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Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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The garden at Oakcroft Annexe in Spring. The main house is to the right.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1+ bathroomSleeps 6100 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Fenced yard
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Andover, England
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Stonehenge
    ‪31 min drive‬
  • Place, Southampton Cruise Terminal
    ‪52 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 6)

Master Bedroom

2 Single Beds and 1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Downstairs Bathroom

Toilet

En-Suite Master Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Delightful, stylish holiday accommodation in a peaceful location of outstanding natural beauty, near the Hampshire/Wiltshire border. One master bedroom sleeps 2 (4 possible) with ensuite bathroom with shower and bath, with two additional pull-out beds downstairs if required to accommodate a maximum of 6 people. Downstairs an open plan lounge and kitchen-diner. The property is in the grounds of our family home with its own private outdoor seating area, a lounge terrace with hammocks, BBQ, and access to the spacious garden with swings and a trampoline. The property is within walking distance of an excellent local pub serving good food, with additional great food pubs a 5 or 10 minute drive away. Stunning walks on the doorstep with an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways, ideal for walkers and birdwatchers. Superb bluebell woods within walking distance from the house. Excellent mountain biking opportunities, with easy access to off-road trails. For good road biking, National Cycle route 24 runs from Andover to Romsey along the Test Way, Route 246 and 4 from Andover to Newbury along beautiful Hampshire and Berkshire country lanes. A short drive to some outstanding local chalk-stream fly fishing. Free flood-lit tennis court 2 minutes drive. A 20 minute drive to the World Heritage site of Stonehenge, and also Avebury and Danebury Ring, and a 30 minute drive to the cathedral towns of Winchester and Salisbury. The market towns of Andover and Newbury are a 7 and 20 minute driver, respectively. The village of Highclere with the famous Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey fame) is a 20 minute drive from the house. Approximately 20 minute drive to the famous 'Bombay Saphire' gin distillery, with guided tours and cocktail courses available. The distillery is next door to the equally famous Watership Down pub (setting for the Watership Down book), a beautiful location for a delicious meal, and also walking distance to 'Hardy's' plants, with horticultural courses available on propagation, and rare plants for your garden. Local farm shops within 10 minutes drive, selling excellent, locally sourced produce, with sausage-making courses available. Direct train line from Andover to London Waterloo (1 hour 5 minutes) with easy access to the cultural highlights of the city. Chickens, cats and three quiet, lovable golden retriever dogs (Carly, Winnie and Bruno) also on site, and horses next door.

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House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please always shut the gates to the property when entering or leaving. Please respect the rural tranquility of the area with no loud music.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Andover

Andover is home to this holiday home. Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age and Museum of Army Chaplaincy are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Highclere Castle and Crofton Beam Engines. Travelling with kids? Consider Andover Leisure Centre and Charlton Lakeside Leisure Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and cycling.
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Andover, England

What's nearby

  • North Wessex Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Thruxton Kart Centre - 12 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Stonehenge - 31 min drive - 40.4 km
  • New Forest National Park - 43 min drive - 48.3 km
  • Southampton Cruise Terminal - 52 min drive - 57.6 km

Getting around

  • Andover Station - 10 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tesco Cafe - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Yo! Sushi - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Zenith Fish Bar - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

As of 8 Apr 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on 2 May 2026 start from AU$199, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Stylish Rural Retreat in Tangley in a Quiet Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located?

Set in Andover, this family-friendly holiday home is within 6 mi (10 km) of River Test, Andover Leisure Centre and Charlton Lakeside Leisure Centre. Finkley Down Farm and Hawk Conservancy Trust are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was great. The scenery was stunning and the hosts were fabulous
Stayed 9 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Andrew E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Holiday paradise

Everything about the location, the property, the owners were absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Kylie M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay in Tangley

This property was perfect. Beautiful quiet location. Owners were amazing and went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable and well looked after. We highly recommend this property to anyone looking to stay in the area.
Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Victor and Wendy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Walker's paradise.

Our stay at Tangley in the UK was fabulous. Very nice and comfortable cottage, friendly and helpful host, and wonderful countryside walking. Absolute heaven.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Stuart M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A great find. Although in the owners garden there was plenty of privacy and outside seating to enjoy. The owners were very helpful and happy to help if you have any questions. There are dogs but they are also very friendly and sometimes sleep near you when sitting outside. The property was very clean with plenty of space to relax. There's a Thai pub within walking distance which is very good and the property is in an excellent location to explore Hampshire with the south coast only about an hour away.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
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8/10 Good

Philip D.

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Perfect house. Nice ghosts. Lovely dogs and cats
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Trevor B.

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Amazing..

