This is a magical place, both the cottage and the surrounding area are steeped in history and beauty which give it an amazing feeling of timelessness and continuity. The local history starts in pre-historic times; Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, to being on the edge of the Viking invasion where the Anglo Saxons of Wessex held them off. There are later Elizabethan manors, and grand estates of 16th and 17th centuries, etc..
The cottage, which is two adjoined cottages, were cowmen's cottages as this was dairy country. They were built for the workers of the local farm in the village back in the 1660's and were purchased from it by my parents 300 years later.
Nowadays there is underfloor heating downstairs downstairs and central heating upstairs, so you can enjoy the history with all the modern comforts you need. Being a listed building, everything is done with conservation in mind and without interfering with the old feel and beauty of the place.
You can walk out of the front garden, through a gate, and into National Trust owned fields full of Sarcen stones, or take the track across the road up to the West Woods. From there you can continue walking to the edge of the downs and see Iron Age Hill Forts. You can walk to Avebury Stone Circle through a Sarcen stone valleys and across the Ridgeway. Or you can drive!