Self-catering · Bampton
Shifford Manor Farm
A listed seventeenth-century farmhouse in the Thames-side hamlet of Shifford, about 6 km east of Bampton, let whole for up to 13 guests in six bedrooms, with dogs allowed.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly · EV charging
A big, well-equipped house for a family gathering, in a quiet hamlet near the Thames Path. It is remote: the nearest shop and pub are over two miles away, check-in is not until 5pm, and the garden is fenced but not fully enclosed for children or dogs.
- Good: Grade II listed farmhouse of the late 1600s, with its original staircase
- Good: Sleeps 13 in six bedrooms, with five bathrooms
- Good: Two sitting rooms with wood burners, a dining room and a piano room
- Worth knowing: Garden fenced but not fully enclosed
- Worth knowing: Shop 2.4 miles and pub 2.5 miles away
- Worth knowing: £500 refundable bond; EV charging only if arranged ahead, paid locally
About
Shifford Manor Farm stands in Shifford, a scattered hamlet by the Thames about 6 km east of Bampton (4.9 miles by road), among farmland. Historic England lists the farmhouse Grade II: it dates from the late seventeenth century, with a front range added in the early nineteenth, and keeps a fine open-well staircase of the late 1600s with turned balusters.
The whole house is let, for up to 13. There are six bedrooms over three floors: two super-kings, one with an en-suite and a fixed cot; two kings, one en-suite; a twin; and a family room on the second floor with a king and a single. With the family bathrooms and a ground-floor shower room there are five bathrooms. Downstairs are a kitchen with an Aga and two dishwashers, a dining room, two sitting rooms with wood burners and a piano room, with a utility room for the washing machine and tumble dryer. There are four smart TVs, and smoking is not allowed.
One well-behaved dog is allowed on request, with a charge possible according to Booking.com, and a high chair and travel cot are available. The garden is mostly lawn with a patio, fenced but not fully enclosed, and the barbecue is out from late March to late October. Electric car charging must be arranged ahead, and a refundable £500 bond is taken when booking.
It is a remote spot: the nearest shop is 2.4 miles away and the nearest pub 2.5. The Thames Path runs close by, Witney is about four miles away and Burford eight. The house has no website of its own and is let through Sykes Cottages as part of its Manor Cottages collection.
The details
- Rooms
- 6
- Check-in
- From 5pm
- Check-out
- By 10am
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Parking · Wi-Fi · Open fire · Dogs inside
- History
- Late 17th-century farmhouse, early 19th-century front range (Historic England)
- Parking
- A large drive with plenty of parking. Electric car charging only if arranged in advance, paid for locally.
Photos
The garden front and lavender 
The kitchen and its Aga 
A sitting room with a wood burner
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