As per our previous visit in 2019, Rob & Maggie could not be more welcoming & efficient with the running of the lodge,nothing was too much trouble with the lodge being extra clean & well stocked with consumables ...10 out of 10 from us....thanks guys!!..
Stayed 19 nights in May 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Julie D.

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Excellent hosts and accommodation

A lovely place to stay. We ended up staying 4 months in between a property move. Rob and Maggie were so flexible and couldn’t do enough to help. A perfect and peaceful location. Would definitely recommend. Thank you again. Vince and Jules
Stayed 12 nights in Mar 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Matthew Emvin T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely week long stay at Oakcroft

We very much loved our stay at Rob and Maggie's annex in Tangley in between house moves. We felt very welcome and had all the amenities we needed for the week. The location is wonderful and The Fox pub opposite does lovely Thai food. Our 4 year old daughter loved playing on the trampoline, with their dogs and chickens. Very much recommend this rental. 5/5!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Tom L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic place to be.

We had a fantastic stay in this annexe. Maggie and Rob were the best hosts you can imagine. There are very helpful and have a lot of good ideas of what to do and where to go. We hope to return someday because we haven't seen all there is to see around here. We also enjoyed the fresh eggs and plums which had a unbelievable freshness. Thank you Maggie and Rob for your wonderful hospitality and hopefully we will see you again some day.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Tobias A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We propose a new 6-Star-Category

We have to accept, that 5 Stars are the highest evaluation, but we have to give 6: Very quiet, a so well kept house, sweet dogs and a 15-head-chicken-family giving their eggs. And of corse wonderful hosts! We hopefully will come back one day...
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Simone K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Grandiose!

We had a very nice stay in the house. It is equipped with all amenities. It was very clean. A lovely gelding there. During the week we were there, only Rob was home. He took all the time to explain beautiful walks to us and to have a chat. Had some really nice conversations!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Simone K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful location with very nice hosts

You´ll meet the very nice hosts Maggie and Rob with their 3 adorable Golden Retriever and a cat on their beautiful property, where the host´s house and the annexe is situated. The really cosy and spacious annexe is close enough to the owners house to ask questions, have a small chat or get visits from the dogs (very friendly and soo sweet!) - but still with a "border of bushes and trees" to be on your own. We´ve been welcomed very friendly. Already before our vacation Maggie answered my numerous questions without any complaint. You´ll see at once that these guys really love what they do. For kids there´s a big garden to runaround and they even have hens. There´s a swing and a trampoline as well. A lot (!) of games inside. Tangley is smaller than a village - it´s a very quiet place with only a few houses (no shops- you have to drive to Andover). A perfect place to come back and relax from an exchausting trip. It´s for the whole family.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Michael Andreas A.

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Sehr schönes Ferienhaus mit Top Ausstattung in ruhiger und sehr schöner Lage in Tangley

Wir sind bereits zum vierten Mal nach Tangley gekommen und fühlen uns jedes Mal wie zu Hause. Maggie und Rob sind wunderbare Vermieter und man fühlt sich sofort herzlich willkommen. Tangley liegt in herrlicher Natur, so dass man direkt vom Haus aus spazieren gehen oder wandern kann. Fußläufig erreichbar ist das "The Fox Inn", ein Pub mit sehr guter asiatischer Küche, der auch Take away anbietet und sehr empfehlenswert ist. London ist über Andover und Basingstoke sehr gut mit dem Zug zu erreichen.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Cécile A.

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Alles perfekt

Maggie und Rob sind wunderbare Gastgeber. Das Haus ist perfekt eingerichtet, ruhig gelegen. Der Pub um die Ecke bietet leckere Thai Gerichte. Wir haben wunderschöne Ausflüge nach Bath, Winchester, Salisbury, Oxford, Christchurch... genossen.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023
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10/10 Excellent

J. R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Zeer aan te bevelen accommodatie

Goed verzorgde accommodatie met ruime tuin in landelijke omgeving. Gastvrije en zeer vriendelijke en ontspannen eigenaren. Gezellige dieren op het terrein: honden, katten, kippen. Konden gratis eieren rapen en appels en pruimen plukken. Op redelijke afstand konden we prachtige lokaties bezoeken: Jane Austen House, Highclere Castle, Stonehenge, .Winchester, Oxford en Windsor Castle.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Sébastien L.

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Parfait !

Belle maison au calme bien équipée et bien située pour vistier Stonehenge, Winchester, le parc national New Forest, Windsor. etc. Nous y avons passé un très bon séjour. Les propriétaires sont charmants ainsi que leurs trois chiens, chats et poules ! Thank you !
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Cécile A.

