Where is The Wilderness?
Heywood is ideally situated for visiting The City of Bath with its fabulous Roman Baths, the ancient Saxon Town of Bradford-on-Avon, and all the historic attractions of South West England! The magnificent Longleat House and safari park are just 10 mins away. We are just 40 mins from Stonehenge and Salisbury and 30 mins from Bath by road. Westbury Railway Station is 1 mile away with regular direct trains to Bath (20 mins) & London (90 mins). The M4 and M5 are only 30-40 mins away. The local Pub with it's fine real ales and superb food is just a short walk across the fields. There are many excellent golf courses in the area and discounted green fees for our guests have been arranged at many.

History of The Wilderness;
Set in large private gardens "The Wilderness" dates from 1640 and was originally a pair of farm cottages believed to belong to the estate of Heywood House nearby. The house features original oak beams and the ceilings are low in many places but this all just adds to the charm ! The original buildings have been carefully extended over the years to provide very spacious and varied accommodation. There are 2 double bedrooms, 5 twins (some convert to doubles) and a large family room with 2 single beds with guest beds under.
There is ample private parking at the front of the house.

Hen Parties at The Wilderness
Hen parties have become more and more popular at the Wilderness, especially since we now offer a range of extra services including beauty therapy, massage, in-house catering, outdoor pusuits and a minibus service for that all inportant night out in Bath!

The cottage itself provides the cosy ambience perfect for old friends to get together and chat over a glass or two. All our hen parties have loved the Place and many of our brides' guests have come back for their own hen party!

The Wilderness is "Child Friendly" and entirely non-smoking.


What is, and is not included in the price!
We supply bed linen (except cot bedding), duvets, pillows and bath towels (1 per guest), electricity, barbeque gas and the first basket of logs are all included in the price. Extra bags of logs may be bought from the farm shop where they are £2.25. Central heating oil is metered and charged at the end of your stay (from Jan 06). Cleaning materials are supplied for your end of stay clean, these are all under the sink in each kitchen. Please leave these for the next guests. Dish drying cloths are provided.
We do not supply any other consumables. These include, washing up liquid, loo rolls, dishwasher tablets, rinse aid, firelighters etc etc. There are often left over consumables from previous guests and we just leave these as "rolling stock" for the next guests.