Painswick
1 2
1. Butcher’s Arms – Shepherd Huts
9.7Exceptional · 138 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 9.8Comfort 9.7
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432 places · prices checked 15 Nov 2026
We track 432 lodges, cabins and hot tub cottages in the Cotswolds, usually £324 a night. A week in winter costs around £2,332 (£2,590 the rest of the year). Sleeps up to 31, 62% with a hot tub. Average guest rating: 9.1/10.
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Prices for 2 adults checked on Booking.com · updated 15 Nov 2026 · how we work
The range here is wide. Some places are one-bedroom cabins for two, others are large houses with a pool, a fishing lake and room for a whole extended family. The cheapest nights are well below the usual price for the area, so a short break does not have to be costly. Many places sit on the edge of the region, in Gloucestershire or Worcestershire, rather than in the best-known villages. That is worth knowing if you want to be close to Bourton on the Water or Chipping Campden, since the nearby options tend to cost more.
Top 48 of 432, ranked by guest rating and number of reviews. Pick your dates above to see every place free for your stay, or browse all towns.
Painswick
1 2
9.7Exceptional · 138 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 9.8Comfort 9.7
Ashleworth
2 5
9.8Exceptional · 77 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.9Facilities 9.9
Badsey
2 4
9.8Exceptional · 70 reviews
Guests love:Facilities 9.9Cleanliness 9.8
Cirencester
1 2
9.9Exceptional · 61 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Hosts 10.0
Stroud
1-2 2-4
9.2Exceptional · 376 reviews
This place is a group of chalets, and the largest one, the Two-Bedroom Chalet, sleeps 4.
Guests love:Comfort 9.4Hosts 9.4
Badsey
1 2
9.6Exceptional · 88 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 9.8Location 9.8
Bourton on the Water
2 4
9.6Exceptional · 84 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Cleanliness 9.9
Chipping Campden
3 6
9.7Exceptional · 70 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Comfort 9.8
Cheltenham
1 2
9.5Exceptional · 84 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 9.8Value 9.7
Bourton on the Water
2 4
9.9Exceptional · 45 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.9Comfort 9.9
Upton upon Severn
2 4
9.2Exceptional · 147 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.6Comfort 9.4
Great Malvern
1 4
9.5Exceptional · 70 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.7Comfort 9.7
South Cerney
3 6
9.6Exceptional · 58 reviews
A family or a group of up to 6 people will find enough room here. The house has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms across 950 sq ft.
Guests love:Comfort 9.9Facilities 9.9
South Cerney
2 4
9.7Exceptional · 48 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.7Comfort 9.7
Broadway
2 4
9.0Exceptional · 272 reviews
The garden and the terrace with decking are the main outdoor features here, with outdoor furniture and an outdoor dining area so you can eat outside.
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.2Location 9.2
Somerford Keynes
4 8
9.8Exceptional · 42 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Location 10.0
Badsey
2 4
9.6Exceptional · 53 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.9Location 9.9
Stroud
1 2
9.7Exceptional · 45 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.9Hosts 9.9
Winchcombe
3 7
9.6Exceptional · 49 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.9Comfort 9.9
Stow on the Wold
4 8
9.5Exceptional · 56 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Comfort 9.8
Cheltenham
1 2
9.3Exceptional · 78 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 9.6Location 9.6
Cow Honeybourne
1-2 2-4
8.9Excellent · 339 reviews
Families and small groups of up to four will find the most useful layout here. The main unit shown is a 550 sq ft cottage with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Guests love:Comfort 9.4Location 9.3
South Cerney
3 6
9.3Exceptional · 75 reviews
A hot tub sits at the centre of this detached holiday home in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, which has a lake view and a garden with a terrace and decking.
Guests love:Location 9.7Facilities 9.6
South Cerney
2 4
9.9Exceptional · 34 reviews
The hot tub is the first thing to look at here, and it sits alongside a swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a terrace with decking.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
Gloucestershire
3 6
9.6Exceptional · 45 reviews
The lake view is the first thing to know about this lodge, and Windrush Lake is 200 yards away. The lodge sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms and covers 620 sq ft.
Guests love:Location 9.9Hosts 9.9
Badsey
1 2
9.7Exceptional · 39 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.9Comfort 9.9
Cirencester
2 4
9.7Exceptional · 37 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 9.9Hosts 9.9
Painswick
1 3
9.7Exceptional · 36 reviews
The garden is the main feature here, with a terrace and decking, outdoor furniture and an outdoor dining area.
