Juniper,

Gloucestershire. Sleeps up to 4

Juniper is a gorgeous, contemporary, two bedroom ground floor apartment sleeping four guests. It is located on Howells Mere, adjoining the tranquil Swillbrook Lake and Nature Reserve, on a fabulous development just south of Cirencester. Juniper boasts a stunning deck the whole length of the apartment with doors opening from both bedrooms and the stylish living space. It boasts alfresco dining, a gas barbecue, a trendy corner outdoor sofa and a lovely nest egg chair, perfect for snuggling up with your holiday read.  The beautiful  garden adjoining the lake is shared. The apartment is perfect for a small family or two couples.

Amidst gorgeous lakeside trails, rivers and hundreds of acres of lush greenspace sits a thriving activity centre, a wonderful restaurant, shop and an award-winning spa. This fabulous estate provides the very best of the great outdoors and a wonderful array of activities. On the doorstep to the Cotswolds, you will enjoy a wonderful holiday at Juniper.

Whether you are looking to get away from it all and chill with a good book, to walk for miles in beautiful countryside, bird-watch, visit fascinating historic houses with stunning gardens, learn a new sport such as paddle boarding or windsurfing, play tennis, bike ride, indulge yourself with luxurious spa treatments, swim or get fit, you will certainly be able to when staying on this first class development. The estate boasts nine beautiful lakes, two rivers, stunning picnic spots and miles of lakeside and river trails. Guests have the opportunity to make lots of new friends so you may find yourselves wanting to come back year after year to meet up. Fishing fans will be very happy or you can just paddle around the lakes on canoes or kayaks. There are also family boats if you would prefer to just laze back and admire the scenery. The spa offers wonderful treatments, a steam room, sauna and three gorgeous swimming pools, one of which is a bracing eco-pool naturally filtered by water lilies. In addition, there are heated indoor and outdoor pools. Guests are also welcome to use the library, a ‘restful reading’ lounge, tennis courts and the Technogym. During peak holiday seasons, children’s clubs offer a huge range of activities. Bikes and watercraft are available for hire. Not only are there numerous pretty picnic spots, families can enjoy hot chocolate and marshmallows by the fire in the woods. There is a useful on-site shop and a wonderful restaurant which also has its own pizza ovens, perfect for takeways if you do not want to cook.

Juniper is is a great example of modern waterside living, enjoying a westerly facing aspect and views towards the beautiful and peaceful Swillbrook Lake. The apartment boasts two well appointed double bedrooms, one of which enjoys an immaculate en-suite shower room. There is also a family bathroom with a bath and shower attachment. Lovely soft furnishings adorn the comfortable beds and folding glass doors open to the decked terrace. How wonderful to be able to pop out to a comfortable seat with your morning cup of coffee, listening to the birds!

The living area is open plan in design with two sets of doors opening onto the large covered deck. You will feel like your living space has doubled in size. The living room is bright and beautiful with delightful trendy furniture, lovely soft furnishings and a very stylish, well equipped glossy kitchen. The deck is absolutely wonderful and the perfect place to decide on your activities for the day. How about hiring a kayak, practicing your serve, trying your hand at windsurfing or perhaps enjoying the Sunday newspapers while the children run wild in the playground? If you can bring yourselves to leave this idyllic estate and your holiday home, the gorgeous villages and towns of the Cotswolds await, as well as endless parks, gardens, arboretum’s and historic houses.

Juniper enjoys a delightful lakeside location within a gated resort in the heart of the Cotswolds. Just south of Cirencester, guests enjoy many entertainment options within the development as well as being located on the doorstep of fabulous Cotswolds attractions. The Cotswolds boasts idyllic villages, historic towns, a rich heritage of country houses, stunning gardens, wildlife parks, arboretums and enchanting nature reserves. Popular visits are to Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Tetbury, Cirencester, Malmesbury and Lacock as well as the regency pleasures of Cheltenham and the Georgian glories of Bath which are less than twenty miles away.

Bourton-on-the-Water, like most of the Cotswolds, lies in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is the Venice of the Cotswolds with beautiful bridges crossing the River Windrush. Gorgeous cosy cafes line the pretty streets together with houses made with enchanting honey coloured Cotswold stone.

Stow-on-the-Wold is a delightful market town, the highest of the Cotswold towns exposed on the 800 feet high Stow Hill at the crossroads with the Roman Fosse Way. The town boasts a fascinating history. At the height of the Cotswold wool industry, it held annual fairs where as many as 20000 sheep were sold at one time. The Market Square is very attractive with its ancient cross, town stocks and an elegant array of Cotswold town houses and shops. You will find many fine antique shops, art galleries, gift and craft shops.

Tetbury is another historic wool town. It is an architectural gem with many of the wool merchant’s houses remaining the same as they were in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Parish Church of St Mary’s has one of the tallest and most elegant spires in the UK. Tetbury is popular for its independent shops including antique shops, vintage and interior shops, exclusive boutiques and the Highgrove shop. Tetbury holds many regular events including the May Day Wacky Races, the Spring Bank Holiday Woolsack Races when contestants carry 65lb woolsacks up and down the 1 in 4 hill, the August Summer Show, the September Food and Drink Festival, the October Tetbury Music Festival and the Christmas Lights Switch-on.

Close by, visitors can enjoy the stunning botanical experience of the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, the glorious Elizabethan Chavenage House used for many famous films and TV series, the beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor at Rodmarton, the 13th century Lacock Abbey and HRH Prince of Wales’ stunning garden at Highgrove. Local equestrian events such as the Badminton Horse Trials, Gatcombe Festival of British Eventing and Beaufort Polo are all popular.