Poet's Cottage, Steep - Rural Location - Sleeps 6

Poet's Cottage is a luxury 4* Gold holiday cottage, located adjacent to a working farm, in the beautiful Hampshire countryside, just to the west of Petersfield. With 3 bedrooms and spacious living space, it is perfectly situated for walking and exploring the South Downs and for day trips to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Winchester, Goodwood motor and horse racing events and the beach at Hayling Island or West Wittering. Up to 2 dogs are very welcome. Poet's Cottage is situated on a quiet lane directly under the Hampshire Hangers. It is located on a working livestock farm with cattle, sheep and poultry. It has a spacious living/dining area and well-equipped kitchen. Upstairs is the stunning master bedroom with it's huge gable end oak windows and 6ft bed. There is also a twin bedroom and master bathroom with roll top Victorian style bath with waterfall taps. Downstairs is a third bedroom with kingsize bed and an ensuite walk in shower. The garden is on two levels with BBQ and furniture and a swing seat on the upper level. With off road parking, the cottage is perfectly situated for direct access into the famous Hampshire Hangers, with Edward Thomas' Poet's Stone on the Shoulder of Mutton, a short walk away. Guests have access to the whole property and garden. The car parking area is shared with the farm house. We are usually around on the farm everyday so are available to answer questions. If we are out and about, we always have our mobile phones with us and are happy to answer any queries you may have at any time. Steep is a charming village, located a couple of miles west of Petersfield. Situated under the beautiful Hampshire Hangers, the cottage is perfectly situated for walking and cycling. The Hanger's Way, Shipwrights' Way and South Down's Way are all nearby. Steep has 2 pubs - the renowned (spit and sawdust!) Harrow Inn with it's hearty ploughman's and pea and ham soup - and the Cricketers' Inn, a gastro pub with a pizza oven! The nearby market town of Petersfield offers a wide range of shops, restaurants, cafes and a library. Day trips out include Portsmouth with it's Historical Dockyard including HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose, and Gunwharf, where there's a multitude of restaurants, bars, a cinema and bowling, all overlooking the harbour. Also within an easy drive is Goodwood with its motor events - the Festival of Speed and Revival - and horseracing meetings including Glorious Goodwood. To the west is the cathedral city of Winchester and Jane Austen's house at Chawton. For the children there is Marwell Zoo and Paulton's Park - about a 45 minute drive away. Steep is located 3 miles west of Petersfield and public transportation is limited. The cottage is about a mile down a narrow lane, so a car is recommended for getting around and visiting the local area. There is a train station in Petersfield, with fast trains going to Portsmouth, Guildford and London Waterloo. Taxis can be picked up at the station. Poet's is adjacent to a working farm. We do ask that guests and their dogs do not enter the farmyard because of the dangers of livestock and tractors in and out, but are very happy to show them around by prior arrangement. Whilst we are in a very rural and quiet location, you will hear farmyard noises such as the chickens and geese or cattle mooing! Because of the rural and peaceful nature of the location and out of respect to our neighbours, we do ask that guests observe "quiet hours" between 11 pm and 7 am. Your assistance with this is much appreciated. IMPORTANT - CORONAVIRUS UPDATE In these unprecedented times, we are absolutely committed to making your stay at Poet's Cottage as comfortable and safe as possible. Because of the current situation with Coronavirus we are operating an enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocol. This is to protect both our guests and our cleaning team. This does mean that we have had to alter our normal check in and out times to allow longer for our cleaning team to prepare the cottage. It also means that we have been advised to remove some of the non-essential items such as books, DVDs, games, cushions and throws. This allows our cleaning team to work hard on cleaning and disinfecting the house thoroughly, especially the "high touch" areas and the contents of the kitchen. We do need to ask you, our guests, to help too. At the end of your stay, please strip your beds and leave the linen and towels by the washing machine. Please empty all bins and double bag the rubbish in the bags provided. Please open all windows and doors before departing to help ventilate the property. Finally, please load the dishwasher with china and mugs/glasses and leave it running. We do appreciate this is a lot to ask but we'd like to work with you to help carry on welcoming guests to our cottages and we are very grateful for your assistance.