Stu's Guidebook to local sights and eateries.

Stu
Stu's Guidebook to local sights and eateries.

Sightseeing

Great for strolling through the famous Edwardian garden or walking the landscaped grounds. Then lunch or afternoon tea.
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Hestercombe Gardens
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Great for strolling through the famous Edwardian garden or walking the landscaped grounds. Then lunch or afternoon tea.
Its the longest steam railway on the country. Great day out.
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Bishops Lydeard Station
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Its the longest steam railway on the country. Great day out.
Fantastic day out. Amazing views, yarn market and quirky shops and tea rooms
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Dunster Castle
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Fantastic day out. Amazing views, yarn market and quirky shops and tea rooms
Somerset levels renowned for its rich wildlife and has the largest lowland population of breeding wading birds, great for any ornithologist or amateurs alike with many walkways and hides. .
The Levels
The Levels
Somerset levels renowned for its rich wildlife and has the largest lowland population of breeding wading birds, great for any ornithologist or amateurs alike with many walkways and hides. .
An amazing victorian gothic house. With gardens and parkland.
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Tyntesfield House
64 Stable Yd
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An amazing victorian gothic house. With gardens and parkland.
Great to explore and see the fossilised sea animals.
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Kilve Beach
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Great to explore and see the fossilised sea animals.
Home of the Cheddar man, the oldest complete skeleton found in this country.
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Cheddar Gorge
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Home of the Cheddar man, the oldest complete skeleton found in this country.
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Barrington Court
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Has the most amazing gardens surrounding a lake.
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Stourhead House The National Trust
High Street
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Has the most amazing gardens surrounding a lake.
Great for walking around the grounds as well as a fantastic house. The National Trust always do a good slice of cake.
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Knightshayes Gardens National Trust
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Great for walking around the grounds as well as a fantastic house. The National Trust always do a good slice of cake.
Fantastic parkland and a treasure-trove of a house, with art exhibitions in the long gallery.
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National Trust - Montacute House
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Fantastic parkland and a treasure-trove of a house, with art exhibitions in the long gallery.

Outdoor activities

Great place to picnic and watch family canoeing, water boarding, kayaking on the lake. Also take a stroll down to the dam and back.
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Wimbleball Lake Activities Centre
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Great place to picnic and watch family canoeing, water boarding, kayaking on the lake. Also take a stroll down to the dam and back.
Fantastic day out
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Wookey Hole-grotten
High Street
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Fantastic day out
Great place to explore and then relax in the cafe.
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Huntstile Organic Farm
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Great place to explore and then relax in the cafe.
Experience some Somerset cider
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Sheppy's Cider Farm Shop
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Experience some Somerset cider
Great way to learn about the solar system as you walk down the Bridgwater & Taunton canal.
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Somerset Space Walk
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Great way to learn about the solar system as you walk down the Bridgwater & Taunton canal.
We are 15 mins drive from the cricket grounds.
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Cooper Associates County Ground - Somerset County Cricket Club
Saint James Street
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We are 15 mins drive from the cricket grounds.
Great place to try out paddle boarding or just row up the canal. They hire and teach.
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Somerset Boat Centre
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Great place to try out paddle boarding or just row up the canal. They hire and teach.

Beach locations

You can take the west Somerset train to this beach
Blue Anchor Bay
You can take the west Somerset train to this beach
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Brean Strand
Brean Down Road
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Walks

