Great West Way® Travel Magazine | Issue 01

Pictured left (then
in a clockwise
direction):
The Lygon Arms
Hotel; Woolley
Grange Hotel;
Abbey Hotel
Bath; and The Old
Bell Hotel
JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
During the long summer holidays, you can’t get much better
than The Lodge at Bristol Zoo Gardens, where overnight
visitors can enjoy having the zoo all to themselves, with
rooms overlooking the enclosures, free entrance included
and optional experiences such as a behind-the-scenes
tour, animal feeding experiences and breakfast with the
Gorillas. Woolley Grange, a hotel that puts family first, is
another great option. As well as its family-friendly spa and
playhouses, swings, trampoline, nature garden and pond
dipping in the 14-acre grounds, the luxury hotel also offers an
Ofsted registered nursery, 2 hours daily free childcare and a
Children’s Breakfast Club, where children are collected from
their room at 8am and taken for breakfast so parents can go
back to bed!
If you fancy taking a tour off the Great West Way route to
the Cotswolds, there’s many beautiful places to choose from.
Some of our favourites include The Lygon Arms, a luxury 16th
century coaching inn on Broadway High Street, Cricklade
House Hotel located on the Wiltshire edge of the Cotswolds
an absolutely ideal venue for a relaxing golfing break, while
Lords of the Manor Hotel in the quaint Cotswold village of
Upper Slaughter near Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-onthe-Wold
offers a truly enchanting getaway.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Cosy up in the pretty Wiltshire town of Calne with a romantic
stay in a luxury holiday cottage, come barn conversion,
at Buttle Farm. Or stay at the nearby Old Bell Hotel,
reputed to be the oldest in the country, dating from 1220
but sympathetically modernised over the passing centuries.
Recently refurbished, the intention is to be the best country
house hotel in England, albeit in the centre of Malmesbury,
and right by the majestic might of its medieval abbey.
Meadowbank House B&B located in the lovely village of
Liddington, Marlborough is a great option for being close to
the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon, which offers
up to 60% off over 100 leading brands and hosts an annual
Festive Fashion Event (15th November).
To enjoy this great season full of festive fun, there are
plenty of Christmas Markets from November, including one
of the country’s biggest, the award-winning Bath Christmas
Market. Consisting of 180 stalls, set amongst Bath’s Georgian
streets, the market sells hand-made ceramics, glassware,
jewellery and local produce. Located in the historic centre of
Bath, is The Abbey Hotel with chalet-style Après-Ski bar!
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