This was a lovely base for our trip to the Cotswolds. The lodge was lovely and comfortable and we had plenty of space for our family of four. We didn't 'cook' much but everything was there if we had needed it (maybe just missing a set of oven gloves). We've stayed in lodges before and all agreed this was the nicest one - the shower was very nice and we struggled to get the kids out of it!! We took our own games etc but found a cupboard full of more and DVD's too. We found the lodge to be impeccably clean on arrival but I wanted to keep it that way so a small number of cleaning bits would've been handy. The bedside sockets had USB outlets which are always appreciated too!
We enjoyed ourselves but know if the weather had been better we would've got to use the facilities on site more! We went swimming in the pool on site but we near enough had that and the slide to ourselves at times. We tried fishing one day at a fishery nearby but it was even too cold and windy for the fishies! They offered the kids to fish in the stock pond later on which was really kind but the wind had picked up again then. RAF Brize Norton was a 20-30 min drive away and we visited on our one wind-free day and it was brilliant - sat right under the flight path of the C-17's, Chinooks, and Apaches. The kids loved it.
We ate at Cafe H in the leisure complex a few times and it was always nice, good coffee too. The kids (11, 5) were happy playing on the free soft play with other kids whilst waiting for orders. There's a little arcade that they loved visiting too. The staff were all lovely, always with a smile! The little shop had lots of basics, toys, and treats that the kids liked spending their pocket money on. There's a Co-op and One Stop not too far up the road too.
All in all a lovely lodge that we would definitely book again! Thank you!