Cools Farm B&B, East Knoyle (Salisbury)

17th century Cools Farm has 3 double bedrooms and a Family Room. Self catering in the Old Piggery.

Summary 17th century buildings Breakfast included Free car parking (on site) No smoking Facilities Free broadband access Shared gardens Self-catering facilities Children's cots Children's games Children's highchairs Woodland walks

Food and Drinks Self-catering facilities Continental breakfast (included) English breakfast (included) Picnic area Nearby recreations Recommended walks Pub (a short drive) Museums (a short drive) Historic houses Gardens Golf course (a short drive) Tennis courts (a short drive) Recommended restaurants (a short drive)

Introduction

Cools Farm is an original 1620s listed farmhouse recently refurbished to a high standard. Three double bedrooms, one of which is a Family Room, provide comfortable and characterful accommodation for our guests and we are always happy to tell what we know about the history of our house and the surrounding land.

We run an organic farm of 180 acres here with a suckler herd of British Red Poll cattle. Come to relax and rejuvenate your spirits in our beautiful English countryside. We are near to Stonehenge, Longleat House and Animal Park, Salisbury cathedral, Bath and the south coast of Dorset, so we provide an excellent base for a touring stay.

 

Our Family Room can accommodate extra children. To inform us of this and to adjust the cost, please enter TRIPLE or QUADRUPLE in the promotional code section.

History to the present day

The beautiful landscape around us has barely changed over the last two centuries, but there is ample evidence of past occupation. Eleven bronze age axe heads, remains of a Roman villa, and personal and culinary items from Tudor times have been found in the fields.

The stone mullion windows and fireplaces in our house are carved with initials from previous occupants and you will have your breakfast in our beamed dining room - originally the old kitchen with a large inglenook fireplace and hooks for hanging salted meats.

 

Just above our land are the remains of Fonthill Abbey, built by William Beckford with monies from his Jamaican sugar plantations. Built at breakneck speed in the 1790s, the spire of this iconic building fell in 1830. By this time, Beckford had retired to Bath where he built Beckford's Tower from which he could see his beloved spire.

Food and Drinks

We provide you with the choice of a Full English Breakfast or a continental alternative and, if notified beforehand, we can cater for special diets. You will eat your breakfast off our Wedgwood Devon Rose china in our beamed dining room with its mullion windows and inglenook fireplace.

There are many excellent pub restaurants in the area and we can help you choose the most suitable for you for your evening meal.

Grounds and gardens

We are completely surrounded by our own land and our large garden provides a place to relax in warmer times. For those who would like to explore our farmland, the long distance Wessex Ridgeway path crosses our land and we allow guests to walk in our ancient woodland with its lake.

Other facilities

We have one self catering unit in our grounds - The Old Piggery - which consists of a large studio bedroom with a double bed and single sofa bed plus seating and dining areas. It has its own self contained kitchen, shower room and garden with outside dining area in the old pig sties.

Please note, The Old Piggery can only be booked for a minimum of three nights.

Within a mile are some tennis courts which guests can hire.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Maggie Edwards, Cools Farm B&B, East Knoyle, Wilts, Salisbury, SP3 6DB, United Kingdom

Address: Cools Farm B&B, East Knoyle, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6DB

Check In: From 2pm - 10pm Check Out: By 10.30am

Directions: Please don't rely on satellite navigation systems. There are only 2 properties in this postcode and some systems don't lead you to this address.

The best way to arrive is via Hindon, not East Knoyle. Hindon is on the B3089 just south of the A303 (the main road from London to the West Country) and east of the A350. Drive down the main Hindon tree lined street towards Tisbury. At the bottom just after a playground, turn right. Carry on this road through the Fonthill woods for 1.8 miles exactly. Turn right at the green grass triangle where there is a sign pointing towards Cools Farm. The farmhouse is on your left. Please park in our drive as convenient.

If you do find yourself near East Knoyle on the A350, don't go into the village but take the turning off the bypass signposted West Tisbury, called Millbrook Lane. Carry on for nearly a mile, past Summerleaze and at the first crossroads, turn left. Carry on through the woods, past a white house and Cools Farm will be seen on your left.

More photos of Cools Farm B&B, East Knoyle

The Old Piggery - self catering	Our Red Poll Cattle	Our Bluebell Wood	The French Room	From Homefield
The same view 1948	Stonehenge - 16 miles	Longleat House - 12 miles	Salisbury Cathedral - 16 miles	South of England
William Beckford by Romney	Fonthill Abbey	Fonthill Floor Plan	Abbey entrance