Thickwood, Colerne, Nr Chippenham, Gran Bretaña


Socio desde
2010Fechas del intercambio | Duración |
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January 26, 2025 - January 01, 2026 | 2 weeks |
OPEN TO ALL OFFERS WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE EASTER LONG WEEKEND IN THE UK LONG WEEKENDS REQUIRED ALL THROUGH THE YEAR IN GREAT BRITAIN JUNE - SORTED LOOKING FOR 2 WEEKS AUGUST SOMEWHERE HOT COASTAL OR INLAND WITH A POOL OCTOBER - 1 WEEK DECEMBER OR XMAS/NEW YEAR 2025 1 WEEK |
A lovely house on the outskirts of the City of Bath - Thickwood, Colerne, Chippenham, Great Britain
ALL ENQUIRIES WILL BE ANSWERED.
We have a semi-detached house in a quiet area in the country just outside the City of Bath set amongst green fields with lovely views.
A number of our exchange partners have come to Bath to do English language courses at Bath College and Bath University.
The house has 3 double bedrooms each with cupboard and drawer space. The main bedroom has French windows. There is an upstairs bathroom with powerful shower over the bath and a downstairs shower room also with a powerful shower.
The lounge has French windows on to the terrace.
We have a deep freeze, large fridge and gas hob with electric fan oven and microwave. A dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer with a utility room which also has a clothes drying rack. There is a radio in the kitchen and a coffee maker and slow cooker and a full range of utensils, pans, kitchen implements and herbs and spices.
We have a lovely sunny garden with pond which backs on to fields and two patio areas for sitting and eating outside together with a summerhouse with electricity, heating and lighting.
There is wifi, Netflix & Amazon Prime with DVD player.
We have 2 adults bikes. There are some local lane bike rides and a bridle track for off road biking. However the area is quite hilly so you can put the bikes on the car a find local lanes and the canal nearby riding in Bath and surrounding villages. We have a bike rack.
We also have two National Trust member cards you can use when we go abroad,
The car is available and is a Ford Focus estate petrol.
http://visitbath.co.uk/
http://www.visitsouthwest.co.uk/
http://goape.co.uk/ - choose location Forest of Dean
http://www.pedalabikeaway.co.uk/
http://visitbristol.co.uk/
http://www.waterpark.org/ - water sports
http://www.visit-dorset.com/ - easy to get to includes New Forest
http://www.exploregloucestershire.co.uk/ - The famous Cotswolds
http://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/
Nuestra Familia
- 2 Adultos
- 0 Niños
- 38 Intercambios realizados
Ocupación
- Membership Relations Manager & Retired Local Government Officer, Musician
Nuestro Hogar
- Tipo de casa: Casa
- Piso: 2
- Alrededores: En el campo
- Dormitorios: 3
- Baños: 2
- Capacidad: 6
Referencias
- FR040098
- GBN004287
- GB011800
- DK100210
- ES1835
- GB404221
- GB903117
- IT06762
- GB091479
- GB092021
- GB092056
- GB091570
- GB092135
- IE017136
- NL0516
- ES152490
- NL0516
- ES2215
- ES1761
- GBSE004978
- GB422077
- GB1009524
- FR010341
- GB1016019
- ES152490
- GB898835
- GBSW001107
- GB1005898
- GB1000675
- GB1018699
- FR050546
- GBSW002462
- NO268044
- ES52096
- DE1001456
- GB404221
En mi casa
- Mascotas - No permitido
- Niños pequeños - Permitido
Tipos de Intercambio
- Intercambio de casas
Dentro
- Acceso gratis a internet
- Calefacción central
- Chimenea
- Lavadora
- Lavaplatos
- Secadora
- Televisión
Fuera
- Jardín
- Terraza
- Parque para juegos
- Barbacoa
- Bicicletas: 2
Facilidades
- No fumadores
- Coche necesario
- Uso/Intercambio de Coches
- Cuidado de animales
Nuestra lista de destinos deseados
- Abierto a todas las ofertas
- Slovenia
- Netherlands
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Turkey
- Northern Ireland, UK
- Great Britain
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Greece
- Portugal
- Budapest, Hungary
Idiomas hablados
- Inglés
Nuestro vecindario