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Idyllisches Landhäuschen

Gemütliches Haus mit einer sehr gut ausgestatteten Küche, auf dem Grundstück der netten Gastgebern. Schöne ruhige ländliche Gegend, perfekt zum Wandern. Wunderschöne Ausflüge in der Nähe nach Stonehenge, Winchester, Salisbury, im Test Tal… und ein Pub um die Ecke mit leckeren Thai Gerichten. Wir kommen gerne wieder!
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Sieghart B.

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10 days stay in beautiful Tangley

If you are looking for nice, calm place to relax, enjoy nature and live in your own small house - join this location. Nice garden and three lovely dogs make this house very suitable if you have to stay in Andover and/or surroundings. Thank you to Maggie and Rob for this beautiful place. You can be sure that I will come back, but my third visit will be for holidays. Big hugs!
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2022
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10/10 Excellent

pascal l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Belle maison au calme

Maison très bien équipée située dans une superbe propriété. Les propriétaires ont été parfaits. A recommander.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Tony B.

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Wonderful

We had a fabulous stay here, the cottage was very clean and comfortable. The fresh eggs were a wonderful bonus and the dogs very friendly. We would definitely return and recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent

Rob and Maggie were fantastic hosts and very attentive and friendly. Well situated location for days out to Highclere Castle, Blenheim Palace, Beaulieu and even a day in London via train. The garden was great for the children (ages 7-14). Football net, trampoline, table tennis table, swings and tree swing and friendly dogs to play with. The children also liked collecting eggs from the chickens. The accomodation was very comfortable and the best equiped kitchen we have experienced. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Jan L.

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Traumurlaub in Hampshire

Top ausgestattetes, sauberes Ferienhaus auf großzügigem gepflegtem Grundstück. Es gibt zahlreiche Spiel- und Sportgeräte. Das Haus liegt inmitten schönster Landschaft, ist Ausgangspukt für attraktive Ausflüge und Spaziergänge und hat einen netten Pub (The Fox Inn) um die Ecke. Die Vermieter sind ausgesprochen freundlich, hilfsbereit und immer zu einem interessanten Gespräch bereit. Drei reizende Golden Retriever haben uns auch viel Freude gemacht. Es war der perfekte Urlaub.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Steve G.

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Felt so welcome

From the first minute we arrived Rob and Maggie were the perfect hosts. We received such a warm welcome from them and their 3 dogs and from then on it felt like we were part of the family. The annexe is so comfortable and had everything we needed. The garden is big and beautiful and the chickens laying fresh eggs every day a real bonus. The location is perfect for everything in the area with the Thai pub literally a.minutes walk away. I cannot thank Rob and Maggie enough and would highly recommend staying here if you are in the area
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Janelle H.

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Quiet country getaway

We love this place. Not busy. Not exciting. Close to a lot of earthy, English countryside.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

About the host

Hosted by Margaret Mills and Rob Gibson

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Rob and Maggie decided to buy Oakcroft and Oakcroft Annexe in 2011 to enjoy the countryside delights rural North Hampshire has to offer with their two teenage daughters, Ana and Jessica. Chickens, cats and three golden retriever dogs (Carly, Winnie and Bruno) soon followed to add to the fun. Fishing, cycling, tennis, running, walking and growing your own fruit and vegetables keep us busy when there's free time away from work or school.

Why they chose this property

The property is a fantastic, private, stylish accommodation in a beautiful, quiet, rural setting ideally placed for walking, biking, fishing and bird watching. There are spectacular views across rolling countryside mixed with beautiful woodlands and bluebells in early summer just a short distance from the property.

What makes this property unique

It's a delightful spot to use as a base from which to visit the many historical cities and towns nearby such as Winchester (King Arthur's Round Table), Salisbury (Old Sarum, Salisbury Cathedral), Newbury (unique Watermill Theatre), Hungerford (antiques centre), Southampton (West Quay shopping and Southampton Docks), Portsmouth (HMS Victory and the Mary Rose), and Bath (Roman baths and great shopping) as well as the World Heritage site of Stonehenge, Avebury and Danebury Iron Age Hillfort. There is also an excellent Iron Age Museum in Andover displaying many of the iron-age finds from the Hillfort. The village of Highclere is nearby, with the stunning Highclere Castle (of Downton Abbey fame). Twenty minutes drive away is the gin distillery 'Bombay Saphire', providing gin tours, tasting and cocktails, as well as cocktail-making courses. The distillery is next door to the Watership Down pub (famous from the Richard Adam's book, 'Watership Down'), offering a lovely rural setting for a quiet drink and delicious meals. It's also close to Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants, one of the UK's leading plantsmen nurseries, with courses available in propagation and border planting as well as being stocked with over 1200 varieties of rare plants There are several excellent local pubs for food within 5 miles of the property, one of which is within easy walking distance. We are also very close to two super farm shops, offering a selection of locally produced, high quality meat and home-made produce, with sausage-making courses available.

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