The Game Keepers Cottage

Located in Welwyn in the Hertfordshire region, The Game Keepers Cottage features a garden. The accommodation is 10.6 miles from Luton, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site.

The holiday home is equipped with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, bed linen, towels, a flat-screen TV, a dining area, a fully equipped kitchen, and a patio with garden views.

London is 22.4 miles from the holiday home, while Cambridge is 29.2 miles away. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport, 8.7 miles from The Game Keepers Cottage.

Information about the host

Rural cottage, built in 1642, 15 mins walk from Welwyn North station & taxis, 20 mins from historic Welwyn Village. On train: 35 minutes to Kings Cross London, 3 hours to York, 45 mins in car to Cambridge, 1 hour 20 to Oxford. Easy access to A1, M1 & M25. Walks, cycle paths & pubs nearby. 2 decent sized double bedrooms (one also has a twin bedroom off it) 2 bathrooms (baths & showers) Kitchen/breakfast room, dining room, lounge with open fire/wood burner, large garden. Games room on request Authentic gamekeeper’s cottage in beautiful grounds in the countryside. Surrounded by great pubs, restaurants & places of interest for people of all ages. Pool, table tennis, croquet & bar football available by arrangement. Relax on the comfy leather suite in front of the inglenook open fireplace. It is furnished with hotel grade bed linen, the rooms and garden with patio are large. This is an unforgettable retreat set off the road with a gated driveway entrance. There is plenty of space to park. Guests are given exclusive access to the whole of the cottage. The Game Keeper's Lodge can also be booked to increase capacity to sleep 8 more people. Peaceful & ideal for isolation.

I used to run a business from the cottage. I love it with its large garden and I cannot bear to sell it, so I have decided to share it with others & it gives me a business interest with some opportunity for interaction with people, which I miss. I like to meet my guests if they like to be sociable & check that there is nothing with which I can help them. I am also respectful of the fact that some guests will prefer to be left in their peaceful seclusion.

It is about 2 miles from Welwyn village. This has several pubs and restaurants, & many buildings that are several hundred years old, including Anne Van Gogh's house, to which Vincent Van Gogh walked the 25 miles from London because he could not afford a carriage. The Mimram river runs through Welwyn and ducks can be seen from the High Street. There is a Victorian fernary in walking distance from the village. You can visit Whipsnade Zoo, Woburn Abbey, Wimpole Home Farm (National Trust), where your children can pet animals, Hatfield House, the Roman baths in Welwyn and many other places of interest. Welwyn Garden City is 3 miles away and still offers a large John Lewis store. It is an excellent example of the layout and architecture of the Garden City movement, which took place in around 1935. There are many Garden City cottages, which were originally built as council houses and are now in private occupancy because they are so attractive. The large green public areas make the Garden City very attractive and an operational fountain adorns the Parkway. The historic city of St. Albans, famously ransacked by Boudica in about 60AD, is a 20-30 minute drive away, depending on traffic.