I have booked, 2 nights at Peterborough Lodge near Chippenham en route, 13 nights at The Barton, Weare Giffard near Bideford and 2 nights at Two Counties near Mere on the way back. A bit awkward this year as Christmas Day is a Monday and we prefer to do our first day's travel on a Sunday, gets the M25 out of the way.
As she doesn't start her new job for another couple of weeks, she doesn't know her shift pattern, and also doesn't know IF / and when she'll be able to get her time off...