This beautiful period property dates back to the Strode-Barrington family who lived here in the 16th century. It has been recently renovated to offer modern amenities in comfortable historic surroundings. The drawing room offers a large socialising space with deep comfortable sofas, a games table, bar and additional seating. There are a selection of board games, a games console, Netflix and other streaming services alongside the wireless broadband. The bedrooms offer plenty of accommodation for up to 20 guests (2 additional guests can be accommodated on request on a sofa bed) with 7 bedrooms, most boasting ensuite bathrooms. The bedrooms offer such features as four poster beds, pearl inlay woodwork, intricate carved headboards and a log burner. The dining room offers seating around the large dining table with plenty of crockery and glassware for all. The kitchen has an American style fridge freezer, a separate free standing drinks fridge, a dishwasher and electric cooker all fitted around the worktop manufactured from recycled glass bottles.  The 6 bathrooms have been recently updated with beautiful Calacatta marble and limestone alongside new fittings. The leisure facilities offer something for everyone. Whether it be the large premium hot tub with jets, fountains and waterfalls, or the games room with something for all ages. This property offers the perfect place to celebrate with your friends and family.
About this space
Open the main front door into a stunning spacious hallway to access to all of the ground floor rooms. Featuring 7 bedrooms, kitchen with large fridges and dishwasher, dining room with large dining table and drawing room for entertaining, this has everything you would need for your country escape. In addition it has a lounge, games room and premium hot tub to offer comfort and enjoyment for all.
The drawing room is a generous 32m squared and offers a fireplace and beautiful large windows. The bedrooms feature tall ceilings, original features and beautiful furniture. The dining room has a large farmhouse dining table. The kitchen boasts an American style fridge and freezer, a separate drinks fridge, a dishwasher and electric oven.
The lounge is large and light, features an original fireplace and can be used as one of the bedrooms if required. The games room offers a good selection of games in addition to the games console and board games available in the drawing room. The garden is large and offers space for outdoor games to keep all of the family entertained.
The property is for your exclusive and private use during your stay.
Guest Access
You have your own private entrance which allows 24 hour check-in, we leave the key in a lock box (code supplied via email).
Interaction with Guests
We are available via call/text. We like to give our guests as much privacy as they like, therefore the keys are left in a secure location so you can check-in and check-out whenever you wish.
The Neighbourhood
Downside is located between Wells, the smallest city in England and the charming historic market town of Frome. There is a huge array of local activities including Wookey Hole, Cheddar Gorge caves, Longleat Safari Park, museums, water based activities and much more. Wells is just over 10 mins away and has a huge amount to offer for any group of friends of family. Bath is around 25 minutes from the property (subject to traffic) and has an array of cultural sights and vibrant nightlife. Frome is 20 minutes away and offers access to a great selection of eateries, markets, parks, walled gardens and old cobbled streets.
Details
- Guests: 20
- Amenities: Bath, BBQ grill, Bed linen, Bluetooth sound system, Board games, Cable TV, Coffee maker, Dedicated workspace, Dining table, Dishes and silverware, Dishwasher, First aid kit, Free driveway parking on premises, Free Wifi, Freezer, Games console, Garden or backyard, Heating, High Chair, Hot tub, Indoor fireplace, Iron, Kettle, Keypad Check yourself in to the home with a door code, Lockbox, Microwave, Outdoor dining area, Outdoor furniture, Outdoor seating area, Oven, Pool table, Private entrance Separate street or building entrance, Private garden or backyard, Sound system, Toaster, Travel cot, TV, Washing machine
- View: Countryside
- Size: 5000ft²
- Bed Type: King double
- Categories: South West
- Hot tub: Yes
- Beds: 14
- Bedrooms: 7
- Guests: 20
- Smoking permitted: No
- Suitable for infants: Yes
- Pet free: Pets not permitted
- Cancellation policy: Flexible
- Accommodation type: Entire place
- Enhanced clean: Yes
Price starts at: £1,332 for 2 nights
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Rated 5 out of 5.
Our second stay at Topside House – everything was great and the bottle upon arrival was a nice touch! Thanks again.
Rated 5 out of 5.
Great team
I’m really happy to stay here.
Rated 4 out of 5.
