Review - Stouts Hill
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2015 holiday -
Day 1 - Gloucester & arrive at Stouts Hill Day 2 - Dyram Park & Dursley Day 3 - Cirencester, Bibury, Bourton on the Water Day 4 - Stroud, Newark Park, Day 5 - Cheltenham, Chedworth Roman Villa Day 6 - changed apartments, Coaley Peak, Woodchester Park Day 7 - home |
2016 holiday -
Day 1 - Gloucester & arrive at Stouts Hill Day 2 - Woodchester Park, grounds & old photo's Day 3 - Tennis, Cirencester &Bibury Day 4 - Bourton on the Water & Chedworth Roman Villa Day 5 - Sports & Dursley Day 6 - Golf & Newark Park Day 7 - Sports & Dursley |
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2017 holiday -
Day 1 - Gloucester & arrive at Stouts Hill Day 2 - Stouts Hill, Woodchester Park Day 3 - Newark Park & Dursley Day 4 - Bibury & Chedworth Roman Villa Day 5 - Golf, walk around Dursley Day 6 - Stroud, swimming, games Day 7 - Lacock, tennis, games Day 8 - Home |
2018 holiday -
Day 1 - Gloucester & arrive at Stouts Hill Day 2 - grounds, Woodchester Park, Coaley Peak Day 3 - Slimbridge Day 4 - grounds, Chedworth Roman Villa, Bibury, Cirencester Day 5 - grounds, Lacock Abbey Day 6 - Stroud & Newark Park Day 7 - Wootton Under Edge, Dursley & tennis Day 8 - home |
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2019 holiday -
Day 1 - Gloucester and arrive at Stouts Hill Day 2 - Woodchester Park, Coaley Peak, Stouts Hill Day 3 - Lacock Abbey, Chippenham Day 4 - Durwww.romanais.co.uk/blog/february-19th-2019sley, Newark Park Day 5 - Chedworth Roman Villa, Bibury Day 6 - Stroud Day 7 - local and games Day 8 - Home |
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We stayed here 16-21 February 2015 in apartment 9 and 21-22 February 2015 in apartment 8.
We stayed here again 13th February 2016 until 20th February 2016 in apartment 9.
We stayed here again 18th February 2017 until 25th February 2017 in apartment 7.
We stayed here again 17th to 24th February 2018 in apartment 9.
We stayed 16th February 2019 to 23rd February 2019 in apartment 9.
Info about Stouts Hill from the information book in the room -
The present house was built after 1743. It was purchased in 1786 by a family who lived in it until 1830. Members of the family continued to live in the house for the next 70 years after that it was rented out.
In 1930 the house was leased to Stouts Hill Preparatory School - the school purchased the property in 1970 until 1982 when it was purchased for timeshare development.
Stephen Fry attended Stouts Hill School as a child.
It remains as a timeshare development today.
Updated February 2018 pictures of apartment 9 can be found in THIS blog post.
Updated February 2019 pictures of apartment 9 can be found in THIS blog post.
Pictures of apartment 9 can be found in this blog post. It had so much character with old doors, an old stone fireplace in the lounge and stone exposed walls. The kitchen and bathroom were clean and modern. The apartment was gas centrally heated which was fully controllable with TRV's on each radiator. There was also an electric heater in the room which we did not need to use. Although this apartment was located in the main house it had its own separate entrance.
Pictures of apartment 8 can be found in this blog post, it was another lovely apartment. While me and Mark preferred apartment 9, Anais and Roman preferred apartment 8 because of its quirkiness. It was on multi layers with lots of little alcoves and hiding places. There was big sash windows in this apartments and fully controlled radiators again. Apartment 8 was accessible by going through reception and was located in the main house.
Pictures of apartment 7 can be found in this blog post. It is a one bedroom on the ground floor with its own private patio area.
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Picture's of inside the main house can be found in the this blog post.
Each apartment was equipped to a very high standard with delicate china and crystal glasses. The kitchen had an oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and even a coffee pot! Each apartment also had a CD stereo, 32 inch TV with a DVD player and video player. DVD's and video's could be borrowed from a lending library in reception. There was also a selection of books in reception to borrow on the history of the building and surrounding area. Hard and soft back reading books could also be borrowed.
There was so much to do for families here - an indoor and outdoor swimming pool (outdoor swimming pool seasonal only), pitch and putt golf, a 9 hole golf course, croquet, tennis, badminton, a games room with darts, table tennis, air hockey, table football and pool. All equipment is available to borrow free of charge.
The grounds were very pretty to walk in with a lake on site for fishing.
There was a small laundry on site which we did not use.
Would we stay here again? Absolutely, definitely, YES! And we would recommend it to others too, beautiful accommodation in a beautiful old house in beautiful grounds in a beautiful area.
We stayed here again 13th February 2016 until 20th February 2016 in apartment 9.
We stayed here again 18th February 2017 until 25th February 2017 in apartment 7.
We stayed here again 17th to 24th February 2018 in apartment 9.
We stayed 16th February 2019 to 23rd February 2019 in apartment 9.
Info about Stouts Hill from the information book in the room -
The present house was built after 1743. It was purchased in 1786 by a family who lived in it until 1830. Members of the family continued to live in the house for the next 70 years after that it was rented out.
In 1930 the house was leased to Stouts Hill Preparatory School - the school purchased the property in 1970 until 1982 when it was purchased for timeshare development.
Stephen Fry attended Stouts Hill School as a child.
It remains as a timeshare development today.
Updated February 2018 pictures of apartment 9 can be found in THIS blog post.
Updated February 2019 pictures of apartment 9 can be found in THIS blog post.
Pictures of apartment 9 can be found in this blog post. It had so much character with old doors, an old stone fireplace in the lounge and stone exposed walls. The kitchen and bathroom were clean and modern. The apartment was gas centrally heated which was fully controllable with TRV's on each radiator. There was also an electric heater in the room which we did not need to use. Although this apartment was located in the main house it had its own separate entrance.
Pictures of apartment 8 can be found in this blog post, it was another lovely apartment. While me and Mark preferred apartment 9, Anais and Roman preferred apartment 8 because of its quirkiness. It was on multi layers with lots of little alcoves and hiding places. There was big sash windows in this apartments and fully controlled radiators again. Apartment 8 was accessible by going through reception and was located in the main house.
Pictures of apartment 7 can be found in this blog post. It is a one bedroom on the ground floor with its own private patio area.
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Picture's of inside the main house can be found in the this blog post.
Each apartment was equipped to a very high standard with delicate china and crystal glasses. The kitchen had an oven, microwave, kettle, toaster and even a coffee pot! Each apartment also had a CD stereo, 32 inch TV with a DVD player and video player. DVD's and video's could be borrowed from a lending library in reception. There was also a selection of books in reception to borrow on the history of the building and surrounding area. Hard and soft back reading books could also be borrowed.
There was so much to do for families here - an indoor and outdoor swimming pool (outdoor swimming pool seasonal only), pitch and putt golf, a 9 hole golf course, croquet, tennis, badminton, a games room with darts, table tennis, air hockey, table football and pool. All equipment is available to borrow free of charge.
The grounds were very pretty to walk in with a lake on site for fishing.
There was a small laundry on site which we did not use.
Would we stay here again? Absolutely, definitely, YES! And we would recommend it to others too, beautiful accommodation in a beautiful old house in beautiful grounds in a beautiful area.
