With the festive season well and truly behind us we can now look forward to spring coming; it sometimes seems like a long uphill slog, that period between January and March when the nights are so dark and the weather so cold, but keep positive, there’s plenty to look forward to. If you have any notions of getting away for a large group spring break then strike now – one of those evenings when you’re sat in your favourite armchair or curled up on the sofa, settle down with a hot drink and find the perfect big holiday house with Group Stays.
What you’ll notice is how much our properties have – quite literally everything you could possibly want, and more. Seriously, for all ages. We’ve got swimming pools, hot tubs, saunas, steam rooms, games rooms, BBQ lodges, play equipment, and most of our cottages for large groups are dog friendly which is great news because it means you can take the family pet on holiday too!
Spring is such a wonderful time of year, everything in the natural world is starting to wake up, there’s a promise of new life – there really is something in the air and there are signs of it everywhere, catkins hanging like dangly earrings on trees, buds starting to break open, the first shoots pushing up through the soil, and birds chirruping, busy with their nest building. It’s a good time for a weekend break or a mini holiday too, because the roads are quieter than in the summer months yet a lot of the attractions are open, and sometimes the weather can be kind; it wasn’t that long ago we had temperatures in the high twenties at the end of March!
If you’re the outdoorsy types the spring climate is generally perfect; very comfortable for walking and not too cold for pursuits like rock climbing, canoeing, abseiling and clay pigeon shooting. It’s also nice to go and stroll around the gardens of the beautiful historic homes this country is graced with, and to see what’s popping up; you’ll often see some stunning displays of camellias and azaleas, a sight to behold. Strolling around a vibrant city or smaller market town in the spring sunshine can be very uplifting, the first open air markets starting up, people sitting outside the cafes with a leisurely cup of coffee. You’ll find plenty of opportunity for all these things near our luxury self catering holiday homes, and with rural locations in Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire the chances are you’ll also see some wildlife venturing out and about, and there’ll be no shortage of lambs frolicking in the fields.
Whilst the days may seem fresher and clearer, the nights can still be quite chilly in the British springtime, but that’s okay because our big holiday cottages are all nice and warm so you’ll be snug as bugs – and let’s face it, getting cosy by an open fire or a wood-burner of an evening isn’t such a bad thing. Anyway, you can always warm up with a lively game of ping-pong, a few lengths in the pool, or a session in the sauna…
Check availability now, whilst it’s on your mind; you can reserve your chosen property for 2 days, giving you time to check with everyone else in your group before confirming and paying your deposit. Then you can relax and look forward to your large group spring break; it’ll be here before you know it, but let’s hope we don’t get a repeat performance of last year’s Beast from the East in the meantime…