Lovely place to stay with large group or a number of couples. We hired it for a mature hen party, with 17 ladies. The rooms are all very spacious and easy to accommodate up to 20 g… Read more
Lovely place to stay with large group or a number of couples. We hired it for a mature hen party, with 17 ladies. The rooms are all very spacious and easy to accommodate up to 20 guests with proper beds rather then sofa beds. A good number of bathrooms for guests, all modernly decorated and easy to use. The main dining room can comfortably seat 14 guests. The availability of having two kitchens was strange but actually very useful with a large group – allowing for people to cook what they wanted without getting in each other’s way. The upstairs living room might not suit all parties as it is next to bedrooms but for couples/family gatherings would be great and an abundance of games etc. The outside gardens are very pretty and we were fortunate to have fabulous weather so could make use of the hot tub. Very peaceful surroundings despite being on a busy road junction. Tesco is about 20 minute walk. Hosts were very responsive and helpful.
Rated 5 out of 5.
The house is perfect for a large group. It’s got masses of social space & everything you need for a comfortable stay. The bedrooms are great & shower rooms/bath rooms are t… Read more
The house is perfect for a large group. It’s got masses of social space & everything you need for a comfortable stay. The bedrooms are great & shower rooms/bath rooms are top notch. What really made the stay standout was the communication & flexibility of the host. We wanted to extend the stay as we were a work group & the flexibility was fantastic. The communication was also excellent on all topics & the team on the group that clean are so lovely & accommodating too. Great stay. Thanks everyone
Rated 5 out of 5.
Downside House is absolutely amazing, hugely spacious (two kitchens!), beautifully finished, accommodates a big group while still having space to all be together, and with beautifu… Read more
Downside House is absolutely amazing, hugely spacious (two kitchens!), beautifully finished, accommodates a big group while still having space to all be together, and with beautifully renovated bathrooms. The dining table sat 14 of us comfortably and the outside spaces (incl hot tub) made the weekend even more perfect. We were absolutely delighted with our stay – thanks to our hosts!
This is not a criticism of the property as out of their control, but the house is on a relatively dangerous junction that parents of young children or dog owners would want to be cautious of, and you do get some traffic noise from the road.
Rated 5 out of 5.
Beautiful House perfect for our family get together for my Dads 80th birthday, hot tub was a big hit and we had plenty of space for all 18 of us, great location.
Hosts are really … Read more
Beautiful House perfect for our family get together for my Dads 80th birthday, hot tub was a big hit and we had plenty of space for all 18 of us, great location.
Hosts are really helpful and very quick to respond to any questions. Highly recommend staying here.
Rated 5 out of 5.
This house is really special. It’s an old building with lots of character. It has stone floors downstairs but a very good heating system with chunky radiators so wasn’t cold. Well … Read more
This house is really special. It’s an old building with lots of character. It has stone floors downstairs but a very good heating system with chunky radiators so wasn’t cold. Well equipped kitchen with lots of glasses and cooking equipment. A MASSIVE dining room table which was perfect for playing games. Also the drawing room upstairs is really nicely laid out with lots of sofa space surrounding an open fire. All the rooms had lovely comfy beds and there was plenty of bathrooms. This is great for a big family. Thanks for having us.
Rated 5 out of 5.
Wow. What a beautiful airbnb. We were a sports team of 16 who had a competition all weekend. The Rooms, bathrooms and social areas were perfect and great for our big group. The hot… Read more
Wow. What a beautiful airbnb. We were a sports team of 16 who had a competition all weekend. The Rooms, bathrooms and social areas were perfect and great for our big group. The hot tub and games room were added bonus which we enjoyed in the evening.
I would recommend staying at this airbnb and hopefully we will get to stay again when we go to bath to compete again next year.
Rated 5 out of 5.
A group of twenty of us – adults and children – hired Topside House for New Year and it was perfect for what we wanted. The property has great amenities, well heated an… Read more
A group of twenty of us – adults and children – hired Topside House for New Year and it was perfect for what we wanted. The property has great amenities, well heated and a well equipped kitchen. The hot tub and drawing room were particular favorites!
Rated 5 out of 5.
Great place to stay for a big group of us. Plenty of room and we all loved the quirkiness. Really nice outside area. Friendly hosts that respond very quickly and also kindly posted… Read more
Great place to stay for a big group of us. Plenty of room and we all loved the quirkiness. Really nice outside area. Friendly hosts that respond very quickly and also kindly posted something back to us, that we left at the property. Would definitely recommend.