Great views and walking, with a local pub to stop in for a quick pick me up! (The Rising Sun Inn)
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Lydeard Hill Car Park
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Great views and walking, with a local pub to stop in for a quick pick me up! (The Rising Sun Inn)
Great place to walk and experience the local wildlife.
Kings Cliff
Great place to walk and experience the local wildlife.
Beautiful woodland walking, with a fantastic stream for kids to play in. Then tea and cake in the old court yard. Mary Shelley's inspiration for her book "Frankenstein"
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National Trust - Fyne Court
Fyne Court
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Beautiful woodland walking, with a fantastic stream for kids to play in. Then tea and cake in the old court yard. Mary Shelley's inspiration for her book "Frankenstein"
Great for walking and views across the Levels
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Burrow Mump
Burrow Bridge
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Great for walking and views across the Levels
Great place to relax and experience nature
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Ramscombe Great Wood
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Great place to relax and experience nature
Back to nature walking.
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RSPB Swell Wood Nature Reserve
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Back to nature walking.
Explore Cothelstone Hill, with its 360 degree views, Exmoor ponies and fascinating heritage it is one of the finest places to experience the Quantock Hills AONB in Somerset.
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Cothelstone Hill
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Explore Cothelstone Hill, with its 360 degree views, Exmoor ponies and fascinating heritage it is one of the finest places to experience the Quantock Hills AONB in Somerset.
Lovely non muddy walks. View a wide range of birds from bird lookouts.
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WWT Steart Marshes
Stert Drove
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Lovely non muddy walks. View a wide range of birds from bird lookouts.
This ancient woodland will take your breath away. Take a picnic and sit by the river watching the stress fall away.
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Horner Wood
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This ancient woodland will take your breath away. Take a picnic and sit by the river watching the stress fall away.
Fantastic place to go for the day or evening. Offers many activities from cider tasting to Kombucha workshops. Don't miss the amazing treetop walk.
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The Pilgrims Restaurant
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Fantastic place to go for the day or evening. Offers many activities from cider tasting to Kombucha workshops. Don't miss the amazing treetop walk.

Myths and Legends

The home of the Somerset dragons.
Shervage Wood
The home of the Somerset dragons.
Famous landmark with great views of the surrounding Somerset levels. Some believe this is King Arthur's avalon.
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Glastonbury Tor
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Famous landmark with great views of the surrounding Somerset levels. Some believe this is King Arthur's avalon.
Go and find the eight Hunky Punks!
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Abbotts Way
Go and find the eight Hunky Punks!

Food scene

Local places to eat.
Packed to the roof with local farm produce from milk to freshly cooked and carved meats for takeaway sandwiches
Pyne's of Somerset
Market Way
Packed to the roof with local farm produce from milk to freshly cooked and carved meats for takeaway sandwiches
A great place for cake after your walk in the Great wood.
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The Foxy Bean at Adscombe
Adscombe Lane
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A great place for cake after your walk in the Great wood.
Great for lunch or just a cuppa and plants!
Monkton Elm Garden Centre
Great for lunch or just a cuppa and plants!
Great place for food.
Monkton Inn
Blundells Lane
Great place for food.
Local pub with pub food.
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The Maypole Inn
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Local pub with pub food.
Highly recommended fish & chips by us, they are just at the bottom of the hill every Tuesday.
Layz Ricks
Highly recommended fish & chips by us, they are just at the bottom of the hill every Tuesday.
Great curry to takeaway or eat in. ££
The Spice Gallery
44 Fore Street
Great curry to takeaway or eat in. ££
Great for a Sunday lunch.
The Merry Monk
Great for a Sunday lunch.
This is a great place if you are into your steaks.
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The George Inn
High Street
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This is a great place if you are into your steaks.
Great gastro pub. Very popular with the locals.
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The Firehouse Somerset
Church Street
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Great gastro pub. Very popular with the locals.
A favourite pub of one of Clavelshay residents.
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White Horse Inn
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A favourite pub of one of Clavelshay residents.
Recommended by friends as a good place to go for food.
Farmers Arms
Slough Hill
Recommended by friends as a good place to go for food.
Great for a cocktail 🍸 and funky atmosphere.
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Cosy Club
Corporation Street
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Great for a cocktail 🍸 and funky atmosphere.

Shopping

Great for shopping, has all the big names.
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Clarks Village
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Great for shopping, has all the big names.
Aldi
Bridgwater Road