Self Catering Cottage in rural location, 2 miles from Ledbury

The pretty cream kitchen with blue and cream tiles has a dishwasher, full oven and hob with a microwave, fridge-freezer and washer-dryer. If you don't feel much like cooking, we keep the freezer stocked with award-winning local chef-prepared frozen meals ready to be popped into the oven and served onto the Spode china. If you enjoy cooking, there are recipe books to help you and utensils which you might need from a garlic press to a food mixer. For entertainment, watch the birds at the bird-feeder through the kitchen window.

The dining and sitting area is warm and cosy in winter with a log-burning stove to curl up in front of, (all logs provided) whilst in summer, the two huge arched windows can be flung open to the south-facing walled terrace. Eat inside at the antique oak gate-leg table or on the terrace where there is a barbecue and garden furniture. If the sun becomes too warm, drag your recliner into the shade provided by the vine-covered pergola, or, if you enjoy sunbathing, take it down onto the private lawned area. On a winter night, watch a DVD or video in front of the fire or in summer look out for bats or barn-owls swooping low through the twilight on their way to an evening's hunting.