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Ford Bank Cottage

Ford Bank Cottage

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

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Ford Bank Cottage is a beautiful and characterful country home with wonderful living areas and a stunning tiered garden. Located in Ford, this fabulous property is perfect for get togethers with loved ones.

Summer holiday in beautiful Cotswolds

Review submitted on Wed, 20 Aug 2025
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We stayed at Ford Bank Cottage in early August and absolutely loved it. A beautiful place to stay – stylishly decorated and very well equipped. It’s only a couple of minutes’ walk to the local pub, which we also highly recommend – 5-star food and excellent service. Would definitely return

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



Ina from Southall stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 7 nights in August 2025


StayCotswold replied 9 days ago
Thank you Ina for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are pleased to read that you absolutely loved the cottage and found it to be a beautiful place to stay. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Relaxed in the Cotswolds

Review submitted on Fri, 01 Aug 2025
4.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
3.0
Condition
3.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
We loved the cottage and it's location. The house was very clean and the decor was lovely and tasteful. We loved the kitchen. Unfortunately, most of the table lamps didn't seem to work and the lamp over the fron door didn't have a bulb in it.

We understand that England has had an exceptionally dry and hot summer, but the outside of the property really looked neglected. All the potted plants were dead and the garden plantings were messy and overgrown. The grass was dead. There were piles of brown shrub cuttings stacked that had not been removed. So being outdoors was not very appealing. The lavender borders were amazing, however!

Any complaints we had, inside and out, could be easily fixed. Just needed some TLC.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Guest from Richmond stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 8 nights in July 2025


StayCotswold replied 25 days ago
Thank you Preston for your review of your recent stay at Ford Bank Cottage. We are pleased to hear that you loved the cottage, its location, and the interior décor, especially the kitchen. It is wonderful to know that you found the house clean and tastefully presented. We sincerely appreciate your feedback regarding the maintenance and garden issues. We will pass this feedback onto the property manager and the maintenance team to ensure everything is checked and functioning properly for future guests. We have experienced a hot summer in the UK and the gardens have suffered with the dry conditions, however we are delighted to know that you enjoyed the lavender borders. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back to the Cotswolds in the future.

Great location and beautiful house but a problem with the driveway

Review submitted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
3.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
3.0
We had a lovely stay although some difficulties in finding the place as Google map didn’t have the right location. The cottage had everything we needed and we did make a few delicious meals with the some of the local produce we bought in farm shops. The location was perfect was visiting all the beautiful villages in Cotswold. Our biggest problem was the parking as our mini got stuck in the gravel driveway so unless you have a 4x4… The driveway leading to the steps was also a little slippery due to the gravels especially when it was wet.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Casey from stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 3 nights in July 2025


StayCotswold replied 34 days ago
Thank you Casey for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you had a lovely stay and found the property to be well equipped and in a perfect location. We do provide all guests with a what3word code and if followed it will lead you to the driveway entrance. We are sorry to hear that you had trouble with your car on the gravelled incline on the drive. We do hope that you will be back to stay again soon!

A PERFECT stay to help us make our way through the Cotswolds

Review submitted on Mon, 30 Jun 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 really enjoyed on stay at Ford Bank Cottage and found it most suitable for our week's visit. Clearly the cottage is a "home" that is shared graciously by the owners with all the touches needed for guests. The location was a wonderful springboard for daily activities all throughout the Cotswolds, and having a "home base" that welcomed us back every day put us at ease for our stay. Rooms, beds, living areas, showers, outdoor sitting areas are all beautifully maintained and comfortable. The house manager was both attentive and responsive to quickly fix a hot water issue, and we had no worries during our stay. I would say we "followed the guide" left by the owners and probably went to EVERY ONE of her recommended walks, drives, and communities to visit. WE hope to be back soon and are grateful to StayCotswold Limited for helping to set this up. We would not hesitate to re-book this lovely cottage.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

William B from WYE MILLS stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 8 nights in June 2025


StayCotswold replied 62 days ago
Thank you William for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the property to be homely, well maintained and comfortable. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

Lovely cottage great location

Review submitted on Fri, 23 May 2025
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Cottage is lovely with a welcome feel to it and well placed for exploring.

However it’s heavily let down by the maintenance team, some people might regard it as looking a bit tired, little things like lamps missing light bulbs, paint work needing touching up, not emptying previous occupants recycling bins (this was resolved by email) no lights on the bottom stone stairs from the car parking and ones that are out on the top ones, there also needs to be clear instructions for the cooker as it’s an experience. We also found a smashed bottle in the grass which had just been mowed, not good if had dogs or children.
Having said all that we would stay again as the above is not the cottage’s fault.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Jo from Shipley stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 4 nights in May 2025


StayCotswold replied 90 days ago
Thank you for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are pleased to read that you found th cottage to be lovely and in a good location for exploring the Cotswolds. We have passed your feedback onto the property manager to address all the maintenance issues raised in your review. They apologise that you found a smashed bottle in the grass and they will pass this onto the gardener. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

