Blakely House

Gloucestershire. Sleeps up to 12

Blakely House occupies a stunning tranquil spot along with eight other holiday homes on a prestigious development just south of Cirencester. The luxury development boasts hundreds of acres of lush green countryside including nine beautiful lakes, two rivers, stunning picnic spots and miles of lakeside and river trails. Quality family time is definitely on the agenda when booking Blakely House. In total it can sleep a maximum of ten adults and two children, with the two children sleeping on a sofa-bed in the entrance hall.

An incredible range of activities and facilities are available to guests booking Blakely House. The lakes offer canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, paddle boarding and fishing. The award-winning spa offers fantastic luxury treatments, a steam room, sauna and three gorgeous swimming pools, one of which is a bracing eco-pool naturally filtered by water lilies. There are tennis courts, an outstanding children’s playground, a library, a ‘restful reading’ lounge and a very well equipped Technogym. Yoga is on the menu, as well as lakeside exercise classes. There is also watersports tuition and children’s clubs during peak holiday times.

Blakely House is located in an exclusive area within the estate and is accessed via a private gate. There is designated parking. This wonderful holiday home commands an outstanding westerly facing aspect over the adjoining Swillbrook Lake. This upside down house cleverly uses the second floor for gorgeous living spaces, making the most of the astounding, peaceful views. All floors offer decked terraces and stunning vistas. When arriving at Blakely House, you open the doors to a spacious entrance hall with a sofa bed and a wall mounted television with Google Chrome Cast. It is a good overspill space should you have a crowd, though obviously not quite as comfortable as the luxury bedrooms. There is a utility room with a shower on this level as well as a family bathroom, two lakeside bedrooms and a twin. One of the lakeside bedrooms is a twin and the other, a king. Both feature sliding doors to the ground floor terrace and garden.

The first floor is home to the delightful, spacious master bedroom which enjoys direct access to the balcony. With floor-to-ceiling glass doors along the whole of the lakeside wall, the room is bright, beautiful and enjoys fabulous views and blissful tranquility. It also boasts an en-suite bathroom with a bath and shower. Also on this level is another twin bedroom, a family bathroom and a fantastic, large family cinema and play room. As well as gorgeous views it boasts a sofa, projector television, DVD’s and a selection of children’s toys and games. Huge picture windows make it a delightful bright and airy space.

Upstairs, on the second floor, you will find a sensational living space, brilliantly illuminated due to the banks of glass. A contemporary two-tone kitchen offers outstanding appliances and will delight the chef in your group. Trendy, sumptuous sofas are perfectly positioned to enjoy the breathtaking, panoramic lake views plus you can dine with a view, also admiring the colour accents of the striking artwork as well as the modern wood burning stove. Blakely House has been beautifully decorated and the soft furnishings are stunning. Both sides of this fabulous living space open to decked balconies, one westerly facing with deluxe lounge furniture and stunning lakeside views and the other for alfresco dining. 

Blakely House enjoys a very special lakeside location within a gated resort in the heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, guests enjoy many entertainment options within the development as well as being located on the doorstep of fabulous Cotswolds attractions. The Cotswolds boasts idyllic villages, historic towns, a rich heritage of country houses, stunning gardens, wildlife parks, arboretums and enchanting nature reserves. Popular visits are to Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Malmesbury and Lacock as well as the regency pleasures of Cheltenham and the Georgian glories of Bath which are less than twenty miles away.

Bourton-on-the-Water, like most of the Cotswolds, lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the Venice of the Cotswolds with beautiful bridges crossing the River Windrush. Gorgeous cosy cafes line the pretty streets together with houses made with enchanting honey coloured Cotswold stone.

Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town, the highest of the Cotswold towns exposed on the 800 feet high Stow Hill at the crossroads with the Roman Fosse Way. The town boasts a fascinating history. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry, it held annual fairs where as many as 20000 sheep were sold at one time. The Market Square is very attractive with its ancient cross, town stocks and an elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops. You will find many fine antique shops, art galleries, gift and craft shops.

Tetbury is another historic wool town. It is an architectural gem with many of the wool merchant’s houses remaining the same as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Parish Church of St Mary’s has one of the tallest and most elegant spires in the UK. Tetbury is popular for its independent shops including antique shops, vintage and interior shops, exclusive boutiques and the Highgrove shop. Tetbury holds many regular events including the May Day Wacky Races, the Spring Bank Holiday Woolsack Races when contestants carry 65lb woolsacks up and down the 1 in 4 hill, the August Summer Show, the September Food and Drink Festival, the October Tetbury Music Festival and the Christmas Lights Switch-on.

Close by, visitors can enjoy the stunning botanical experience of the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, the glorious Elizabethan Chavenage House used for many famous films and TV series, the beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor at Rodmarton, the 13th century Lacock Abbey and HRH Prince of Wales’ stunning garden at Highgrove. Local equestrian events such as the Badminton Horse Trials, Gatcombe Festival of British Eventing and Beaufort Polo are all popular.

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