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Hosts 9.9
Cirencester
3 6
9.6Exceptional · 40 reviews
Guests love:Hosts 10.0Cleanliness 9.9
Pebworth
3 4
9.4Exceptional · 50 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.7Cleanliness 9.6
South Cerney
3 6
9.7Exceptional · 34 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Cleanliness 9.9
Tirley
2 2
9.4Exceptional · 47 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.5Comfort 9.5
Moreton in Marsh
2 5
9.1Exceptional · 78 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.8Cleanliness 9.5
Evesham
3 6
9.2Exceptional · 63 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.6Cleanliness 9.5
Cirencester
3 6
9.4Exceptional · 44 reviews
A group of up to six, such as a family or two couples, will find enough room here. The lodge is 620 sq ft with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Guests love:Location 9.9Hosts 9.9
Chipping Campden
1 2
9.0Exceptional · 88 reviews
A couple looking for a small, private base in the Cotswolds will find it here. The detached house sleeps 2 and measures 180 sq ft.
Guests love:Hosts 9.5Cleanliness 9.3
South Cerney
3 6
9.7Exceptional · 31 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.8Location 9.8
Buscot
6 20
10.0Exceptional · 24 reviews
The house sleeps 20 across six bedrooms and five bathrooms, with 3990 sq ft of space. Bedrooms 1 and 4 each have a king size bed and a single bed.
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Location 10.0
South Cerney
3 6
9.8Exceptional · 27 reviews
Guests love:Value 10.0Cleanliness 9.9
Stow on the Wold
4 8
10.0Exceptional · 23 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 10.0Comfort 10.0
South Cerney
2 4
9.6Exceptional · 31 reviews
Guests love:Comfort 10.0Cleanliness 9.6
South Cerney
2 4
9.9Exceptional · 24 reviews
Guests love:Location 10.0Hosts 10.0
Broadway
2-4
8.6Excellent · 923 reviews
Broadway railway station is 0.8 miles away, a 15 minute walk, and Broadway Tower is 1.8 miles off, about 34 minutes on foot or 6 minutes by car.
Guests love:Location 9.6Comfort 9.2
Cheltenham
1 2
9.5Exceptional · 34 reviews
Grange Tip Open Space is 0.7 miles away and Dowdeswell Reservoir is 0.8 miles away, so there are places to walk to from the door.
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.8Location 9.4
Ashton Keynes
4 8
9.3Exceptional · 40 reviews
Guests love:Cleanliness 9.7Comfort 9.7
Alderton
2
9.5Exceptional · 31 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.8Cleanliness 9.7
Somerford Keynes
5 10
9.4Exceptional · 30 reviews
Guests love:Location 9.9Hosts 9.7
Evesham
2-3 4-7
8.5Excellent · 328 reviews
Abbey Park and the Evesham Vale Light Railway are both 1.2 miles from the lodges in Evesham, Worcestershire, with Ballards Park at 1.6 miles and…
Guests love:Hosts 8.9Location 8.8
In the Cotswolds the hot tub breaks are mostly in honey-coloured stone cottages and barn conversions, with a few cabins on lakeside parks.
The Cotswolds mix honey-coloured stone villages with a big stretch of lakes and gravel pits around South Cerney and Somerford Keynes, and that split shapes what you find. Cottages and barn conversions sit alongside lakeside lodges, so the choice runs from small two-person cabins to houses that sleep more than 30.
Prices vary a lot. Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Moreton in Marsh are usually cheaper than the region as a whole, while Kingham and Somerford Keynes are clearly dearer. About six in ten places have a hot tub, two thirds take pets, and around four in ten have a log burner. Guests rate the stays highly, at 9.1 out of 10. Places typically sleep about six, so the area suits families and groups of friends more than couples, though there are plenty of one-bedroom options too.
South Cerney has by far the most places, with about 120, and its usual price matches the region as a whole. Somerford Keynes and Kingham are the dearer spots, and both have a high share of hot tubs, around 80 to 90 per cent. Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Moreton in Marsh are the cheaper bases. Cirencester has a lower share of hot tubs than most towns, at under a third. Pershore and Chipping Campden sit in the middle on price and have plenty of hot tubs, so they work if you want a mid-range stay with a private tub.
