Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

Beautifully presented, The Gables is the perfect setting for families and friends to get together for that special celebration or to spend quality time exploring all the Cotswolds has to offer.

Information correct at time of writing. Honeybourne is home to the well-known village pub, The Thatched Tavern. The perfect place to wind down and enjoy a drink after a day of exploring. Visit All Things Wild, with a variety of activities for the whole family to enjoy. The railway station in Honeybourne provides you with a direct line to London via Oxford. The bustling town of Broadway is less than 15 minutes' drive south. A picture perfect Cotswold favourite, it's brimming with independent shops, tearooms, eateries and pubs. The Cotswolds is not only outstandingly beautiful, but full of history too. Chipping Campden, Burford and Stratford-upon-Avon are just a sample of the fascinating and historical places to visit close by. With fabulous walking country on the doorstep in nearby Snowshill and Buckland, as well as The Cotswold Way and Broadway Tower, keen ramblers will be spoilt for choice. There are many National Trust properties such as Snowshill Manor, Chastleton House and Croome Park just a short drive away. Gardeners will be in heaven at Batsford Arboretum, Hidcote Gardens and Kiftsgate Court Gardens. The Cotswolds plays host to some outstanding annual events such as Cheltenham Gold Cup Week, Longborough Festival Opera and Chipping Norton Literary Festival.