Social Spaces
![Champagne on the terrace at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows an open bottle of champagne and two glasses full of bubbles on a glass table with a small purple decorative plant. Behind are chairs and a flower planter. The image is taken on the terrace of The Holt at Church Stretton and the photo shows the terrace fencing and then picturesque views of trees and rolling hills of The Long Mynd in the distance.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9-1.jpg)
The Holt is a spacious holiday cottage with plenty of room (and chairs!) to socialise and relax.
Living and Dining Room
There is a large living room containing an extendable dining table, along with ample comfy seating adjacent to a huge picture window.
The living room has a door directly on to the terrace.
There is a Smart TV with Freesat and access to YouTube, iPlayer and Netflix etc, plus a DVD player for your use – if you can tear yourself away from the views! In addition to the house heating there is a living flame gas fire to warm you up after a cold day’s walk in winter.
![The Living / Dining Room (window end) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (landscape) Image shows one end of a large through lounge diner with a big picture window across the back and a door to a terrace on the right. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug in the middle. An L shaped dark grey sofa with cushions and two large IKEA chairs are the main elements, with two side tables, a foot pouffe. There are two large dresser cupboards on the side wall. You can just see a fireplace to the right. This is the sofa end of the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-1-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (dining table end) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows the dining end of a lounge diner with our back to the window and a dining table in view. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug. You can see the dark grey sofa and an IKEA chairs and behind is a large beech coloured table and six chairs. Cushions and pictures have bright red accents. The angle taken is from the terrace door in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (fireplace view) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows the fireplace side of a lounge diner. There is a grey stone fireplace with a living gas fire, and a smart TV and DVD player on a glass TV stand to the right. Above are shelves with books and DVDs for guests. The angle taken is from the dining table in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (sofa view) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows part of a lounge diner with a big picture window and door to a terrace. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug. You can see part of the dark grey sofa and an IKEA chairs and foot pouffe. You can see a table with lots of information leaflets and magazines. The view out of the window and door are of hills and trees in The Long Mynd. The angle taken is from seated on the sofa in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-2-1-300x216.jpg)
![Dining table with pretty place settings at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image shows a beech dining table with six pale cream dining chairs, and place settings for six people, with white china, black mats and red napkins and glassware. A representation of the facilities for a family meal while staying at the Holt.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-5-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (window end) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (landscape) Image shows one end of a large through lounge diner with a big picture window across the back and a door to a terrace on the right. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug in the middle. An L shaped dark grey sofa with cushions and two large IKEA chairs are the main elements, with two side tables, a foot pouffe. There are two large dresser cupboards on the side wall. You can just see a fireplace to the right. This is the sofa end of the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-1-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (dining table end) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows the dining end of a lounge diner with our back to the window and a dining table in view. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug. You can see the dark grey sofa and an IKEA chairs and behind is a large beech coloured table and six chairs. Cushions and pictures have bright red accents. The angle taken is from the terrace door in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (fireplace view) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows the fireplace side of a lounge diner. There is a grey stone fireplace with a living gas fire, and a smart TV and DVD player on a glass TV stand to the right. Above are shelves with books and DVDs for guests. The angle taken is from the dining table in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Living / Dining Room (sofa view) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire Image shows part of a lounge diner with a big picture window and door to a terrace. The floors are dark real wood and there is a bright coloured rug. You can see part of the dark grey sofa and an IKEA chairs and foot pouffe. You can see a table with lots of information leaflets and magazines. The view out of the window and door are of hills and trees in The Long Mynd. The angle taken is from seated on the sofa in the main living space at The Holt at Church Stretton.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-2-1-300x216.jpg)
![Dining table with pretty place settings at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image shows a beech dining table with six pale cream dining chairs, and place settings for six people, with white china, black mats and red napkins and glassware. A representation of the facilities for a family meal while staying at the Holt.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Living-Room-5-1-300x216.jpg)
Here is the kitchen in our spacious holiday cottage
Here is the kitchen in our spacious holiday cottage
Kitchen Diner
The Holt has a large kitchen-diner with French doors to the terrace and large picture windows. The table (pictured) can be extended or made smaller to seat between 4 and 8 guests for breakfast or a quick lunch, in addition to the larger dining table in the living room.
The kitchen was purpose fitted with holiday guests’ comfort in mind, with a gas hob, electric double oven, dishwasher, fridge, separate freezer and all the crockery and equipment you are likely to need to make your holiday special. You can find an overview of the equipment provided on the Facilities for Guests page and a kitchen inventory that you can download so you know what to pack (and what not to pack).
