“We stayed at Julie and John's home for Christmas 2015. Julie went to a lot of trouble to make us feel welcome and provided us with helpful information about the area, even going to trouble of making a reservation at the local pub for our first night for dinner. Julie and John's home is perfectly located if you are seeking a true country English experience, very close to the Cotswold Villages. Their home is beautiful and luxurious whilst also having a very comfortable, homely feel. We were overjoyed to arrive 'home' after travelling for a few weeks prior. We are a family of four (two boys aged 13 and 15), and we found there was plenty to keep us entertained for two week. In fact, we could have easily stayed longer. Julie arranged an x-box for the boys, and there were beautiful walks around the village and between villages (or village pubs!). Although Julie and John's house is located in the country, it was very little effort to travel by train into London. We drove the 15 minutes into Banbury, parked the car in a secure location and rode the train for an hour into London. It was so easy! You cannot go wrong with this exchange. We had a fabulous holiday and when we returned to our place, it was immaculate. Julie and John took wonderful care of our home. We would happily exchange with them anytime. ”
Cotswold village property
Cotswold village property

Jules and John
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January 2013
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- 4 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 10
- 3 Bathrooms
About our home
Please note for points swaps we don’t include the master bedroom.
Our home is situated in the Cotswolds. Epwell is a quaint little village within easy reach of Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and London.
Our home is a spacious four-bedroom detached property. The large en suite master bedroom has a superking bed and the balcony offers fantastic countryside views.
The second bedroom has a double bed and ensuite bathroom. The third bedroom is a double bedroom and the forth a twin. We also have two camp beds if needed. We have a family bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle and also a downstairs cloakroom with toilet.
Downstairs we have a large lounge, a dining room, media room and well-equipped gourmet kitchen.
Our garden has two entertaining areas, a large gas barbeque and patio heaters. We love to entertain and our home reflects that.
Epwell is only 30 minutes drive from Stratford-upon-Avon. Banbury Train Station is just 15 minutes away. The train to Oxford takes 16 minutes, and it’s one hour to London.
The Cotswolds are on our doorstep with beautiful villages like Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water only about 20 minutes drive. Warwick Castle is a must see and less than 30 minutes from us.
If you love to shop, Bicester Village shopping outlet, which attracts shoppers from far and wide to snap up designer bargains, is only 30 minutes away.
There is so much to see in the area and several really challenging well-known golf courses like Tadmartin. There is a gliding club two miles away which is a great experience for those looking for a bit of adventure.
The very friendly local pub is on our doorstep and serves great local bitter and home cooked food.
There is a great adventure playground just across the field for children of all ages.
There are numerous footpaths right on our doorstep and many villages with great pubs within walking distance across the fields. We have a selection of wellington boots in all sizes, which come in handy on wet days.
We really are in a beautiful and tranquil spot so ideal if you want to get away from it all but retain the options to tour the local sights.
Features
- Main home
- Garden
- Balcony
- Cleaner
- Wifi
- Cable TV
- Air conditioning
- Central heating
- Dish washer
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Parking
3 Reviews
“This was our first experience at a home swap and we were a little trepidatious. John and Jules were very helpful during the lead-up to our arrival, supplying us with loads of material, not only about their lovely home, but also about the local area. We couldn't have asked for more. When we arrived all our concerns evaporated! The location and house itself were picture perfect....certainly the pictures on the website do not do it justice at all. The village was so quaint one could be forgiven for thinking you were on a film set it was so perfect. The house is very comfortable with a great well equipped kitchen and adjacent dining area. There were two spacious, lovely living rooms, both with large flat screen TV's.....great for when you want to do something different from the children! The bedrooms were also very comfortable with the master suite having french door onto a patio. Wonderful for looking out over the adjacent countryside. Our favorite area was the private garden which boasts several different seating areas as well as two hammocks and some curious garden ornaments. In particular, the outside dining area, off the kitchen, had a huge barbecue as well as two heaters and a large open wood burning oven/heater where we dined most nights. Absolutely wonderful! Surrounding area: great pubs, one tiny one on the other side of the parking lot (no noise but incredibly convenient!), beautiful walks, convenient for loads of attractions. John and Jules were also the perfect guests. When we returned our maid said when she when to our apartment after John and Jules left, she had nothing to do. it was as no-one had been there. In conclusion, I would highly recommend both John and Jules as guests and hosts. ”
“We had the pleasure of meeting Jules & John in Ireland prior to our simultaneous swap. They are the nicest couple & Jules went out of her way continually to help with organising dinner bookings, sight seeing tips, even last minute help with finding another hire car company when our original booking cancelled on us at the 11th hour. When we arrived to pick up the house keys, we were warmly welcomed at the village pub "Chandlers Arms" & they even squeezed our late dinner booking for that evening in, even though they were fully booked. John & Jules home from the outside is picture perfect Cotswold cottage. The interior is warm, welcoming, spacious & fitted with all mod cons. Jules had organised robes & wellies for all 7 of us including my 5 year old granddaughter, along with a single bed covered with beautiful fluffy toys to make her feel at home. It worked a treat, she played for hours with her fury friends. If your looking to experience a true English Cotswold village in comfort than this is the place to send your requests!! We had an absolutely awesome 9 night family holiday. Thank you, Arthur & Christine Jackson Casuarina, Australia”
More about us
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We are an Irish couple in our 40s with 2 grown up boys who usually do not travel with us.
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John is an engineer and Jules runs her own Company. We love our home which is situated in a sought after village in the cotswolds with only about 260 residents.
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Love to travel so will consider anywhere so please get in touch. You can email me jules.shamrock@gmail.com
Swap availability
- White
- Open to offers
- Green
- Available
- Red
- Not Available
Where is it?
Neighbourhood
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