Alex and Helen Rawlings are delighted to welcome you to Great Ashley Farm, Bradford-on-Avon, a working farm set off the beaten track nestling within the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. In a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, just 15 minutes from the World Heritage City of Bath, 10 minutes from the Saxon town of Bradford-on-Avon and within easy reach of the M4 Motorway Junctions 17 & 18. London and Heathrow Airport are less than a 2 hour drive away, the motorways links make it the perfect location for visitors coming from the North, South, East and West. It's the ideal place to relax after a long flight or a busy week in the city!
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation at Great Ashley Farm is quintessentially English, decorated with great style, charm and character, combining craftsman made furniture with delightful soft furnishings and fabrics, completely in keeping with its surroundings. The house overlooks a large natural pond abundant in wildlife and is surrounded by fields – watch the cattle graze, the horses play and chickens scratch.
At Great Ashley Farm we are genuinely concerned over the comfort of our guests, attending to detail and offering delightful ensuite bedrooms with every home from home comfort. For the third year running Great Ashley Farm B&B has received the prestigious Silver Award from the English Tourism Council for quality and service offered to guests.
Good food is a memorable part of any break or holiday and at Great Ashley Farm we take great pride in offering wonderful breakfasts with something to please every taste, special diet can also be catered for. We offer fresh locally produced food and are delighted to have been awarded The Wiltshire Breakfast Award and The Real Bath Breakfast Award. With a huge array of historic inns and pubs, award wining restaurants, tea shops and friendly bistro’s in the area, many sampled by the proprietors, eating out will always be a pleasure.
Whether you are a business traveller or your intention is to get away from it all. You will appreciate the friendliness, relaxed atmosphere & hospitality at this delightful B&B and with the lovely food in an idyllic setting it will make you reluctant to leave and certainly want to return.
A warm welcome awaits you.
There is so much to do and see!
Great Ashley Farm is located in an ideal area. With so many places and attractions to visit in the area it will make you reluctant to leave but keen to return.
We think we have a bit of everything the West of England has to offer right on our doorstep, so the chances of you running out of things to do and see is miniscule. If you run out of inspiration on Bath's elegant Georgian streets, why not visit the Neolithic sites of Avebury, Stonehenge or Cheddar Caves? Or soak up the atmosphere in the many National Trust houses and gardens. And of course there are miles of footpaths, bridleways and country lanes to explore just out of the front door. Plenty of pubs and restuarants to. Within 5 minutes drive you can have quality English, French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Indian cuisine.
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Saxon Town Of Bradford –on Avon
Kennet and Avon Canal
Saxon Church
Tithe Barn
Walking Tour of Bradford-on-Avon
World Heritage City Of Bath
Roman Baths
Jane Austen Museum
City Tour Buses
The Abbey
Pulteney Bridge
Pump Rooms
Walking Tour Of Bath
Sally Lunns
Thermae Bath Spa – Opening 2004
Market Towns To Visit
Bradford-on-Avon
Devizes
Marlborough
Cirencester
Tetbury
Hungerford
Frome
Gardens / Historical Places
Iford Gardens – Italianate Gardens
Corsham Court
Farleigh Castle – English Heritage
Great Chalfield – National Trust
The Courts, Holt – National Trust
Westwood Manor – National Trust
Lacock Abbey – National Trust
Prior Park – National Trust
Stourhead – National Trust
Westonbirt Arboretum
Avebury – Stone Circles
Stonehenge – World Heritage Site
Wells Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
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Family Attractions
Longleat
Bowood
Brokerswood
Riding – Wellow Trekking Centre
Kennet and Avon Canal – Boat hire, Cycle hire, cayaks
Wookey Hole - neolithic caves
Bristol Imax
Bristol Exploritary
Norwood Farm
For The Active
Castle Combe – Skid Pan
Castle Combe Race Circuit
Horse Riding - Wellow Trekking Centre
Kennet and Avon Canal – Boat, Cycle, and kayak Hire
Cumberwell Park Golf Course
Wiltshire Cycleway County Route
Bradford-on-Avon Swimming Pool
Bristol Multiplex
For the Walker and Stroller
Macmillan Way
The Ridgeway
Cotswold Way
Kennet and Avon Canal
Walking Tour Of Bradford-on-Avon
Walking Tour Of Bath
Flight of Locks at Devizes
Antique Trails
Bradford-on-Avon
Bath
Cirencester
Hungerford
Devizes
Websites To Visit
www.visitwiltshire.co.uk
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Silver Awards for Serviced Accommodation: At Great Ashley Farm you are guaranteed quality and high standards of bedrooms and bathrooms, cleanliness and efficiency of service. Not only are we rated by the English Tourism Council with 4 diamonds but we are one of the few B&B’s in the area to have been granted one of the English Tourism Councils most prestigious accolade’s, the Silver Award For Guest Accommodation.
Real Bath Breakfast Award: Great Ashley farm are delighted to have been accredited with The Real Bath Breakfast Award another of Bath innovations - this simply means that you can be sure that ingredients have been produced by local farms, families and individuals. Tea and Coffee are Fairtrade products. The fairtrade mark guarantees that third world producers receive a fairdeal for their product.
Wiltshire breakfast Award: There’s no better way to start the day than by enjoying a Wiltshire breakfast. The Wiltshire Breakfast Award ensures that you’ll be served a tasty feast at Great Ashley Farm of wholesome ingredients sourced from local suppliers.
Green Tourism Initiative: Here at Great Ashley Farm we are trying to consider the environment whilst still operating in a friendly, comfortable and efficient way.
Some of our green actions, such as low energy lighting will be obvious, others not so visible to you:-
- We try our utmost to support the local economy by buying locally produced goods, thus cutting down on food mileage and supplying our guests with the quality they deserve. Most local food contain fewer chemicals and many are organic.
- Shorter Journeys Mean Fresher Foods
- We try to reduce packaging waste and recycle where possible.
- We try to reduce our use of chemical cleaning products.
Farm Stay UK: 2001 Winners of The Tourism Society Award The Voice Of Farm Tourism
At Great Ashley Farm we are very proud to be a member of Farm Stay UK. Farm Stay UK is a network of 1,000 farming families offering B&B, Self-Catering, Camping Barns, Caravanning and Camping throughout the UK,– Farmstay UK is then divided into 92 local Farmstay individual county groups.
Quality Guaranteed: All farms within the Stay On A Farm Guide are members of Farmstay UK and every property must be inspected and quality assessed under the National Tourist Boards grading scheme or AA or RAC.
Welcome Host Award: At Great Ashley Farm we are pleased to have been granted the Welcome Host Award – Guaranteeing Quality and Service to our Guests
Fairtrade: At Great Ashley Farm we are proud to offer our guest FairTrade beverages. Fairtrade does what it says on the label; it guarantees a better deal to producers in the developing world.
- This means a stable price which covers their production costs, along with a premium that their organisation will be able to reinvest either in the business or social and environmental schemes among the wider community.
- Too many farmers in the developing world have to contend with fluctuating prices that may not even cover what it costs to produce their crop.
- So Fairtrade can make a big impact on their day-to-day life. And on their future and that of their family.
