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Bypass the hustle and bustle

In Frampton on Severn, ‘owzat?’ can still be heard on the village green. Close by this Cotswolds idyll, The Cyder House sleeps 16 happy to celebrate and recalibrate in a place that bypasses the hustle and bustle. Watch free-range kids play in the treehouse, waste an afternoon in the games barn, bubble and boil in the hot tub.

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A rich slice of Georgian grandeur

Frampton on Severn is the kind of Cotswolds village where children dip for tadpoles in the village pond. The summer call of ‘owzat?’ on the green heard with pint in hand from the Bell or The Three Horseshoes is a quirkily English sound. And the long boats that drift idly by on the Sharpness Canal set the pace of life.

Close by this Gloucestershire idyll, The Cyder House plays host to families, children and hens looking to congregate, celebrate and recalibrate beneath English beams in a rich slice of Georgian grandeur. Sleeping 16 in six bedrooms with a chunky country table and timber to burn, The Cyder House is a rustic revelation.

The fun begins outside in the sun. Play with a French flavour on the boules court, let the kids go free-range on the treehouse with slide and climbing wall, stay out under the stars for the wood-fired hot tub. Come indoors to waste an afternoon in the games barn on the pool table and table-tennis table or let the kids play dress-up in the playroom.

Interiors here are rustic, multicultural and homely. Pull up a plush pew for Netflix on the 55” telly. Prepare your meals on the range cooker and induction hob. Or call Sally, our drop-in chef, and put your feet up. Feed the family around the chunky oak table in front of a roaring fire. Sleep dreamy sleeps in classically beautiful bedrooms.

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Hot tub, gardens and grounds

The quarter-acre private, walled garden here’s a rural idyll, blessed with a soundtrack of finch and lapwing. The Cyder House makes staying out there easy, with long, lazy soaks in the six-seat, wood-fired hot tub, a treehouse with climbing wall and slide for the kids, and boules court for a little Gallic garden fun.

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Living spaces

The marble fireplace frames a homely woodburner: load up another log, settle back in the squishy sofas and find a film on Netflix, care of the BT Wi-Fi. Interiors here come with a warm feel peppered with bulging bookcases, beanbags, roaring fires, rugs and cushions.

Spaces might be posh and plush but there’s no shortage of fun amid the deep skirts and the fancy cornicing. Head out to the games barn to fill an afternoon with eight-ball pool or table-tennis. Or watch the kids make memories among the books, toys and dressing-up clothes in the playroom.

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Cooking and dining

Keep the freezer and two large fridges stocked with goodies delivered from Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Tesco, with more scrummy stuff from Stroud Farmers’ Market, The Green Shop, Woodchester Wines and Eastington Farm Shop. Prepare it on the range cooker, single oven and induction hobs. Or put your feet up and call up Sally, our pro chef.

Load some more logs onto the open fire and eat around the chunky oak table that’ll happily accommodate your whole party, or out in the garden on the terrace with the kids disappearing between courses into the treehouse. Finish off with a coffee from the Swan machine.

Order up takeaways from Joe’s Wood-fired Pizza, Indian Garden or The Ionian Wood-Fired Kitchen. Pop out to the Frampton village green – England’s longest – to eat at The Bell Inn or The Three Horseshoes: come in summer and delight in the sound of leather meeting willow as you sink a local ale or fine wine.

Head to the village-owned Red Lion in Arlingham for rib-eye steak or spicy zarzuela, or to William’s Food Hall for lamb tagine, salmon fishcakes or chef-prepared meals to take away. Enjoy the peak of Nepalese and Indian dining at The Everest. Or head back to Europe at The Olive Tree, for gnocchi or coq au vin.

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Bedrooms

Out here among the duckponds and wide skies of The English Cotswolds, there’s little to keep you from deep slumber bar the odd call of a lonely lapwing. The Cyder House sleeps 16 in six lovely bedrooms with 200 thread-count White Company sheets and towels.

Bedroom one (Painted Lady) offers a superking or twins and shares a bathroom with bedroom two (Green Underleaf), a kingsize. En-suite bedrooms three (Mad Pear) and four (Rumble Jumble) are also kingsize, while bedroom five (Maiden’s Blush) is a double that shares a bathroom with bedroom six (Gypsy Red), another double.

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Children welcome

Kids worried about leaving home behind? Bring it with you. With berths for 16, you can bring mums, dads, grans, grandads and Uncle Tom Cobley. The children will love the treehouse with climbing wall and slide will see plenty of action.

Stay out there in the sunshine for competitive action playing rounders or on the boules court. Find the games barn and while away an afternoon playing table tennis or pool. Older kids can hang around in the hot tub, watching galaxies do their stuff. And the terrace table’s big enough to sit the whole gang.

Inside, there’s a homely feel to the traditional furnishings, so make yourself at home. Find the playroom for toys, games and dressing-up. Settle back on the squishy sofas for Netflix on the 55” telly (or bring your Amazon password for Prime). Upload your holiday shots with the BT Wi-Fi. Play cards past bedtime in front of a roaring fire

What people say

What people say

Our family had a wonderful holiday at The Cyder House. The home was situated perfectly, it felt so peaceful and had great facilities close by. The children loved playing in the back garden, whilst the adults enjoyed sitting and relaxing in the hot tub. The beds were so cosy, and the kitchen space was perfect to cook family meals! - Sandra
We had a brilliant experience with kate & tom's, and specifically the property we stayed in. The Cyder House in Frampton on Severn was fantastically furnished, clean, spacious and filled with all the necessary amenities and more! The hot tub was a real highlight. We went there for a work weekend away however it would be perfect for families or groups of friends. - Oli
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Walks, treatments and trains

Strap up your boots for walks around Frampton from the door, call up the Cotswold Spa for mobile treatments, or take a distillery tour at 6 o’clock Gin. Go Ape in the Forest of Dean, meet the farm animals at Cattle Country, or steam through the countryside on the Dean Forest Railway.