The Knapp

Introduction

An immersed-in-nature tonic for those seeking a soulful escape, The Knapp—meaning "the crest of the hill" in Middle English—has no neighbours beyond kites soaring overhead, and deer grazing on the lawn between the morning mist. A 10-year devotion has framed the reimagining of this luxury country house into a historic abode where its age has been reinforced and cemented into its legacy. A prolific artistic community makes up the surrounding pictorial village of Slad; a pilgrimage for writers, painters, and appreciators of creatives, who come in search of inspiration and fresh air.

Inside

Hand-painted ceramics adorn shelves, confiscated masts from pirate ships reside over fireplaces, Hungarian folk furniture passed down through the generations; The Knapp may seem typically Cotswold on the outside, but it has global sway within. Designed by the owners in partnership with local conservationists, the interiors are a celebration of the home and its history, its inhabitants and their stories; a Yoruba-beaded chair brought back from Africa and Lynn Chadwick prints a homage to the local pub's landlord. A whole world preserved between these Tudor walls.

Outside

A shade-speckled courtyard, its borders stuffed with bluebells and sweet-pea tipis, is primed for languid lunches. Pile high your table with Stroud Market fodder; a Cotswold tapas of weighted pies, and warm, ripened tomatoes drizzled with olive oil, accompanied by local cider for a real taste of this honeyed land. Roses and wildflowers scatter and scramble as far as the eye can see, a chaos of blossoms the scrim to cooking in the al fresco kitchen. For those whose feet must roam beyond the boundaries, this is valley country, and walking trails are as abundant as field daisies.

• PricingFrom £3,950 per week, £2,950 per short break for up to 8 guests
  An alternative group size of up to 4 guests is available during selected periods at a reflective rate
• FeaturesPeloton bike, cinema/games room and an outdoor kitchen
• PetsTwo well-behaved dogs are welcome
  Each pet is charged at £60 per week or part thereof
• FamilyChildren and babies are welcome
  
• PracticalitiesThere is parking for six cars; the access track is bumpy and not suitable for low-slung cars. The kitchen has a large electric Range oven, gas and induction hobs, two dishwashers, fridge, freezer, coffee machine, and boiling tap. The utility room includes a washing machine, and tumble dryer. There is underfloor heating throughout the kitchen, lounge, main bedroom, and ground floor of the play barn. Please note that there is restricted head height throughout, with steep, winding stairs, and frequent level changes. There are CCTV cameras on the premises covering the outside, (which can be turned off by prior request.) There are electric fences surrounding the chickens by the greenhouse, and guests are asked not to enter any restricted areas, which are clearly signposted
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• RestrictionsParties considered on prior permission from the owner

Slad

Slad has all the trimmings of a picture-perfect Cotswold village; a scattering of stone cottages, traditional-pub-cum-community-hub, rolling hills, and green as far as the eye can see.

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Getting there

• On the map The Knapp sits in the Cotswold AONB, just three-and-a-half miles from Stroud.
• By car Approximately two and a half hours from London and half an hour from both Gloucester and Cheltenham.
• By train Stroud is the nearest train station, 12 minutes away by car.
• By air Birmingham and Heathrow airports are around an hour and two hours away respectively.