The House
Get those big happy feels as soon as you step inside at Boon Barn; this place is Fun with a capital F! The enormous open-plan living space has games areas with a pool table, table tennis and table football, and a lounge area with huge sofas to sprawl on. Chunky rafters soar to the roof, exposed brickwork adds to the modern rustic vibe, full height doors let the light pour in.
Off the living space are Bedrooms 1-3 (see Rooms), and steps down to the kitchen/dining room, flooded with light from an entire glass wall. This huge space has a distinctly Scandi edge, with wooden floors and walls, and open shelving. Cook up a feast in the swanky kitchen, tuck in at the dining table beneath the disco balls.
Off the kitchen are Bedrooms 4 and 5, off the dining area are Bedrooms 6 and 7. Bedrooms 8 and 9 are upstairs above the kitchen. From the living space stairs lead to a mezzanine walkway and Bedroom 10 (The Dorm), which can sleep up to 10.
At the end of the mezzanine doors open onto a huge roof terrace – just the place to take in the far-reaching country views and watch the sunset. Outside the kitchen/dining room there’s an all-weather lawned courtyard with an outdoor kitchen with a gas BBQ and pizza oven. Right opposite is the spa hall, all yours for the whole of your stay. Centre place are the pool and hot tub, there's a sauna too, the sunshine slides in through the vast glass walls, biggin’ up that holiday vibe.
Step up to the terrace for views over the fields, gather round the firepit at night. Love the luxury of being together, hold on tight to the memories.
Local Area
Have a fab day out at Longleat, just 3 miles away; drive through the safari park, take a tour of the mansion house, have a barrel of fun at the attractions in the square. Have lunch at the village pub, go for a mooch in Frome, love the upbeat vibe of the Frome Independent market, with stacks of vintage and crafts, live entertainment and street food.
Bath is only 30 minutes away so go see the sights - the Roman Baths, Bath Abbey and The Royal Crescent. Do the Bath Skyline Walk, watch street theatre, get your retail therapy fix in the shops, browse the galleries and museums. Bradford-on-Avon is like a mini version of the city; wander down to the canal basin, drift along the Kennet & Avon canal on the Barbara McLellan Trip Boat, hire kayaks and paddle up to Avoncliff Aqueduct.
Stroll around the gardens at Stourhead, a dream in the autumn with the glorious colours reflected in the lakes; if art is your thing catch the latest exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth at Bruton. Harry Potter fans will love Lacock Abbey where some of the scenes were filmed.
Closer to home you can get your fill of fresh air with a puff up to Cley Hill or an amble around Black Dog Woods where bluebells carpet the floor in springtime.
But you might not feel the need to go anywhere at all; you'll probably be perfectly content just idling the days away at Boon Barn, with the people you love most in the world. Heaps more for the memory bank.