Beautifullodge located in the stunning area of Winford. Built on the property of a family home, it’s only 20 minutes from busy city life in Bristol. Perfect for a rural retreat in the country side, completely private with own entrance.

A beautiful converted barn consisting of 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a great living and kitchen space which expands into a spacious private outside area via bi-fold doors.

Travel cot and high chair available, please let us know if you will be using the washing machine during your stay.

You will have full access to the house anda private patio area with table and chairs as well as a gas bbq. For children there is a trampoline, wendy house and a wooden climbing frame to use. This is in the grass area opposite the property to the left hand side.

The property is in a beautiful private rural location only a 25 minute drive from the centre of Bristol and 10 minute drive from Bristol airport. Chew Valley lake is a 5 minute drive away and there are several pubs within walking distance.

Avon Wildlife Trust activities held by the Folly Farm Centre

-Simple wonders

Reconnect your team with nature and each other, through the simple pleasure of pond dipping and minibeast hunting. Learn and bond as a team as you discover the rare, strange and beautiful species living in the Folly Farm ponds and woods, with the support of a wildlife expert from Avon Wildlife Trust. Enjoy playing lighthearted team games, including ‘bat & moth’, where a blindfolded colleague must think like a bat in order to catch their prey. All participants will leave with a nature spotter guide, to continue their nature discoveries at home.

£40. 2 hours. Minimum 8. March – October. Suggested maximum: 30

-Mindfulness in nature

Help your team to shed recent stresses with our unique nature mindfulness session. Led by Avon Wildlife Trust’s experienced staff, participants will take part in gentle stretch and relaxing exercises, before immersing themselves in calming nature mindfulness activities in Folly Farm’s tranquil woodland. Your team will emerge energised and refocused, ready to face the challenges your business faces together.

£25. 1 hour. Minimum 10. Suggested maximum: 15

-Bushcraft and survival

Resilience, communication and creativity are all needed if your team are going to survive deep in the Folly Farm woods. Led by Avon Wildlife Trust’s nature experts, participants must work against the clock to build a shelter, light a fire, cook bread, and protect themselves from intruders. This activity can be run as a competitive or as a collaborative exercise.

£50. Half day. Minimum 8. Suggested maximum: 20

-Team game challenges

Rebuild team bonds, get creative and pull together to complete a series of fun outdoor team challenges. Participants will be challenged to make themselves invisible, build a water collector, create a nature art masterpiece, and complete a photo challenge.

£40. 2 hours. Minimum 8. Suggested maximum: 20

-Nature walk

A great way for your team to stretch their legs, reenergise and relax in nature. Our wildlife expert will lead a relaxed guided walk through Folly Farm’s ancient woodland and rare meadows. Along the way we will run (optional) social distanced team games as we learn more about the rich wildlife on the reserve. Such as ‘Tree huggers’: build trust and communication in your team as they direct a blindfolded colleague to a mystery tree.

£25. 2 hours. Minimum 10. Suggested maximum: 30

-Orienteering challenge

Reboot your team’s mental agility as they compete against the clock and each other to find and collect animal models positioned across the Folly Farm reserve. Map skills and physical fitness are important, but so is strategic thinking, as teams decide what animals will help them to win the ultimate challenge: an epic game of nature top trumps.

£40. 2 hours. Minimum 8. Suggested maximum: 30

-Gratitude

In these turbulent times for individuals and businesses, gratitude, growth and hope for the future are vital. In this relaxed session, your team will work with Avon Wildlife Trust’s expert staff to plant and decorate a native flower and herbal planter for your office grounds, to demonstrate your belief in a positive future for your business and for nature. Depending on the time of year, participants can also make ‘seed bombs’, bird feeders or bee hotels to help bring the joy and peace of nature into their own gardens.

£30 per person + material costs. 2 hours. Minimum 8. Suggested maximum: 15

Book direct with Folly Farm Centre, BS39 4DW (15 minute drive from the property)

The Property comes with 4 private parking spaces

Late check out and early check in is available on request when possible. Fees apply to cover cleaners cost.