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One House, Twenty Opinions: How to Plan a Group Break Everyone Actually Enjoys

Organising a weekend away for two people is fairly straightforward. Organising one for 16, 20 or 30 people can feel more like chairing a particularly lively committee. One person wants long country walks. Someone else considers walking to the pub quite sufficient. There’s always somebody interested in history, somebody looking for good food, children who need entertaining and at least one person whose preferred holiday activity is doing absolutely nothing. The good news? A successful large-group holiday doesn’t depend on finding one activity everybody loves. In fact, quite the opposite. The secret is choosing the right base and giving people enough freedom to enjoy the break their own way.

An extended family chats and prepares food together in a spacious kitchen with navy cabinets and a beamed ceiling.

The Best Part of a Group Holiday Might Start at 6pm

You’ve walked through the Forest of Dean, explored a market town, paddled down the River Wye or spent the afternoon discovering one of the area’s historic houses. Then something rather lovely happens. Everybody comes home. And on a large group holiday, that can be when the best part of the day begins.