If you’re looking to stay near Bath for a large group holiday, a family celebration or sophisticated hen weekend for up to 24 people, Lively Lodge will serve you well. Once the gatehouse to a country estate, this very pretty house has been beautifully renovated to offer gorgeous Georgian character on the outside with luxury and modern comforts inside. There are large landscaped gardens surrounded by trees and the rolling Somerset countryside; all yours are 3 hot tubs.
Lively Lodge is very well situated for exploring the beautiful city of Bath, not in the thick of it, but easy to get to in just 10-15 minutes. Go and explore, see all the wonderful attractions, soak up the Roman and Georgian history. On your ‘must see’ should be the Roman Baths, The Royal Crescent, Pulteney Bridge and the horseshoe weir, Bath Abbey, and whatever appeals of the many museums and galleries. Retail therapy comes in big doses and when you’re peckish, boy, do you have an incredible choice of places to eat! This is the only city in the world where you can try a Sally Lunns bun, still made to a recipe that dates back 1680, but apart from that there are countless bars, cafes and restaurants.
It's a little further but you could spend a day in Bristol, discovering the sights and sounds. Hang out at the vibrant Harbourside, mooch about in elegant Clifton Village, race across the downs for tremendous views of the city and the world-famous suspension bridge. Take the kids to Bristol Aquarium, We the Curious or SS Great Britain. It’s all fab and fun!
Or plan a pootle about the Cotswolds and come back with your head full of dreams, of living in the country in one of those postcard pretty villages with a cosy little pub and a tea shop and the river babbling along. Stroll about the spectacular Slad Valley, immortalized by Laurie Lee in Cider With Rosie, take a family trip to the Cotswold Wildlife Park, visit the very unique Sezincote Manor.
Discover it all, take photos, buy souvenirs, then head back to Lively Lodge for an evening of joyful togetherness. Take the memories home and keep them forever