
Families and little ones3
- Is it good for little ones?
- There is a high chair, and family days out are tagged in the guide.
- Are there rules for children on the water?
- Life jackets are worn at all times on the lakes.
- Where do we sleep everyone?
- Four bedrooms, including a bunk room.
Dogs2
- Can we bring the dog?
- Yes, pets are welcome on request.
- Where can the dog go nearby?
- The guide tags the places nearby that welcome dogs too.
On the water3
- Are kayaks included?
- Yes. One single and one double kayak, with life jackets.
- Where do we launch?
- From the slipway, 75 m from the house. Kayaks are used at your own risk.
- Who do we call in an emergency?
- Call 999. For urgent medical advice call 111. The nearest A&E and minor injuries unit are in your welcome message.
Around the house4
- Is there heating?
- Underfloor heating throughout the ground floor, and a gas fire in the living room.
- What is there to cook and drink with?
- A gas barbecue on the deck, a Nespresso machine in the kitchen, and sage and rosemary outside for you to help yourself.
- What is there to do indoors?
- A large TV with Netflix, and board games, puzzles and books in the living room.
- Is there tennis nearby?
- Two courts in The Landings. Racquets and balls are in the house.
Ask Noel and Karen a question
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Guests
This section covers your stay from arrival to checkout. Door and gate codes, the wifi password and our housekeeper's number are in your welcome message and are never published here.
Your welcome message
After you book, and before you arrive, we send you a welcome message with the full address and a map pin, your check-in and checkout times, how things work in the house, local emergency, pharmacy and taxi numbers, and the house rules in full.
Arrival
- Drive to The Landings, Bradleys Lake, near South Cerney. Your welcome message has the full address and a map pin.
- At the wooden gates, use the intercom on the small traffic island and tell them which house you are staying in, or use the gate code from your welcome message.
- Park in our left-hand bay as you face the house, the one by the big tree. It takes two cars. Please don't use our neighbours' parking.
- More cars: free overflow parking 150 m further down the road, on the left, hedge side.
- The key safe is behind the right-hand verandah post. The code is in your welcome message.
- Our housekeeper or one of the team will be in touch on the afternoon you arrive.
House manual A–Z
Also searchable from the guide. The blue folder on the dining table has more detail.
Safety on the water
- Life jackets are worn at all times on the lakes.
- Kayaks are used at your own risk. Launch from the slipway, 75 m from the house.
- Emergencies: call 999. Urgent medical advice: call 111.
- Nearest A&E and minor injuries unit: in your welcome message.
Nearby essentials
Pharmacy and local taxi numbers are in your welcome message.
House rules
- Up to 10 guests.
- Pets are welcome on request.
- Two cars in our bay; further cars in the overflow car park. Please don't park in our neighbours' spaces.
- Our neighbours live next door. Please respect their privacy.
- Life jackets on the lakes at all times.
- Quiet hours, smoking and parties: the full rules are in your welcome message.
Departure
Checkout steps, including the time, are in your welcome message.
Guest reviews
Rating and summary
4.96out of 5, from 213 Airbnb reviews
These are all of the reviews on our Airbnb listing, copied word for word and shown newest first. 205 are five-star and 8 are four-star. We have left out our replies.
4.8Cleanliness
4.9Accuracy
4.9Check-in
5.0Communication
5.0Location
4.8Value
Ratings and reviews as on Airbnb on 10 October 2026. Recent reviews show the month we read them. Two reviews were translated by Airbnb and are marked.
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Who we are
We are Noel and Karen, the hosts of The Lakehouse on The Landings. We decide how information collected through this website is used, which makes us the data controller.
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