| Town | Places | Usual night | With hot tub |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Cerney | 118 | £321 | 53% |
| Somerford Keynes | 34 | £550 | 82% |
| Cheltenham | 24 | £225 | 54% |
| Evesham | 24 | £282 | 46% |
| Kingham | 21 | £578 | 90% |
| Cirencester | 18 | £262 | 28% |
| Gloucestershire | 14 | £249 | 64% |
| Chipping Campden | 10 | £322 | 70% |
| Gloucester | 9 | £406 | 44% |
| Tewkesbury | 8 | £224 | 75% |
| Pershore | 8 | £347 | 88% |
| Moreton in Marsh | 6 | £228 | 33% |
Gardens and hot tubs are the most common features, found at around six in ten places. A hot tub usually adds noticeably to the nightly price compared with a garden alone. Log burners appear at about four in ten places and come with a smaller premium. Fishing is more common than you might expect, at about four in ten, and those places are among the dearer ones. Swimming pools and lake views are found at fewer than one in five places. Lake views are the cheapest of these extras, so they suit you if you want water outside the window without paying much more.
| Feature | Places | Share | Usual night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden | 273 | 63% | £338 |
| Hot tub | 268 | 62% | £436 |
| Log burner / fireplace | 182 | 42% | £367 |
| High chair | 181 | 42% | £356 |
| Fishing | 173 | 40% | £442 |
| BBQ | 166 | 38% | £334 |
| Swimming pool | 79 | 18% | £357 |
| Lake view | 72 | 17% | £309 |
Places for five or six guests are the most common. They are also the best value per person, usually cheaper per head than any other size. Cabins for two cost the most per person, which is worth bearing in mind if you are choosing between a small cabin and a two-bedroom lodge for a couple. Prices climb steadily once you pass seven guests, and the largest houses, for 20 or more, cost several times the usual nightly price. The per-person cost does not drop further at that size, so a very large group saves little by choosing the biggest house.
| Sleeps | Places | Bedrooms | Usual night | Per guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeps 2 | 74 | 1 | £274 | £137 |
| Sleeps 3-4 | 99 | 2 | £231 | £58 |
| Sleeps 5-6 | 121 | 3 | £286 | £48 |
| Sleeps 7-9 | 76 | 4 | £470 | £59 |
| Sleeps 10-11 | 32 | 5 | £557 | £56 |
| Sleeps 12-14 | 19 | 6 | £836 | £70 |
| Sleeps 15-19 | 5 | 1 | £1,253 | £78 |
| Sleeps 20+ | 6 | 10 | £1,588 | £66 |
Nights are cheapest in November and rise each month through to April. The gap between the first and last month is large, so a winter break costs clearly less than a spring one. Availability moves the other way. Fewer places are free in the autumn and early winter, while by March and April more than half the places still have dates open. If you want a hot tub in December, look early. For a spring break you have more choice, though you pay more for each night.
| Month | Usual night | Nights still free |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | £308 | 38% |
| December 2026 | £358 | 40% |
| January 2027 | £356 | 48% |
| February 2027 | £376 | 59% |
| March 2027 | £404 | 61% |
| April 2027 | £420 | 64% |
The towns listed cover a wide area, from Cheltenham and Gloucester in the west to Evesham and Pershore in the north. Not all of them are in the Cotswold hills proper, so check the distance to the villages you want to visit. Smaller places such as Moreton in Marsh have few cabins, so dates fill up sooner. Larger centres give you more to compare. Look at the price and the share of hot tubs in each town before choosing where to base yourself.
Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Moreton in Marsh are usually cheaper than the region as a whole. Kingham and Somerford Keynes are the dearer places. Cirencester sits somewhere in between.
Yes, up to a point. Places for five or six guests usually cost the least per person. Cabins for two cost the most per head, and the biggest houses do not get cheaper per person than mid-sized ones.
Yes. Nights in November are the cheapest of the months ahead, and prices rise each month towards April. A week in winter is also usually a little cheaper than a week outside winter.
About four in ten. They tend to cost a little more than places without one, but less than places with a hot tub. Many places have both a hot tub and a log burner.
Based on the prices we check every day, a night in one of these lodges or cabins in the Cotswolds usually costs £324, and a week in winter around £2,332 (£2,590 the rest of the year). Prices depend mostly on the dates and the size of the property.
Yes: 62% of the places on this page list a hot tub or spa bath on their property page.
66% of the places on this page accept pets, sometimes for a fee or on request. See also our dog friendly lodges.
The largest property in this selection sleeps up to 31 guests; the average is 6.1 guests.
In our data the busiest month is November 2026, with only 38% of nights still free. For Christmas, New Year and school holidays, book several weeks ahead; for a last-minute break, check the dates shown on each property.
Many lodges and cottages accept short breaks of 2 to 4 nights, but some only take weekly bookings in peak periods. The calendar on each property page shows the minimum stay night by night.
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