I live in a large village with a local shop, post office, 2 pubs, church, hairdresser, small cafe and a bakery.
There are 2 children's play parks and a village playing field.
There are lots of footpaths and lovely walks from the village and many other walks to do from nearby villages.
There are county pubs just a short drive away and a large number of restaurants, coffee shops and bars in the City of Bath or Bristol 25 minutes drive away or 40 minutes by bus. Bath is a historic Roman and Georgian spa city. Bristol is a historic maritime city. There are many museums, galleries, shops, parks and places to visit in both cities.
Other villages and small towns within easy reach are Castle Combe, Chipping Sodbury, Tetbury, Nailsworth, Lacock and Bradford on Avon with their picturesque stone cottages and their interesting and unusual shops. Many of the surrounding towns and villages have been used in period films and television series like Poldark, Bridgerton and Downton Abbey. The Kennet and Avon canal and River Avon is within easy reach for boating, walking and cycling and there is a golf course near Bath which is open for non-members. The Cotswold Water Park is within easy reach for sailing, water skiing, wind surfing and kayaking or just walking and cycling.
If you want to travel a bit further you can reach the Dorset and Devon coast, Exmoor and Dartmoor, The Forest of Dean, the mountains in South Wales, The New Forest, Oxford and London.
https://visitbath.co.uk/
https://visitbristol.co.uk/