An aerial view of Well Cottage in Ledwell showing the thatched roof, walled garden and greenhouse, surrounded by Cotswold stone neighbours

Gallery

A look around Well Cottage — from the thatch and the well outside to the Aga, the inglenooks and the walled garden within.

In pictures

Every corner of the cottage

Morning coffee in the garden, lazy afternoons in the armchairs, supper by the Aga and a nightcap by the fire. The cottage in the light it was made for.

The Cottage

Well Cottage from above in golden evening light, the thatched roof and walled garden beside the lane

Aerial view over the thatched roof of Well Cottage and the quiet hamlet of Ledwell in morning light

The front door of Well Cottage, white stable door and stone steps up to honey-coloured walls

The honey-stone front of Well Cottage with its namesake stone well beside the garden gate

The Well Cottage name plaque on the honey-stone wall

The old stone well and iron pump on the village green, the ivy-clad cottage behind

Well Cottage from the lane in soft morning light, ironstone walls and trees overhead

Aerial view over the hamlet of Ledwell and open Cotswold countryside stretching to the horizon

Aerial view of Ledwell's walled gardens, stone cottages and the thatched roof of Well Cottage in summer

The Kitchen

The full kitchen: cream cabinetry, Aga, oak-topped island and quarry-tiled floor beneath a great oak beam

The cream four-oven Aga in the kitchen, warm in the morning light

The old pine kitchen dresser laden with crockery, pewter jugs and painted pottery

The oak table set for dinner, wine glasses and candles, the Aga warm in the background

A row of antique cast-iron flat irons lined up on a high kitchen shelf

The dining end of the kitchen with fish prints on the wall, white chairs and a cream fridge

Cream cabinets and oak worktop seen through stone pillars, the Aga in its blue-tiled alcove

Open kitchen shelves with striped mugs, pewter jugs, spice jars and an old olive jar

Three antique pewter tankards on the kitchen dresser shelf

Blue-and-white striped Cornishware mugs hanging from hooks beneath the shelf

The kitchen sink beneath a bay window with glass terrariums and a view of the garden

The cream Aga with chrome lids closed in its blue-tiled alcove

Vintage kitchen scales, a terracotta egg rack and knives on the oak worktop

Cast-iron skillets stacked on an oak shelf, side-lit in warm shadow

Close-up of the worn oak worktop edge, grain and flour dust caught in the light

The kitchen from the doorway: Aga on the left, oak table in the centre, quarry tiles and beamed ceiling

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The Living Room

The living room in full daylight: low oak beams, stone inglenook fireplace, pale sofas and prints lining the walls

Two pale blue armchairs facing one another below a low-beamed ceiling and framed Cotswold prints

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The stone inglenook fireplace flanked by bookshelves and original oak beams overhead

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The living room by lamplight: soft glow on the beamed ceiling, cushioned sofas and a fire laid in the inglenook

The Snug

The snug: exposed stone walls, a wing chair beside the stair and a small fireplace

A small cottage window in the snug, the sill dressed with a plant, light through the thick stone wall

The inglenook fireplace in the snug, logs stacked and the fire lit against a dark evening

The sitting room: dark oak beams overhead, grey sofa, framed prints and an antique rocking chair

Textured amber and cream cushions on the grey tweed sofa in the sitting room

The snug hallway with an antique rocking chair, wingback armchair and the cottage staircase

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An inlaid chess table with vintage wooden boxes in the sitting room

The snug by lamplight, the wingback chair warm beside the stone fireplace

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The Library

The library: floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a spinet and a writing desk under the window

A Morley spinet in the library, music sheets on the stand

Library wall at Well Cottage — over a thousand books, spines faded to warm colours

The Morley spinet keyboard in the library, gilt lettering on dark walnut

An old writing desk by the window with a candle lamp, quarry-tile floor

A vintage wooden clarinet resting in a display stand in the library

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The Super-King

The super-king bedroom in bright morning light, eaves curving overhead

The super-king bed dressed in burnt-orange waffle throw, oak beams and framed prints above

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A wooden desk and farmhouse chair by the open shuttered window under dark beams

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The super-king bedroom by lamplight, eaves curving overhead and the bed dressed for sleep

The King

Enamel number plate reading 12 on a weathered oak bedroom door

The king bedroom with dramatic dark oak beams, a local map and crisp white linen

A bedroom window with pine shutters open, dark beams above and a view of the hamlet

