Great location, by the river Itchen a very short walk to Shawford village with a Chef and Brewer pub/gastro resturant and train station. Great footpath and walking trail to either Winchester or Southampton. A great place to explore Winchester, with a beautiful Cathedral. Summer time would be a great place to stay by the river. The cottage is nice and cozy, very comfortable, lovely sitting in the conservatory watching the world go by and wildlife, lovely long garden, be great for a BBQ for summer alas, we stayed over Christmas a bit cool for the garden, but great all the same, my only concern is it needs a sort of a lock on the main bathroom door, to stop others walking in on you haha, a shock for my mother inlaw haha, also i asked if the owner Hilary if she could be kind enough to put up a small Christmas tree and decs, very obliging and it was great. Christmas meal was at the Bridge Inn a great location and easy to find, meal was a gastro Christmas meal, lovely food staff very attentive and was good of them to be there on Christmas day. A short drive to Winchester for a day out on Boxing day. All in all a great stay at Riverside cottage, Shawford, definitely will be back for a summer stay, depending on availability.