One holiday simply won't be enough to see all that the Nation has to offer. For many visitors The Monarchy is the first attraction. Prehistoric Sites, one of The Wonders of the World, Stonehenge, the most famous of all. Historic Buildings, we are awash with magnificent buildings from all periods. Spectacular Scenery......Who can resist a trip to the UK? And if you live here these are the reasons to Staycation!

One of The Wonders of the World, Stonehenge is located in Wiltshire, with a wealth of Long Barrows, Ancient Burial Sites, the 3 Circles of Stones at Avebury, The Ridgeway, probably the oldest ancient track in England, White horses and hill figures carved into the chalk downlands, some tracing back to the Celts who first came to Britain in 500BC. The Wiltshire limestone dates back 150 million years to the Jurassic era when much of central England was below sea level.

My Mothers sister was Mrs Fred Corp, who with her husband, were the tenant farmers from the early 1930s, of the Home Farm estate at Rood Ashton. They purchased the farm which included Rood Ashton House from a Mrs Shaw around about 1950. The estate of the House, Farm and its parkland was approx. 300 acres......

Owner of Coachmans Holiday Cottage, a Bath Self Catering member, persuades fellow residents of Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire to become the first “Village Destination Ambassador” on the Great West Way, following the Great West Way’s first presentation in a sitting room.

Enjoy some Sparkle during the run up to the Festive Season. There is so much to do in the Steeple Ashton area. Theatre, Concerts, Christmas Markets, Exciting Christmas displays of Chinese Lanterns, Illuminated Woodlands, Historic Houses decorated in Traditional Period Style, and much more...

Visit Independent Art Galleries whilst staying in Coachmans Cottage. In Frome, Bruton, Tisbury and South Horrington.

September 1st heralds the first day of Autumn, or, as I prefer to think, the dawning of an Indian Summer. There is still so much to see and enjoy whilst staying here in Wiltshire before the clocks go back and the evenings turn to dark.

Steeple Ashton, loaded with charm and beauty, really is a Quintessential Wiltshire Village, and this is what makes to so....

Read on for our 2019 VisitEngland Assessment Report in it’s entirety.

Sustainable Tourism is a well used phrase, but is it a viable concept? We believe so at Coachmans Holiday Cottage in Wiltshire.