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The Barracks

The Barracks

4.6
out of 5
Ratings from 11 reviews
100% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.5
Comfort
4.4
Condition
4.3
Location
4.9
Value
4.6
Customer
Service
4.6

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The Barracks is a stunning, Grade II listed home built in 1633, aptly named as it was used to garrison soldiers during the English Civil War. The current owner, only the second in the home’s 400-year history, has transformed the house into a fabulous three-bedroom holiday home, perfectly combining contemporary artwork and facilities, including two modern bathrooms and a superb kitchen, with the original inglenooks, exposed timbers, window seats and wonderful staircase. Outside there is a beautiful garden, divided into three parts, giving guests space to dine, contemplate, play and relax. The village is located midway between the picturesque towns of Burford and Bibury, and the Sherborne Arms, a local family-owned village pub, is a short walk from the house.

Second time in the Barracks

Review submitted on Tue, 14 Oct 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We stayed in the Barracks a second time now. We felt very happy and found ourselves in a wonderful house in a small village with nature and quiteness we loved. And if we liked we visited the villages around with Culture, high-level shops and Restaurants and Cafés. And of cause we love sheep and cows and owls&Co. We will come back.

Thomas from Königswinter stayed at The Barracks for 6 nights in October 2025


Quiet stay, off the tourist track in the Cotswolds

Review submitted on Wed, 17 Sep 2025
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a very nice time staying in The Barracks, very quiet and peaceful. The sheep on the hill were well behaved. Lovely bucolic location. The welcome book was very complete and helpful; we especially like the detailed directions for finding the property. Ample parking for our 2 hire cars.

Unfortunately, we found a few spiders in several rooms.

Suggestions:
Please label switches which shouldn't be turned off -- we accidentally turned off the freezer one day.
A little oil on the hinges would be nice -- several doors squeak rather loudly.

Overall, it was our favourite place we stayed in during our 2 week visit to Southern England.


Perry from St. Peters stayed at The Barracks for 5 nights in September 2025


Bolthole Retreats replied 80 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us on your recent stay at The Barracks . We’re very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Regarding your comments about spiders, unfortunately these can be more common in older properties. We've shared your valuable feedback with the property owner, who will look into this and the door hinges will also be addressed as soon as possible. Additionally, they have taken on board your suggestion about labelling switches that shouldn’t be turned off and are looking into this too. We hope to see you in the Cotswolds again soon.

Amazing House in the Cotswolds

Review submitted on Mon, 15 Sep 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The Barracks was an amazing property!

Great Location close to many of the most beautiful towns in the Cotswolds.

The House has all that you would need! Great for 5-6 people, families or groups of friends.

We enjoyed our time immensely!

Would highly recommend

Angelisse from Guaynabo stayed at The Barracks for 3 nights in September 2025


Highly recommended; with oddities

Review submitted on Tue, 24 Jun 2025
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
4.0
The house is beautifully located in a charming village with a pub a short ten minute (if you dawdle) amble away. It is decorated with a variety of interesting artworks and generally very well appointed. The garden is delightful and home to a friendly hedgehog. It’s an impressive building that keeps gloriously cool when we were baking outside in the sun! The collection of books will keep even the most avid reader satisfied.

A few oddities could do with attention: an unusual choice of light fitting means that adjusting light or getting any at all in one of the bedrooms is a bit challenging! No issue in high summer, probably a pain in winter. The kitchen has many useful items but lacks a large coffee press (thankfully I don’t travel without one…) serving bowls and an ice bucket. The fridge is… bizarre, and I’m not sure what could redeem it.

Overall we had a lovely stay; thank you!

Tamzin from Newport Pagnell stayed at The Barracks for 2 nights in June 2025


Wow!!!

Review submitted on Tue, 06 May 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
A rural retreat of the first order! Warm, comfortable impeccably clean and a real treat! Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. A small detail and maybe due to our preferences… we love real coffee and would have enjoyed the use of a Nespresso machine as opposed to a cafetière.

Sally-Anne from Stourbridge stayed at The Barracks for 2 nights in April 2025


Bolthole Retreats replied 216 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us on your recent stay at The Barracks. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Your valuable feedback has been shared with the owner has taken these points on board and is looking into them. We hope to see you in the Cotswolds again soon.

