Shepards Den is the middle cottage of three. It is a converted barn, attached to the farmhouse and has roof beams. It is generally charming and has many good points. The bed is extremely comfortable, there is a power shower, an electric cooker, microwave plus a washing machine and tumble drier in an outhouse.
The kitchen table and chairs and armchairs, however, have had a lot of use, the armchairs in particular are odd (extremely large) and really dated. There is a shared patio along the length of the cottages with a gas BBQ for each. It was very pleasant sitting out there in the evening.
The farm is about ten minutes drive from East Meon which is a pretty village with one small shop and two pubs. For that reason I gave the local amenities a 7, there are not many. Basically if you want a relaxed holiday in the countryside this is the place for you.
The farm itself is very quiet, it has horses and a couple of pigs. How quiet the holiday might be may depend on who is in the other two cottages on either side. The son of the owners had a BBQ with friends on one night we were there although was willing to keep the noise down when asked. His grand father was very soothing the day afterwards. He is particularly helpful and charming.
The joy for us of this holiday was the beautiful countryside. If you enjoy rambling this is for you. I would recommend Old Winchester Hill and the walks around East Meon. There are some very good walks in the information pack.
In all we had a very comfortable and enjoyable holiday.
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