River House. BATH Rated AA 5 stars 8 -16 guests

HISTORIC ESTATE with swimming pool, hot tub and riverside gardens on the outskirts of Bath - ideal for family holidays, retreats, friends reuniting and work colleagues for off-site weekends.

SLEEPS: 8 - 12 (River House) or 13 - 16 (including the Coach House)
- 6 double (can be set up as twins) bedrooms,
- 5 bath/shower rooms,
- large entertaining rooms including
- a big farmhouse kitchen & conservatory dining room and
- a spacious living room with library.

AWARDS: AA 5-star rating (plus catering awards) & Airbnb Superhost

FACILITIES: Large hot tub; fantastic pool with valley views; BBQ terrace; fire pit; wood-burning fires for cosy Winter retreats; garden games; private fishing in season; marquee and field school. Super-fast FTTP internet.

STAFF: Chef, Caretaker & Housekeeper available if required

PLUS: Elegant marquee for small weddings and celebrations. Field school on site for corporate team-building events, writers' workshops and retreats.

NEARBY: Scenic railway to Bath (<10mins) from the local village of Freshford. Delightful riverside walks to medieval castle and beyond. Local pub, farm shop and cafe all walking distance. Cycle and canal barge hire nearby.

Welcome to RIVER HOUSE, near Bath:
This special and private location on the outskirts of Bath in the South Cotswolds was once the site of a Carthusian Monastery and is scheduled by Historic England.
Accessed only by a no-through road, so almost traffic-free, River House is within 10 minutes of the bustling city of Bath and close to the thriving market towns of Frome and Bradford on Avon.

BEDROOMS can be arranged as super-king doubles or twins rooms, according to your preference.
River House sleeps 10 - 12 and the Coach House sleeps 2 - 5. The properties can be rented together, or separately.
Please check, before booking a group of 12 or more that both properties are available together on your chosen dates.

River House Bath and The Coach House comprise over 5,000 square feet of accommodation with 2 spacious kitchens and large living rooms. The conservatory dining room and a double-length traditional living room with log-burning fires at each end means that River House is perfect for larger and mixed-age family groups and also for celebrations and entertaining.
Please note that there are some restrictions on outside lighting and noise, due to our location in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

FEATURES
We offer our guests a year-round serviced Hot Tub, summer-time heated Swimming Pool, BBQ Terrace and riverside Sun Deck with sun-loungers, plus Garden Games and a Fire Pit for star-gazing at night. Our Caretaker is on hand to help set up and service these facilities.
Wifi/Internet are available throughout with SuperFast Broadband (FTTP) due to our own dedicated optic fibre connection.
Private fishing is available in season with license.

LOCAL AREA
A scenic railway station in the local village, Freshford, takes you to Bath Spa station in under 10 minutes. There is also an excellent village pub (The Inn at Freshford), village shop/cafe (The Galleries) and medieval castle (Farleigh Hungerford) all within walking distance.
Local supermarkets deliver and local minibus/taxis are available. There are also several very well-stocked local farm shops with delicatessens nearby: Flourish; White Row and Hartley Farm.

CARETAKER, CHEF AND HOUSEKEEPER
The Caretaker and Housekeeper are available to help guests at any time. Our Caretaker is also a qualified Chef available to cater for your celebration or group. Please ask for our 'Friary Tuck' menu if you would like to dine 'at home' in River House.

CELEBRATIONS and WEDDINGS
We welcome small daytime celebrations and private events, including weddings and birthday parties. Celebrant service referrals, in-house catering and a beautiful green & white striped marquee are available to make your arrangements simple and elegant.

Please note that whilst hand-held instrumentation is welcome, amplified music is not allowed and a function fee is payable for all events. Private contractors are allowed solely by agreement with the owners.

TEAM-BUILDING
We offer traditional rural skills tuition on site to develop team building through learning to work to together creatively and all-inclusively - rather than using the conventional method of competitive sports.
Traditional agricultural skills, such as dry stone walling, iron work, scything and other ancient pastimes including willow weaving and bee-keeping are popular and effective new pathways for corporate team-building.
We also host film crews, catered vegan retreats and writers' workshops.