The House
Go into the lobby at the back of the house and off right is the games room/bar with a pool table, a wood-burner and the original bar from when The Plough was a country pub; just outside there’s a small, paved courtyard. Carry on through to the living/dining room where there’s plenty of sumptuous sofas, a widescreen TV, and to one end, the dining tables. Snuggle up for a movie night, take your seat for a celebration feast, step out into the courtyard for a spot of fresh air.
Back to where you came in - on the left is the kitchen, big and sociable, well equipped, and with a table that's handy for breakfasts or for feeding the kids if they need to eat earlier than the grown-ups. All through the house the style is on-trend and uncluttered, blending so well with the original features - chunky timbers, exposed Bath stone walls and wood floors.
Upstairs off a long landing are Bedrooms 1-7; Bedroom 1 sleeps 4, Bedrooms 4 and 6 sleep 3, and Bedrooms 2 and 6 have room for an extra guest bed (extra charge – see Extras), so all make good family rooms. On the ground floor past the kitchen are Bedrooms 8-11 – Bedroom 10 is another room that sleeps 3.
At the back of the house there's a large patio with garden furniture and a built-in brick BBQ; dine alfresco beneath the leafy arbour, when the sun goes down chat beneath the twinkly lights. Love those long, lazy barbecues, play croquet with the little ones, do cartwheels on the lawn, soak away your worries in the hot tub. What’s great is that it’s covered, so can be used year round!
Local Area
Less than two miles away from the Plough is the lovely little town of Bradford on Avon, with independent shops and several good places to eat; down at the wharf you can take a ride on a narrowboat along the Kennet & Avon Canal, or you can hire bikes and canoes from the Towpath Trail Hire Centre. Go early doors for a stroll along the towpath and a Boatman’s Breakfast at The Lock Inn.
Bath is only 6 miles away, so you must go and see the sights; do the Bath Skyline Walk, see the Roman Baths, Pulteney Bridge, the Royal Crescent and the glorious abbey, stop for the famous Bath Buns at Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House, step into Georgian England at the Jane Austen Centre.
Country house and garden lovers will find some delights in this area, from more intimate places like Great Chalfield and Westwood Manor to Dyrham Park and Stourhead House and Gardens. Have a family day out discovering the gruesome past of Farleigh Hungerford Castle, in the underground caverns at Wookey Hole, or go hear the lions of Longleat roar. You could even have a day in the city at Bristol, packing in a visit to SS Great Britain, Bristol Aquarium or We the Curious. Heaps to see, heaps to do – memories, memories, memories!