The Chestnuts is a Cotswold-stone cottage in Shilton, just five minutes’ drive from Jeremy Clarkson’s The Farmer’s Dog. Nearby, larger houses offer games barns, garden hot tubs and enough bedrooms to bring several generations together, making a pub visit part of a longer country weekend.
Kaleb Cooper’s four-part spin-off, Kaleb Off The Farm, arrives on Prime Video on 8 January 2027, following his first solo overseas trip to Australia. Clarkson’s Farm series six is expected in summer 2027, according to planning documents reported on by The Independent.
These four self-catering stays can be booked through GroupAccommodation.com. Prices are starting rental rates for the stated stay, rather than per-person prices, and driving times are approximate.
1. The Chestnuts, Shilton: a village cottage for eight
Eco Chic Cottages’ four-bedroom stone cottage has three bathrooms and three lounges, giving a smaller group plenty of space to spend time together or separately. Shilton’s village ford is within view of the garden lounge, and a food-serving village pub is a short walk away.
The main lounge has an inglenook fireplace, while the library can become a blackout movie room. A large kitchen and separate dining room make shared meals straightforward. Upstairs, the four double bedrooms look out over either the garden or village; two feature French doors and Juliet balconies, and bathroom features include freestanding baths.
Eco Chic Cottages says The Chestnuts holds Green Tourism Gold accreditation, and there’s an EV charger. One parking space is provided at the cottage, with further free parking in the village. Pets aren’t accepted.
The historic layout needs consideration for anyone with limited mobility: there are changes of level downstairs, and the upstairs bedrooms occupy two wings reached by separate staircases. The original curved stone staircase requires particular care.
Stay details: Sleeps eight; approximately five minutes’ drive to The Farmer’s Dog. From £2,228 for a three-night weekend or £2,787 for a week. Book The Chestnuts through GroupAccommodation.com.
2. Cotswold Manor Wychwood, Fordwells: space for a large gathering
Cotswold Manor Wychwood is a mid-19th-century Cotswold-stone barn conversion run by The Cotswold Manor Estate. It stands at Fordwells, opposite historic Wychwood Forest, with ten bedrooms accommodating 24 at the owner’s standard rates.
The vaulted, beamed sitting room has a wood-burning stove set in an inglenook fireplace. Everyone can eat together in the dining room, while an electric range cooker, large fridge/freezer and separate drinks fridge support meals for a full house.
The private games barn gives this stay particular appeal for a mixed-age gathering, with pool, table football, table tennis and air hockey. Outside are an enclosed stone-walled courtyard, private lawns, fruit trees and views along a Cotswold valley. Hot-tub use is optional, so confirm arrangements when booking.
Bedroom one has wider doors and an en-suite shower area with grab rails. A ramp, shower stool and raised toilet seat can be requested at least seven days before arrival. Dogs are welcome with a surcharge.
Stay details: Sleeps up to 24 at standard rates; approximately ten minutes’ drive to The Farmer’s Dog. From £3,600 for a two-night weekend or £6,000 for a week. Book Cotswold Manor Wychwood through GroupAccommodation.com.
3. New Yatt Farm, near Witney: extensive grounds and a designer kitchen
New Yatt Farm’s Grade II-listed farmhouse sits in eight acres of gardens and paddocks, with seven bedrooms, five bathrooms and three reception rooms across three floors.
The Johnny Grey-designed kitchen has Gaggenau ovens, two Miele dishwashers and a Sub-Zero freezer. Its dining alcove seats sixteen, with an additional table available for larger parties. An inglenook fireplace, two open log fires and ground-floor underfloor heating add to the farmhouse’s appeal for cooler-weather stays.
The garden has a Jacuzzi hot tub and lawns for croquet, badminton and other games. Table tennis is housed in an outbuilding, and a large kadai barbecue/firepit provides another option for gathering outdoors. Inside, there’s a pool table too.
A ground-floor bedroom and wet room offer an alternative to the upper floors. Two second-floor rooms are reached by steep spiral staircases, which could pose difficulties for older visitors or very young children. Dogs cost £50 each, and an EV charger is available.
Stay details: For groups of 12–18; approximately 18 minutes’ drive to The Farmer’s Dog. From £3,200 for a two-night weekend or £4,900 for a week. Book New Yatt Farm through GroupAccommodation.com.
4. Olive Cottage, Black Bourton: a covered hot tub near Bampton
Olive Cottage is a five-bedroom house sleeping up to eleven, operated by Group Retreats in Black Bourton, near Bampton. Bampton’s connection with Downton Abbey, which filmed village scenes there, adds another screen-inspired stop to a weekend based here.
Two bedrooms have separate entrance access, a useful feature for mixed or multigenerational groups wanting additional privacy. Shared self-catering living and dining spaces bring everyone together, and the covered hot tub is available year-round. Nearby Thames footpath routes offer walking options between outings.
The house accommodates eleven, but the listed dining and lounge seating is for ten, so check the arrangement if filling every bed. The hot tub seats six. Up to two dogs are welcome by prior arrangement, and there’s parking for five cars.
Stay details: Sleeps up to eleven; approximately fifteen minutes’ drive to The Farmer’s Dog. From £1,572 for a two-night weekend or £3,500 for a week. Book Olive Cottage through GroupAccommodation.com.
Planning your pub and farm-shop visits
The Farmer’s Dog is at Asthall Barrow, near Burford. The original Diddly Squat Farm Shop is a separate destination on Chipping Norton Road, near Chadlington; there’s also a Diddly Squat shop at the pub.
The pub’s largest restaurant table seats eight, and separate reservations cannot be moved together. Tables are released at 9am on the first day of the preceding month. Visitors without restaurant reservations can come for drinks, shopping or food from the Farmer’s Puppy and Farmer’s Dough outlets in the Grand Tour tent.
The Farmer’s Dog normally opens Tuesday to Sunday and closes on Mondays. Dogs are welcome. Blue-badge parking is available, with accessible toilets in the Grand Tour tent rather than inside the historic pub building. Special opening hours apply over Christmas and New Year.
Diddly Squat Farm Shop opens Tuesday to Sunday, 9.30am–4.30pm, with no booking required. The café serves food until 3pm, and queues can close earlier on busy days. Visits cover the shop, lambing barn and outdoor seating, all areas open to the public; the farm doesn’t offer tours. Dogs must stay on leads outside and cannot enter the shop, and payments are card-only.
Charlbury is the nearest railway station to the farm shop, with services from Oxford and London Paddington. Book taxis in advance, as local availability is limited.
