What’s better than an al-fresco breakfast of croissants and coffee under the parasol in the morning sunshine? Maybe Prosecco on the patio in the evening followed by a dip in the festoon-lit hot tub under a starlit sky. Let your dogs sniff and snuffle in the enclosed half-acre garden, while you set up the badminton nets or laze on the swing.
It’s the sense of space you’ll love most. Some places pack in the bedrooms but forget that all those guests need somewhere to hang out. Not Tyndale. This house was built for big groups and big celebrations, as well as the not-so-small matter of providing spaces for reflection and recharge.
There’s a classical feel to the two main living areas, with Farrow and Ball paints on the walls, logs crackling on the fires and vintage furniture dotted throughout. Play table football, pool and darts in the games room. Or even the piano. Then catch films on the Firestick on the smart TVs and post it all to the ‘Gram over superfast Wi-Fi.
Three fridges and a double oven enough for you? Stock up at Sainsbury’s and local delis and barbie out on the patio or around the chunky table in the drawing room with the logs crackling in the hearth. Or down tools and call in the experts from Cuisine Lapage, Aureum Catering or Canapes to Cake.
Treat yourselves to takeaways from Gravity Fish and Chips, China Garden in Whitminster or The Bengal Lounge. Potter over to The Black Horse pub for Sunday lunch or posh partridge all plated up by Pierre, who trained under Gordon Ramsay. Or try The Hare and Hounds for venison loin or braised ox cheek.
Over at The Old Spot in Dursley, you’ll love the home-made local food washed down with real ale, while Parsonage 53 serves up double beefburgers, fishcakes and glazed ham. Or head to The Close Hotel for roasted stone bass, Thai green curry or Chateaubriand steak.
For the authentic taste of India, The Bengal Lounge offers up hot, medium and mild with the same welcoming smile. Or discover the only Michelin-starred restaurant in nearby Bath, The Olive Tree, with its range of tasting menus and fine food for vegans, pescatarians, vegetarians and the dairy-free. Be sure to book ahead.
Beneath Tyndale Monument, in the shadow of Stinchcombe Hill, Tyndale sits quietly in the valley, in the village of North Nibley. It’s pretty quiet, save for the hoot of owls and the snuffling of foxes, with room enough for 18 in six bedrooms. All rooms will accommodate a cot.
Bedroom one provides a fixed double bed and two zed-beds and shares a bathroom with bedroom two, a superking or twin also offering two zed-beds. Bedrooms three and four are superkings or twins with private en-suite, sleeping three, while bedroom five offers a superking or twins and shares a bathroom with six, also a superking or twin.