![The Kitchen (window side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image of the window sides of the large kitchen diner at The Holt at Church Stretton. The image shows white under counter units and wooden worktops, a fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, sink and dishwasher and some cupboards. The room is light and airy and has two large windows in this image.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Kitchen (utility side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) This image shows the utility side of the kitchen at The Holt at Church Stretton. This image includes the dishwasher and sink from the window side photo, and pans round to show more white cupboards under the counter and a wall cupboard full of crockery. You can also see the entrance to a utility room nearby.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Kitchen (table end with breakfast) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows the kitchen table end of the kitchen at The Holt at Church Stretton. This image shows a maple oval table with chairs around it, and spare chairs in the corners, with a breakfast set out on the table, a white coffee set and some pastries. Behind are double French windows onto a terrace with long cream curtains either side. You can see that the view on the terrace is of a large hill in The Long Mynd and lots of trees.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-1-1-e1689587391485-222x300.jpg)
![The Utility room at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (portrait) This image shows a portrait view of the middle of the utility room at The Holt at Church Stretton. Image shows a washing machine and separate tumble drier, a white under the counter cupboard and a glass wall cupboard, a double sink, and items for use by guests.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Utility-portrait-1-222x300.jpg)
![The Kitchen (window side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image of the window sides of the large kitchen diner at The Holt at Church Stretton. The image shows white under counter units and wooden worktops, a fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, sink and dishwasher and some cupboards. The room is light and airy and has two large windows in this image.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Kitchen (utility side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) This image shows the utility side of the kitchen at The Holt at Church Stretton. This image includes the dishwasher and sink from the window side photo, and pans round to show more white cupboards under the counter and a wall cupboard full of crockery. You can also see the entrance to a utility room nearby.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Kitchen (table end with breakfast) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows the kitchen table end of the kitchen at The Holt at Church Stretton. This image shows a maple oval table with chairs around it, and spare chairs in the corners, with a breakfast set out on the table, a white coffee set and some pastries. Behind are double French windows onto a terrace with long cream curtains either side. You can see that the view on the terrace is of a large hill in The Long Mynd and lots of trees.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Kitchen-1-1-e1689587391485-222x300.jpg)
![The Utility room at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (portrait) This image shows a portrait view of the middle of the utility room at The Holt at Church Stretton. Image shows a washing machine and separate tumble drier, a white under the counter cupboard and a glass wall cupboard, a double sink, and items for use by guests.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-Utility-portrait-1-222x300.jpg)
Here is the garden in our spacious holiday cottage
Terrace and Gardens
The terrace is accessible from both the living room and kitchen. There is space for plenty of chairs around the large table, and a barbecue for guests to use.
We have provided picnic crockery and glasses if you wish to use it outside - some guests with children find it more comfortable to not use breakable crockery on a hard floor - they can be found in the utility cupboard.
The garden is sloping and full of mature trees and flower beds. It is robust and children (and dogs) can play in it without fear of damaging anything. There is security fencing around the perimeter but young children and dogs which can jump high should be supervised as the fencing is not high. We hope you will enjoy the garden space and the views.
![The Gardens (from halfway up the slope) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a sloping garden, taken from halfway up the slope of the garden at The Holt. To the right of shot you can see the terrace of The Holt and the bulk of the image is of lawn and large trees but you can see that there are views to the hills behind the tree line.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (from the bottom, up towards the house) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping upwards and to the right from the camera view, taken from bottom of the garden at The Holt. The garden slopes up and has several terraces of shrubs. YOu can see the back side and terrace of The Holt holiday cottage in the rear middle of the image.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (left side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping downwards and to the left from the camera view, with an expanse of sloping lawn and mature trees, taken from The Holt terrace. The garden is very sloping but enclosed and has many mature plants.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-2-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (right side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping downwards and to the right from the camera view, with grass terraces and mature trees, taken from The Holt terrace. The garden is very sloping but enclosed and has many mature plants and some flat lawn at the bottom of the slope.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-1-1-300x216.jpg)
![The hill view from the terrace at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows the view from The Holt terrace. The foreground is of large mature trees from the bottom of the garden and beyond is a nearby large hill in The Long Mynd.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-view-from-the-terrace-1-300x216.jpg)
![Champagne on the terrace at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image shows an open bottle of champagne and two glasses full of bubbles on a glass table with a small purple decorative plant. Behind are chairs and a flower planter. The image is taken on the terrace of The Holt at Church Stretton and the photo shows the terrace fencing and then picturesque views of trees and rolling hills of The Long Mynd in the distance.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-have-a-drink-on-the-terrace-1-240x300.jpg)
![The Gardens (from halfway up the slope) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a sloping garden, taken from halfway up the slope of the garden at The Holt. To the right of shot you can see the terrace of The Holt and the bulk of the image is of lawn and large trees but you can see that there are views to the hills behind the tree line.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-4-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (from the bottom, up towards the house) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping upwards and to the right from the camera view, taken from bottom of the garden at The Holt. The garden slopes up and has several terraces of shrubs. YOu can see the back side and terrace of The Holt holiday cottage in the rear middle of the image.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-3-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (right side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping downwards and to the right from the camera view, with grass terraces and mature trees, taken from The Holt terrace. The garden is very sloping but enclosed and has many mature plants and some flat lawn at the bottom of the slope.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-1-1-300x216.jpg)
![The Gardens (left side) at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows a garden sloping downwards and to the left from the camera view, with an expanse of sloping lawn and mature trees, taken from The Holt terrace. The garden is very sloping but enclosed and has many mature plants.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-garden-2-300x216.jpg)
![The hill view from the terrace at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire This image shows the view from The Holt terrace. The foreground is of large mature trees from the bottom of the garden and beyond is a nearby large hill in The Long Mynd.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-view-from-the-terrace-1-300x216.jpg)
![Champagne on the terrace at The Holt holiday cottage at Church Stretton, Shropshire (low res) Image shows an open bottle of champagne and two glasses full of bubbles on a glass table with a small purple decorative plant. Behind are chairs and a flower planter. The image is taken on the terrace of The Holt at Church Stretton and the photo shows the terrace fencing and then picturesque views of trees and rolling hills of The Long Mynd in the distance.](https://churchstrettonholidayhome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Holt-at-Church-Stretton-have-a-drink-on-the-terrace-1-240x300.jpg)
Some of our previous guests post pictures on our facebook page of them relaxing in our social spaces here