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About this property

Historic Setting: The Old School in Idbury offers a unique stay within a historic building. The property is adults-only and highly rated for its friendly host, beautiful garden, and delicious breakfast. Comfortable Accommodations: Guests enjoy private check-in and check-out services, a sun terrace, and free WiFi. Each room features a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, bathrobes, and garden views. Relaxing Amenities: The property includes an outdoor seating area, picnic spots, bicycle parking, and free on-site private parking. Additional amenities include a dining table, work desk, and sofa bed. Local Attractions: Located 80 km from Birmingham Airport, The Old School is near Blenheim Palace (30 km), University of Oxford (40 km), and Cotswold Water Park (42 km). Guests appreciate the scenic garden and nearby attractions.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast info

Continental

  • Free private parking available on-site


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1 large double bed
1 large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Richard
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location was great, lovely village/Hamlet with interesting Church next door. Breakfast was delvered to your room, lots of choice.
  • Paula
    Australia Australia
    Very clean and spacious. Looked very newly refurbished. Hosts were friendly and gave excellent recommendations for food.
  • Kelsey
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The room was lovely - very well decorated and lots of natural light. The room was also very clean and facilities were excellent and provided us with everything we needed. The location was perfect for us as it was in a very peaceful and quiet area...
  • Derek
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Brilliant idyllic self contained B & B accommodation in a very peaceful village location. John and Jenny, our hosts couldn’t have been more helpful. Their tips for eating establishments was great and the directions to avoid the ‘bottlenecks’ was...
  • Sophie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful property that was well maintained, with access to a lovely garden and comfortable bed. The hosts were very friendly, providing recommendations for places to visit and restaurants etc, they also topped up the condiments and gave the room...
  • Carolyn
    Australia Australia
    Upon arrival John was very friendly and helpful with tips of towns to visit - all of which paid off! The accommodation was very comfortable, clean and in a perfect location in the middle of Cotswolds. Everywhere was so easy to get to with our hire...
  • Martin
    Germany Germany
    Comfy room, beautiful garden to sit and read in. Peaceful location away from the crowds but close to everything. Lovely breakfast prepared by a lovely host who even took care of dietary needs.
  • Wildadventurer
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Fantastic, quiet location to unwind with beautiful surroundings.
  • Frances
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Warm welcome Lovely space in quiet rural lication
  • Zala
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The location was lovely and very convenient. The room was comfortable and simple, while the garden was quite charming (with very friendly, sweet dogs that greeted us). The host was helpful and provided some recommendations.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Jenny

9.8
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Jenny
The Old School in Idbury is a perfect location from which to explore the Cotswolds, being just 10 minutes drive from Bourton on the Water, Stow on the Wold and Burford. Idbury itself is a tiny village on the top of Idbury Hill overlooking a rolling rural landscape, with beautiful walks and excellent cycle routes from the doorstep. Both the Balcony Room and The Garden Room at The Old School are spacious, light and tranquil and have blackout curtains to ensure a good night's sleep in summertime. The Balcony Room has a private entrance with hallway, off which is your private bathroom and up a small flight of stairs is your room with Juliet balcony offering marvellous views of up to 5 miles. We have recently redecorated the room using Farrow and Ball paint and Osbourne and Little soft furnishings and the bed is new and immensely comfortable. If required we can add an additional full size single "put-you-up" bed to the room. The Garden Room also has its own private entrance opening onto a small hall, off which are doors to your private bathroom and bedroom. Double French Doors from the bedroom lead directly out onto the patio and the large garden. This room has also been decorated using Farrow & Ball paints and luxury soft furnishing. The room offers a Kingsize bed and a Kingsize sofa bed if needed, which doubles as a comfortable sofa when not in use. If both rooms are booked by the same group then an access door between the two spaces can be opened. We offer continental breakfast at a small extra charge, which is delivered to your room or served in the garden, weather permitting. This includes fruits, juices, yoghurts, croissants and pastries, cheeses and local honey and jam.
The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU is in the beautiful Cotswolds District, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Idbury itself is a tiny village surrounded by rolling countryside, with beautiful walks and excellent cycle routes on the doorstep. Burford, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water are just 10 minutes from The Old School and Blenheim Palace, Bibury and Chipping Camden are also all nearby. We have 2 nearby pubs The King's Head, Bledington OX7 6XQ, and The Feathered Nest, Nether Westcote, OX7 6SD, both of which serve excellent food.
Language spoken: English

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House rules

The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 18:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Adult (18+ years)
Extra bed upon request
£25 per person, per night

Prices for extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no cots available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Old School, Idbury, OX7 6RU in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.