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DOG FRIENDLY UK BREAKS A COSY COTTAGE WINTER ESCAPE FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG, HIDDEN ON WOODED HILLSIDE IN THE BEAUTIFUL MALVERNS
There are rural getaways, and then there’s Elsie’s Cottage. Hidden on a hillside within the rolling woodland of the Malverns, this is a weekend home that will seduce you with its seclusion and romance you with its rustic charm. Crafted from Malvern stone and replete with bare oak rafters, this holiday cottage truly does capture the spirit of the surrounding landscape inside its solid and safe walls. With garden views across a wooded valley and a wood-burning hot tub, it’s the perfect base for daytime escapism and evening-long relaxation for four of you and your beloved pet. The one thing you won’t escape at Elsie’s Cottage, however, is luxury. Alongside limestone flooring and copper finishing throughout, a rainfall shower and iron
roll-top bath mean this is private holidaying with a distinctly plush feel. Beautiful inside, it’s the kind of place where you light the fire and just forget the outside Closing the door on the outside world is easy at Elsie’s Cottage. Top to bottom, this lovely cottage has been carefully and thoughtfully decorated by her owners to ensure every room is a joy to walk into. Upstairs is an oak-framed master bedroom of mint greens and peach, boasting chandeliers, majestic king-sized bed and leather-bound books doubling as bedside tables. Downstairs, you access a garden bedroom from the hallway, with French doors allowing sunlight to flood in from the terrace, and bedding that can be ar-