Short stay at The Barracks

Review submitted on Thu, 28 Mar 2024
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
A substantial accommodation, large rooms and decent kitchen area.
All heating was off when we arrived and 6 degrees c outside and similar inside, as it’s a big, old property with central heating, it was the second day before it was starting to become comfortable, and warm just as we were leaving.
The seating in the main sitting room needs replacing as very little support left in the chairs and sofa, so we used other rooms. The wood burner is very nice addition, bring your own logs if you intend to use it for more than one day, as that’s what is supplied.
If you are uncomfortable with spiders bring your own duster / trap as the property is by open fields and farm land and so some have taken up residence.

Philip from Rhoose stayed at The Barracks for 2 nights in March 2024


Bolthole Retreats replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your recent stay at The Barracks. We are very glad to hear that you liked the accommodation. We have shared your feedback with the housekeeper and owner who have taken your points on board. We are very sorry to hear that you found the property cold and regarding the spiders. The housekeeper is looking into this and we are afraid that unfortunately, these can appear out of nowhere, especially at the moment with the weather being up and down. In regards to logs, we advertise on our website listing that logs are provided for an initial fire.

Lovely base to explore the Cotswolds

Review submitted on Tue, 24 Oct 2023
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Very well-presented house with plenty of space ideally situated for exploring a variety of Cotswolds locations. The property was clean and tidy with a very functional kitchen, comfortable beds and modern bathrooms. Plenty of outdoor space and a lovely rural location.

Guest from Taunton stayed at The Barracks for 4 nights in October 2023


Beautiful house and gardens, unfortunately poor furniture...

Review submitted on Thu, 11 May 2023
3.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
1.0
Condition
3.0
Location
5.0
Value
3.0
Customer
Service
4.0
The house, the garden, the area are absolutely stunning! The bathrooms and kitchen are excellent, the showers are very good. Internet is perfect. However, unfortunately, I have to mention that the furniture is very outdated. The couches in the livingroom are extremely uncomfortable to sit on. The chairs in the dining room are very wobbly, we hardly daired sitting on them. The beds are very uncomfortable as well: either too soft or too hard, with springs sticking out. And only one bath towel for a whole week really isn't enough. Besides that we have had a lovely time in Aldsworth.

Suzanne from Andijk stayed at The Barracks for 7 nights in April 2023


Nice house in pretty village

Review submitted on Mon, 13 Jun 2022
3.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
3.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Our stay was overall a good one, the property grounds are lovely, as is the village and good food at The Sherborne Arms just 10 minutes easy walk away. We were two families with kids, so we enjoyed playing badminton, football, the gas bbq and board games.

The property is a little on the tired side, not as fresh at the pictures but it’s still perfectly fine, could do with more fridge space for drinks.

The property is adjoining a small house to one side, which we didn’t mind but were just conscious we were bbqing outside someone else’s window. It’s not obvious from the photos.

On arrival there was animal poo on the lawn, we reported it and were told it must be a wild animal as no pets allowed. The following day we had two more surprises arrive, so there is definitely a regular uninvited guest! Not much you can do about that.

The communication from the property manager was good. Overall we enjoyed our stay at the Barracks and would recommend it.

Caroline from St Albans stayed at The Barracks for 2 nights in June 2022


Lovely Family House with beautiful garden

Review submitted on Sun, 01 May 2022
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
We loved this property. Well equipped spacious kitchen (good quality saucepans ) with little surprises like a good selection of herbs and spices, coffee beans. Lots of interesting books in the library for both adults and children. A beautiful walled garden with fields and nice walks nearby. Plenty of space for a family of 5 or 6. A wood fire ( not needed as the property was already nice and warm). We would have been happy there for months!

Guest from Zollikon stayed at The Barracks for 5 nights in April 2022


Beautiful house with loads of space inside and out

Review submitted on Sun, 10 Apr 2022
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a wonderful week at the Barracks despite miserable weather. The house is larger than it looks in the photographs and is extremely comfortable. We loved the library on the landing ( a fantastic collection ) and enjoyed playing the honkey tonk piano. For an old house it was very warm and the wood burner in the large sitting room ensured it was super cosy in the evening. The beds were comfortable and the house was spotlessly clean. There is an enormous garden, split into three sections, which I am sure in the Summer will be amazing. Geographically it is perfectly situated for visits to Oxford, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Stroud etc as well as picture postacard Cotswold villages. We would definitely visit again.

Karen from Brighton stayed at The Barracks for 6 nights in April 2022