Charming Cottage in Superb Location
Room in Warminster, United Kingdom
- 2 bedrooms
- 2 beds
- Dedicated bathroom
Stay with Jan & Steve
- Superhost
- 10 years hosting
Listing highlights
Top 5% of homes
This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews and reliability.
50-min drive to New Forest National Park
This home is near the national park.
Room in a home
Your own room in a home, plus access to shared spaces.
Birdsong Cottage is ideally situated near many sightseeing destinations including the iconic ruins of Stonehenge, Longleat Safari Park, and Stourhead Mansion with its magnificent gardens. Bath, Salisbury and Shaftesbury are also within an hour's drive away. Iron Age hill forts and the lovely villages of the Wylye Valley are on our doorstep. We invite you to stay with us in our cosy stone cottage while you explore the many amazing places in the area.
The space
Our home is a lovely old two-storey stone cottage dating from the 19th century which gives it character and charm. It has been expanded and the bathrooms updated for modern comfort. A sunny, spacious garden stretches out to the side of the building.
Your private guest rooms are on the ground and first floors. You'll share the kitchen, hallways and garden with us. Our private rooms are on the first floor.
About your rooms...
The main guest bedroom on the first floor is light and airy. It has an antique decor including a brass bed with a comfortable double-sized mattress. You have a private detached bathroom where you can enjoy a shower or bath just a few steps away down the hall.
One of the sitting rooms downstairs is used as a second bedroom for extra guests or family members. It has a small double-sized sofa bed (4 feet across) with an additional thick memory foam mattress added on top for greater comfort. Guests in this room have a small private bathroom with shower directly off the kitchen.
Please note:
The two bedrooms are on different floors which may or may not suit families with small children. Also, the bed in the second bedroom is a "small double" which is 6 inches narrower than a full double.
Bookings for 2 guests are for ONE bedroom only. If you would like to use the second bedroom (one guest/one bedroom), please book for 3 guests. Thank you.
Guest access
Please understand that you are not booking the entire house for your own private use so you may see us passing through the hallways or kitchen.
You have use of the kitchen and garden of our home in addition to your private bedrooms, bathrooms and sitting room.
We are often in our offices or out so you will have the place to yourselves most of the time.
If you use the kitchen, please clean up afterwards. There is a stove and microwave oven but we ask that the oven not be used.
Plenty of free on-street parking is available in front of the house and space behind the house. We'll show you the best place to park when you arrive.
You'll have your own keys to come and go freely.
During your stay
We are available to offer advice, assistance and anything you need to make your stay with us special. If we are not in our private rooms, please call or text us. Steve is immunocompromised so he will not be able to interact with guests.
Other things to note
We provide a light breakfast including a variety of cereals, breads, toppings, yogurt and drinks. There is also a selection of teas and coffee next to the kettle to help yourself to a cuppa anytime.
The space
Our home is a lovely old two-storey stone cottage dating from the 19th century which gives it character and charm. It has been expanded and the bathrooms updated for modern comfort. A sunny, spacious garden stretches out to the side of the building.
Your private guest rooms are on the ground and first floors. You'll share the kitchen, hallways and garden with us. Our private rooms are on the first floor.
About your rooms...
The main guest bedroom on the first floor is light and airy. It has an antique decor including a brass bed with a comfortable double-sized mattress. You have a private detached bathroom where you can enjoy a shower or bath just a few steps away down the hall.
One of the sitting rooms downstairs is used as a second bedroom for extra guests or family members. It has a small double-sized sofa bed (4 feet across) with an additional thick memory foam mattress added on top for greater comfort. Guests in this room have a small private bathroom with shower directly off the kitchen.
Please note:
The two bedrooms are on different floors which may or may not suit families with small children. Also, the bed in the second bedroom is a "small double" which is 6 inches narrower than a full double.
Bookings for 2 guests are for ONE bedroom only. If you would like to use the second bedroom (one guest/one bedroom), please book for 3 guests. Thank you.
Guest access
Please understand that you are not booking the entire house for your own private use so you may see us passing through the hallways or kitchen.
You have use of the kitchen and garden of our home in addition to your private bedrooms, bathrooms and sitting room.
We are often in our offices or out so you will have the place to yourselves most of the time.
If you use the kitchen, please clean up afterwards. There is a stove and microwave oven but we ask that the oven not be used.
Plenty of free on-street parking is available in front of the house and space behind the house. We'll show you the best place to park when you arrive.
You'll have your own keys to come and go freely.
During your stay
We are available to offer advice, assistance and anything you need to make your stay with us special. If we are not in our private rooms, please call or text us. Steve is immunocompromised so he will not be able to interact with guests.
Other things to note
We provide a light breakfast including a variety of cereals, breads, toppings, yogurt and drinks. There is also a selection of teas and coffee next to the kettle to help yourself to a cuppa anytime.
Where you'll sleep
What this place offers
Kitchen
Wi-Fi
Dedicated workspace
Free street parking
TV with Standard cable
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Rated 4.97 out of 5 from 299 reviews.
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Where you’ll be
Warminster, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Neighbourhood highlights
Our place is situated on the main road at the edge of Warminster and the Bishopstrow Conservation Area. It backs out onto open fields. There is a mix of interesting old Boreham Road houses, farms and fields, river and woods in our neighborhood. Bishopstrow Hotel is a 3-minute walk away. There are wonderful local walks by the Wylye River or in the hills behind our house where you can find Iron Age hillforts and burial mounds.
Meet your host
Lives in Warminster, United Kingdom
Jan’s originally from California. She was teaching English in Japan until she met Steve on a fateful trekking holiday in Nepal. They married and she moved to the UK
Steve was an advertising photographer and in his spare time, a mountaineer, cyclist and hillwalker.
Although they love traveling, they can’t get away at the moment. They hope you will bring your part of the world to them by visiting them in their cosy cottage in Wiltshire.
Jan & Steve is a Superhost
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