The Wheatsheaf
Self Catering Cottage Towcester
The Wheatsheaf started as a coaching inn at the end of the 17th century or early 18th century and has a colorful history: In 1713, John Hickinson was caught in bed at the Wheatsheaf with Anne, the wife of John Basely, an innkeeper from Old Stratford. This was witnessed by servant Mary Wisdom from the […]
Andy and Gail acquired the property in 2019 in a state of dereliction and near collapse. While many original features had been lost over the years, much of the original fabric remained hidden beneath layers of inappropriate 20th-century alterations. The first year was dedicated to stripping out 1960s modernisations and fire hazards, including the removal […]
