Shirehill Farm

At Shirehill Farm, you’re on the edge of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with a choice of mellow-stone villages and towns to discover. Castle Combe (15 minutes' drive) is a peaceful spot for rural strolls, while the stately pile at National Trust - Dyrham Park (10 minutes) is open for tours of its deer park and formal gardens. If you’re holidaying with kids, number-one on your hit list may be Longleat (45 minutes) so they can spot lions and tigers on a safari drive or feed comical meerkats at the zoo. Other options include tracking down Harry Potter locations in the National Trust-owned Georgian village of Lacock (20 minutes) and accompanying alpacas on their daily exercise at Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park (25 minutes). Looking for some couples time? How about a romantic day in Bath (20 minutes)? Get off to a chilled start with an alfresco dip and a spa treatment at Thermae Bath Spa, and then nose around the open-air Roman Baths. Add in lunch at a traditional beamed pub and a performance at the acclaimed Theatre Royal and you've got yourselves a very fine day out indeed.