The king bedroom in daylight, with painted shutters, beamed ceiling and a chest at the foot

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The Single

Enamel number plate reading 14 on an oak bedroom door

The single bedroom tucked under a great curved timber, with a bookshelf built into the stone wall

Soft pink and cream bed linen layered on the single bed

The single bedroom through the doorway: pink bedding, curved beam overhead and a shuttered window

Book spines on the bedroom shelf: T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, poetry and collected verse

The Twin

Enamel number plate reading 15 on a dark oak door

The twin bedroom under whitewashed beams, shuttered window and two single beds on stripped pine

The twin bedroom with exposed cruck beams, leather armchair and a pine chest of drawers

A model sailing yacht named Meteorite on the bedroom dresser

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The Bathrooms

The upstairs bathroom: a deep bath under a sloping beamed ceiling, pedestal basin and shuttered window

Victorian-style bath taps with porcelain hot and cold handles and a shower diverter

Shampoo, conditioner and body wash bottles beside a bowl of seashells on the bath ledge

The ensuite basin and toilet beneath a shuttered window with a round vanity mirror

A vanity mirror, toothbrush holder and hand wash on the stone windowsill

A bowl of seashells on the bathroom shelf

A model fishing boat named Ebenezer on the bathroom windowsill, green hull and red keel

The downstairs cloakroom: pedestal basin, sporting prints on the wall and an oak stable door

The upstairs basin with chrome taps, hand wash and a linen towel on a wooden rail

A framed Georgian caricature print on the bathroom wall

The shower room with glass door and rainfall head, a bookshelf glimpsed through the doorway

The Garden

The garden door and staddle stone beside clipped box hedging, the lawn stretching to the greenhouse

Morning coffee on the garden terrace, walled garden and stone walls in soft early light

A croquet set on the walled lawn, mallet and coloured balls ready on the grass

The walled garden in summer with the croquet lawn, flower beds and dry-stone boundary wall

The long croquet lawn stretching to the stone wall, with flower borders on either side

The lawn in the long golden light of a summer evening, shadows lengthening

A hydrangea in bloom against the honey-stone wall in late summer light

The garden dining area against a dry-stone wall in low evening sun, barbecue and potted plants nearby

The garden dining table in late afternoon, set for a long summer lunch against the stone wall

The garden with clipped box hedging and a silver birch shading the greenhouse

The wooden greenhouse with seedlings and the walled garden beyond

A vintage bicycle leaning against the stone wall by the garden gate, clipped hedge behind

Close-up of the green bicycle head badge against the cottage stone wall

A croquet peg on the walled lawn, metal garden chairs in the shade beyond

The side path between the cottage stone wall and a tall yew hedge, flagstones and iron railing

Sunlight bursting through the trees at the garden gate, stone walls and clipped box beyond

The striped lawn with staddle stone, clipped box and the greenhouse framed by trees

Stacked firewood logs along the stone wall, Ledwell cottages in the background

The stone outbuilding at dusk, warm light in the windows and terracotta pots by the door

The full cottage frontage at blue hour, croquet hoops on the lawn and warm light in every window

Well Cottage from the garden at twilight, thatched roof silhouetted and windows glowing warm

After Dark

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The cottage at night, stone walls lit by the porch lantern and box hedging dark in the foreground

Well Cottage at dusk, windows glowing warm amber against the deep blue evening sky

The side path at night with blue LED ground lights along the stone wall and clipped hedge

The walled garden at night under a full moon, festoon lights strung over the dining table

The walled garden at night, dark silhouette of the stone walls against a deep evening sky

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Renovations

The cottage mid-rethatch, scaffolding up and the old thatch stripped back to bare rafters

Aerial view of the rethatch in progress, thatchers on ladders across the stripped roof

Thatchers at work high on the roof, new straw being laid over the old base coat

Two thatchers stripping old straw from the roof, the cottages of Ledwell behind

Aerial view directly above the cottage: the long roof stripped bare, garden and lane on either side

Straw bales stacked beside the cottage ready for the rethatch, a thatcher crossing the driveway below

Two thatchers climbing ladders up the straw roof against a winter sky

Three thatchers working the roof from ladders, the walled garden and greenhouse below

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Four bedrooms, sleeps seven, less than a mile from Soho Farmhouse. Check dates and book on Airbnb.

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