Set beside a picturesque lake, this luxurious suite has been designed with warmth and comfort in mind. Spend your days relaxing on the private balcony and your evenings getting cosy beside the log burner.
As featured in the Sunday Times Style Magazine and adorned with tranquil lake views, Alder Grand Suite is a beautifully designed suite with plenty of wow-factor. Enjoy an open-plan living space with a warming log burner, two large terraces overlooking the garden or lake and three en-suite bedrooms with only the highest quality furnishings. Guests of all holiday homes at the estate have access to luxurious facilities including an indoor swimming pool, a spa, a fitness suite and an extensive range of family-friendly activities.
Step inside the warm and welcoming hallway, architecturally designed to the highest standard with contemporary colour tones and luxurious décor throughout.
The heart of the suite is the open-plan kitchen/dining/living space, with a layout that’s made for socialising and relaxing. There is a handy kitchenette complete with all you should need to prepare essential meals throughout your stay, including an electric oven, hob, fridge/freezer, kettle and microwave. Spend quality time together around the six-seater dining table or head to the comfortable living room to absorb the stunning lake views, watch your favourite movie on the Smart TV or lounge in front of the crackling log burner.
When the sun is shining, open the glass patio doors and spill out onto your very own private balcony, complete with outdoor sofas, an additional six-seater dining table and sun loungers. Relax here with a glass of wine in hand or dine alfresco with the lake as your backdrop.
There are three stunning bedrooms, each designed with calming colour tones, luxurious soft furnishings and access to a private balcony. The master bedroom features a super-king-size bed, lake views and an en-suite with a bath and a shower. Meanwhile, the second king-size bedroom features garden views and an en-suite with a shower and a bath. The final bedroom features zip and link twin beds (which can be converted to a super-king if required), an en-suite shower room and garden views.
The Cotswolds is a richly rural area with more than 3,000 footpaths and trails running through farmland and wildflower meadows, as well as ancient woodlands to explore.
For woodland birds, Box Wood tucked away in a valley near Minchinhampton is well worth a visit. Comprised mainly of beech, with some limestone streams running through it, in summer it becomes alive with birds. Listen out for great-spotted woodpeckers and tawny owls, and keep your eyes peeled for treecreepers and nuthatches as they run up and down the trees.
More woods can be found on Crickley Hill jointly managed by the National Trust and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Located just south of Cheltenham its habitats also include grassland, scrub, and limestone rock exposures. Mixed flocks of tits and finches are common in the woods, while kestrels can often be seen hovering above as they hunt for prey. In summer, the site is also a haven for wildflowers and butterflies.
Cotswold Water Park which straddles the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire border is a vast marl lake system spread over 42 miles. Cleveland Lakes Reserve is made up of two of the largest lakes and is an important site for both wintering and breeding birds including coots, great crested grebes, and little egrets. For bitterns, reed buntings, water rails, and snipes, head to Shorncote Reedbed which also has two bird hides so you can view the wildlife close up.
If you want to see some exotic and rare birds, Birdland in Bourton-on-the-water has a variety of attractions set in nine acres of gardens and woodland. Some of the highlights include the Parliament of Owls, home to eight species of owl, the Pandemonium of Parrots, where you can learn about the 16 species of parrot housed there, and Penguin Shore which has daily feeding displays. There are plenty of spots to have a picnic, as well as a children’s play area, and a gift shop.
Nearby Greystones Farm nature reserve is home to wildflower meadows, Iron Age ramparts, a replica Iron Age roundhouse, a working organic farm, and an interactive discovery barn. The old farm buildings are used by swallows and house martins for nesting and there are plenty of birds of prey to be spotted gliding overhead. There is also the opportunity to view a live camera feed of a barn owl box, and watch the birds as they bring up their chicks.
Farmland birds can be found all over the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. Look out for corn buntings, grey partridges, turtle doves, and yellow wagtails.
