B&B · Winchcombe
Elms Farm
A converted freight wagon and five Caravan and Motorhome Club pitches on a working farm at Gretton, about two miles north-west of Winchcombe.
Something different near Winchcombe: a night in a converted freight wagon on a working farm, within sight of the steam railway.
- Good: Converted freight wagon with its own shower room, a hammock and sun loungers outside
- Good: Five caravan pitches with electric hook-up and water, £25 a night
- Good: Farm shop on site with eggs, milk and homemade cakes
- Worth knowing: Seasonal: the caravan site is listed for 1 April to 30 September in 2027
- Worth knowing: Caravan pitches for Caravan and Motorhome Club members only
- Worth knowing: No toilets or showers for caravanners
About
Elms Farm is a working farm at Gretton, about two miles north-west of Winchcombe, run by Rose and Martyn. It offers a converted freight wagon and a small caravan site, with views of the hills and of trains on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.
The wagon is self-catering, with a double bed, its own shower room and toilet, a full-size fridge, microwave, air fryer, electric cooking pan, kettle, toaster and TV, and a gravelled seating area with a bistro table, a hammock, sun loungers and a barbecue. Linen, towels and a welcome tray of tea, coffee and biscuits are included, and there is free parking on site. The farm’s booking link is labelled for the wagon and B&B, but its website describes no B&B rooms, so ask if you want breakfast. On Airbnb the wagon has check-in from 4pm and check-out by 11am; Booking.com gives 4.30pm to 7.30pm and 7.30am to 10.30am. The caravan site is a Caravan and Motorhome Club certificated location for members only: five pitches, each with electric hook-up and a water tap, at £25 a night, with the seventh night free. There are no toilets or showers, but there is a waste point, and the farm shop sells eggs, milk, cakes and basics. Well-behaved pets are welcome on the caravan site; the Caravan and Motorhome Club listing adds that this is a working sheep farm, so dogs must be on a lead at all times.
The wagon and pitches open from April to early autumn (9 April to 4 October in 2026; the Caravan and Motorhome Club lists the pitches for 1 April to 30 September in 2027) and are booked online; Caravan Club members give their membership number when they book. It suits caravanners and couples who want somewhere unusual and quiet, close to Winchcombe, Sudeley and Cheltenham Racecourse.
Opening hours and season
Caravan site 1 April to 30 September in 2027 (Caravan and Motorhome Club listing): arrive 1pm to 8pm, leave by 11.30am. Wagon dates for 2027 not yet published.
The details
- Check-in
- From 4pm for the wagon (Airbnb)
- Check-out
- By 11am for the wagon (Airbnb)
- Features
- Parking · Shop · Picnic area
- Parking
- Free parking on site.
Photos
Inside the hut 
The view from the hut 
The shepherd hut 
Tea in the hut
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Royal Oak, Gretton 1.2 km away
- Prescott Speed Hill Climb 2.3 km away
- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway 2.6 km away
- Winchcombe Pottery 3.0 km away
Sights nearby
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St Peter's Church, Winchcombe
Sight · Church · Winchcombe
St Peter's is Winchcombe's Grade I parish church, built in one campaign in about 1458 to 1468, with some 40 carved grotesques round its walls, a fan-vaulted tower and two stone coffins tied to the St Kenelm story. Usually open daily.
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Dent's Terrace, Winchcombe
Sight · Historic building · Winchcombe
A row of ten almshouses of 1865 on Abbey Terrace, Winchcombe, by Sir George Gilbert Scott and J Drayton Wyatt for John and Emma Dent of Sudeley Castle: cream, yellow and pink stone under stepped gables. Grade II.
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River Isbourne
Sight · River · Winchcombe
The River Isbourne rises at a spring on Cleeve Hill above Winchcombe and runs north past Postlip, Winchcombe, Toddington and Sedgeberrow to join the Avon at Evesham. A waymarked path of some 14 miles, the Isbourne Way, follows it.
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Vineyard Bridge, Winchcombe
Sight · Bridge · Winchcombe
Vineyard Bridge is the single stone arch of 1891 that carries Vineyard Street over the River Isbourne in Winchcombe, the last work in the town of the architect J. Drayton Wyatt and the way to Sudeley Castle. Listed Grade II.