The Old Stables B&B

Situated in Winslow, between Aylesbury and Buckingham, this 300-year-old timber-framed building offers bed and breakfast accommodation with free Wi-Fi throughout.

Rooms at The Old Stables B&B all feature original oak beams, and benefit from a TV and a DVD player. Some rooms have an en suite bathroom while others have private bathrooms outside the room for guests' use only.

A continental breakfast is served each morning, with cereals, tea, orange juice and fresh coffee. Locally made jams and marmalade and bread from the local farmers’ market or baker also feature on the menu.

The Old Stables B&B has a walled garden for guests to relax in, and a sitting room with an open fire for the colder months. Dogs can only be accommodated by prior arrangement; please note that there is a West Highland terrier onsite.

Information about the host

The building was originally a small one-up one-down workers cottage built around 1740. The adjacent barn was used as stables by our neighbours' children up to 25 years ago. We have retained as much of the old timbers as possible and tried to keep it informal and cosy

Back in my corporate days I worked in I.T. and was Systems Development Manager for Securicor. In my 20’s, I spent 6 months in the States; 2 months in a summer camp in New York State, then 4 months travelling to the West Coast and back in a van with an American and Dutch friend, visiting New York, Niagara Falls, Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, San Francisco, Hollywood, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Washington DC. A couple of years later I spent six months in Italy; 3 months each at the Universities of Siena and Perugia learning Italian language and culture and mastering the art of eating pasta and pizza and drinking wine. A keen cook and wine lover, I also owned a restaurant in Winslow for five years until, completely exhausted, it was sold in 2006. I have always been interested in photography and after the sale of the restaurant, spent a lot of time attending courses with some of the best photographers in the UK and now do portrait & wedding photography on a semi-professional basis I have dabbled in property development and have a share in a house near Bodrum in Turkey, where I spend time each year. I am devoted to my daughter who lives in London

Winslow is a lovely friendly town - a great place to live. There are plenty are interesting National Trust properties around plus Bletchley Park (think Imitation Game) is just 15 minutes away. Good access to Oxford and Milton Keynes