Aeropuerto más cercano: Bristol - 27.3 miles
We live in a quiet hamlet (small village) adjoining a larger village with local shop, post office, newsagents, two pubs, church, hairdressers, small cafe and flower shop.
There are two childrens play areas and a tennis court/football and basket ball court in the village. There are many footpaths with fantastic walks in the countryside including woodland, rivers, streams and wildlife starting from the village and from the house. The walk to the village takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
Lucknam Park Hotel is just across the road from our hamlet and there are two footpaths across the grounds. They also have a spa, bistro and restaurant which is open to the public.
There are many country pubs just a short drive away and a large number of restaurants, coffee shops and bars in the City of Bath 20 minutes drive away and in local market towns such as Bradford on Avon, Malmesbury and Devizes. Bath is an historic Roman and spa City. There are many museums, galleries, shops and places to visit. The City of Bristol is about 30 minutes away.
The area is the South West of England in the Cotswolds and has many National Trust properties and gardens to visit.
Bath also has a lovely central park with a large play area for children and botanical gardens and crazy golf.
Other small towns within easy reach are Malmesbury, Cirencester, Marlborough, Lacock and Bradford on Avon with their picturesque stone cottages and interesting and unusual shops.
The Kennet and Avon canal and River Avon is within easy reach for boating, walking and cycling.
There is a golf course near Bath which is open to non-members. Riding stables are within easy reach as is the Cotswold Water Park for sailing, water skiing, wind surfing and kayaking or just walking and cycling.
If you want to travel about 2 hours you can reach the Dorset and Devon coast and fabulous Exmoor and Dartmoor or the Forest of Dean and mountains of south Wales. The New Forest is an hour and a half away.
Ocupación
- Membership Relations Manager & Retired Local Government Officer, Musician
Niños
- No se han añadido niños
Mascotas
- Cat
Texto de presentación de su familia
Our family consists of Steve Thompson, a retired local government officer, who is also a qualified hypnotherapist and a mediator and musician and Sarah Fern, a membership relations manager.
We have one cat - Simba who is a character and loves people. He is easy to take care of and has a cat flap and an automatic cat feeder for when you go out.
Our grown up children Megan and Katie sometimes travel with us.
Estilo de vida
Lifestyle can be very relaxed and quiet but within easy access of two major historic cities of Bath & Bristol with restaurants, galleries, museums, cinema, theatre and concerts.
Referencias
Este socio ha completado 38 intercambios de casa satisfactorios. Estos son algunos de los socios con quien ha intercambiado en el pasado:

Andalucía, España
GB1016019yes , an accurate representation , good description and excellent communication during the stay . We enjoyed our stay in Wiltshire , thanks Steve and sarah .

TOURNEFEUILLE, Francia
FR050546Sarah et Steve sont particulièrement charmants et attentifs.
Leur maison était accueillante et ils nous avaient laissés tous les bons plans de la région pour nous restaurer, nous promener.....
Sans compter leurs petites attentions de bienvenue "At Home"
Un grand merci pour ce bel échange.
Chantal & Marc

Hutton Cranswick, Gran Bretaña
GBN004287
falmouth, Gran Bretaña
GB092021
Sète, Francia
FR010341
King's Lynn, Gran Bretaña
GB092135
Aalborg, Dinamarca
DK100210
Tipperary, Irlanda
IE017136
alsager, Gran Bretaña
GB091570
CHICHESTER, Gran Bretaña
GB404221
Calafell, España
ES1761
Marseille, Francia
FR040098
Churt, Gran Bretaña
GB011800
Poblado de Sancti Petri, España
ES1835
Campania, Italia
IT06762
Teignmouth, Gran Bretaña
GBSW002462Very pleasant exchange to a nice warm home handy for Bath. We found the car parking space quite tight but luckily it was possible to park on the road instead.

Worthing, Gran Bretaña
GB1018699What a beautiful home in such a wonderful location! The garden is so so pretty and Simba the cat really made the holiday for us - he's so friendly!

Nerja, España
ES2215
Penistone, Gran Bretaña
GB898835We were particularly keen to spend as much time as possible exploring Bath, as our daughter who accompanied us is a keen historian; and we were a bit concerned that Sarah and Steve's home was some distance out in the country. In the event, however, it worked out extremely well for us, as rather than drive several miles into Bath and then have to find parking (and pay a congestion charge as well), on their recommendation we used the park & ride which was just a short, easy drive from their house, the parking was free and the bus ran every 15 minutes and only took ten minutes or so to get right into the centre of the town, Smooth, easy, and totally stress-free!
The house itself was cosy and comfortable, and their cat, Simba, was an absolute sweetheart, despite being quite elderly. The countryside round about is pleasant too, with good walking; and (again on Sarah and Steve's recommendation) we really enjoyed the White Hart pub at Ford. Just the other side of Ford is the classic old village of Castle Coombe (but don't expect to park there, use the large car park half a mile outside the village and explore it on foot!)
Thanks for a great exchange Sarah and Steve!

Truro, Gran Bretaña
GBSW001107Great communication. Very helpful. First class exchangers.

Hereford, Gran Bretaña
GB092056
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, España
ES52096La familia fue excelente, con muchas ganas de ayudar si tenia alguna pregunta y además su casa fue tal y como reflejaba su anuncio. Estuvimos muy bien. Fue un muy buen intercambio.
Las respuestas fueron contestadas de forma rápida y resolutiva. No tuvimos ningún problema y las indicaciones que nos dejaron para la casa y para cuidar al animal fueron buenas y suficientes.