Spring bresk

Review submitted on Mon, 07 Apr 2025
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The cottage was beautiful and comfortable and ideally situated to reach all the beautiful places in the Cotswolds. We had a lovely time staying with friends for 4 days.
Just a couple of things the heating and water was not working properly but the day we left it looked like there was a plumber on site so hopefully resolved . The other thing was that the dog poo bin and the recycling had not been emptied for a long time by the looks of things which I presume is the fault of the cleaning team so perhaps that could be looked into as it meant we did not recycle.
I am only putting this on the review so it gets sorted but we loved the cottage and had a very enjoyable stay

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Suzanne from Tavistock stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 4 nights in March 2025


StayCotswold replied 146 days ago
Thank you Suzanne for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to read that you found the cottage to be beautiful, comfortable and ideally situated to visit all the beautiful places in the Cotswolds. We appreciate your feedback and apologise for the inconvenience this caused you during your stay. We will pass this feedback onto our property manager to address the issues with his team, to prevent this happening again. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Amazing Cottage

Review submitted on Fri, 28 Mar 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
Ford Bank Cottage is gorgeous. Extremely comfortable and with everything we needed, it was a home-from-home. Excellent location too, with a great pub just a few minute’s walk away. We would be very happy to come back.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



Eleanor from Warwick stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 3 nights in March 2025


StayCotswold replied 153 days ago
Thank you Eleanor for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to read that you found the cottage to be gorgeous and extremely comfortable with everything you needed for your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Overall a lovely cottage

Review submitted on Thu, 30 Jan 2025
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
2.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The cottage is very beautiful and has been styled perfectly. The positives of the cottage were its location. The layout was very comfortable and very clean. Plenty of room for our family to stay for a weekend. The negatives were that the heating was unreliable (which wasn’t ideal when travelling with a young baby), the temperature would drop dramatically as times and the only solution was to reboot the boiler (not ideal at 2am!) the oven initially took quite some time to heat up, so when trying to cook dinner on our first night caused unnecessary delay. There are a lot of steps up to the cottage which if travelling with the elderly could cause another issue.

Despite these concerns the manager who was on call for our stay was very helpful and responsive. The cottage really is beautiful and the fireplace was a real highlight. If the heating & oven were looked into i would be able to give a 5star review.


Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Guest from Reading stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 3 nights in January 2025


StayCotswold replied 212 days ago
Thank you Karen for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to read that you found the cottage to be very beautiful, comfortable, clean and in a good location. We are sorry to hear that you experienced issues with the heating system at the property. The property mananger has now informed us that a plumber has viisted the property and rectified the issue, and the boiler is in good working condition. We are pleased to learn that your property manager was very helpful and responsive during your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

A wonderful holiday cottage

Review submitted on Thu, 30 Jan 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 at Ford Bank Cottage to celebrate my Mum's 70th. There were 5 adults, a 2 year old and 3 dogs. The house was a perfect size for our party. The log burner in the living room made for cosy winter evenings and the house was really nicely laid out, with two ensuite bedrooms and a lovely downstairs shower room.

We visited some of the surrounding villages for walks and had a walk from the cottage around the gallops. It really was an excellent location and somewhere we would love to.go back to.

I would absolutely recommend this property.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Abigail from Lincoln stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 3 nights in January 2025


StayCotswold replied 213 days ago
Thank you Abigail for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you found the property to be cosy, nicely laid out and the perfect size for your party. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

Beautiful property in a lovely spot

Review submitted on Wed, 15 Jan 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 enjoyed a lovely weekend stay at Ford Bank Cottage. The house was lovely, well equipped and had a lovely feel about it.

The property managers were very good at customer service and responded to us very quickly when we asked questions during our stay.

Would love to return for a bit longer next time!

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



Lisa from Winkleigh stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 2 nights in January 2025


StayCotswold replied 228 days ago
Thank you Lisa for your wonderful 5* review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to read that you enjoyed your weekend stay at the cottage, it was well equipped and had a lovely feel about it. We are pleased to hear that the property managers were helpful throughout your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

A lovely Cotswold cottage

Review submitted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We enjoyed our week in Ford Bank Cottage over Christmas. It is very attractive, relatively spacious for a Cotswold cottage and has lovely bathrooms. It is also well located with a lovely view and 5 minutes walk from a pleasant pub. There were a couple of issues - we struggled with the oven and the instruction manual would have been helpful and the central heating kept switching off (we had to repeatedly press a button on the boiler to restart it).
It was not well equipped in terms of Christmas dinner - no platter and gravy boat. Also, the freezer needed defrosting and it was impossible to open some of the drawers (one was broken probably due to someone forcing it open).

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes

Vitor from St. Albans stayed at Ford Bank Cottage for 7 nights in December 2024


StayCotswold replied 240 days ago
Thank you Vitor for your review of Ford Bank Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the property to be attractive, spacious and in a good location. We are sorry to hear that you experienced an issue with the oven and boiler. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!