Guidebook for Somerset, UK
Food Scene
The most delicious vegetarian food, amazing cakes and coffee. In Ilminster, on an Industrial estate where you would not expect to find a wonderful place to eat. No outside eating so recommend on a grey day. Well worth going to
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The most delicious vegetarian food, amazing cakes and coffee. In Ilminster, on an Industrial estate where you would not expect to find a wonderful place to eat. No outside eating so recommend on a grey day. Well worth going to
producers of the most delicious smoked food, you can buy to take home and they have a lovely café that makes lunches using their fare, smoked eel and trout with garlic potatoes and salad, simple yet yummy and in a pretty spot over looking the Levels
www.smokedeel.co.uk
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Brown & Forrest Smokery Restaurant & Shop
Hambridge Roadproducers of the most delicious smoked food, you can buy to take home and they have a lovely café that makes lunches using their fare, smoked eel and trout with garlic potatoes and salad, simple yet yummy and in a pretty spot over looking the Levels
www.smokedeel.co.uk
There is a lovely café here , they use all freshly grown produce from their large walled kitchen garden. Extra delicious lunches and cakes, plus do a cream tea. Lovely to sit outside, a real haven away from it all. You can also look around their pottery founded by 1960's fashion designed Sally Tuffin, plus they have a second hand glass shop which is packed full of amazing glass for bargain prices. The café is open Thursday-Saturday 10-4, the Pottery is open Monday to Saturday.
Dennis China Works
There is a lovely café here , they use all freshly grown produce from their large walled kitchen garden. Extra delicious lunches and cakes, plus do a cream tea. Lovely to sit outside, a real haven away from it all. You can also look around their pottery founded by 1960's fashion designed Sally Tuffin, plus they have a second hand glass shop which is packed full of amazing glass for bargain prices. The café is open Thursday-Saturday 10-4, the Pottery is open Monday to Saturday.
Great for breakfast, brunch, lunch in the local town of Langport. They bake their own bread in a bakery up the road, sells out before lunch most days as it is superb. Lovely space, lots of beams, pretty garden by the River Parrett.
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Kitchen at the Wharf
Great Bow YardGreat for breakfast, brunch, lunch in the local town of Langport. They bake their own bread in a bakery up the road, sells out before lunch most days as it is superb. Lovely space, lots of beams, pretty garden by the River Parrett.
Railway carriage attached to a shop (health food style), serving healthy, very tasty food. You can sit in their railway carriage or a double decker bus, both with amazing views. Some of the best coffee around. They do pizza nights in the summer on Friday in the garden using their wood fired oven.
www.tradingpostorganics.co.uk
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The Trading Post Farm Shop
Railway carriage attached to a shop (health food style), serving healthy, very tasty food. You can sit in their railway carriage or a double decker bus, both with amazing views. Some of the best coffee around. They do pizza nights in the summer on Friday in the garden using their wood fired oven.
www.tradingpostorganics.co.uk
Beautiful old house, book for a special meal, delicious food and setting. www.langfordfivehead.co.uk
Langford Fivehead
Langford CloseBeautiful old house, book for a special meal, delicious food and setting. www.langfordfivehead.co.uk
New Farm Restaurant
Delicious www.newfarmrestaurant.co.uk
Thai Mango Restaurant & Bar
Somerton RoadGood thai food, do takeaways but not delivery.
www.thaimango.co.uk
Lovely pub/restaurant with a large pizza oven, varied menu using local produce, delicious seasonal cocktails and really well done interior. Good for dinner or a drink
www.thefirehousesomerset.co.uk
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The Firehouse Somerset
Church StreetLovely pub/restaurant with a large pizza oven, varied menu using local produce, delicious seasonal cocktails and really well done interior. Good for dinner or a drink
www.thefirehousesomerset.co.uk
Great daytime café with good coffee , cakes, light bites. With a cosy room at the back with kids toys, lovely interior. Quite good on a rainy day
www.artteazen.co.uk
Art Tea Zen
105 CheapsideGreat daytime café with good coffee , cakes, light bites. With a cosy room at the back with kids toys, lovely interior. Quite good on a rainy day
www.artteazen.co.uk
Part of the Firehouse but a daytime café for tea, cake, light lunch. With attached shop for wood burning stoves as well as gifts
www.livingpretty.co.uk
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Living Pretty
Hillside ClosePart of the Firehouse but a daytime café for tea, cake, light lunch. With attached shop for wood burning stoves as well as gifts
www.livingpretty.co.uk
Lovely pub/restaurant serving fine food
www.thedevonshirearms.com
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The Devonshire Arms Hotel
Lovely pub/restaurant serving fine food
www.thedevonshirearms.com
Traditional pub, the most local to the Chapel. No frills, but perfectly reasonable
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The Bell Inn
Higher StreetTraditional pub, the most local to the Chapel. No frills, but perfectly reasonable
A pub with the most amazing view on the top of Ham Hill. Great after a walk for a drink. Not the most amazing food but who cares when the view is so good! Can take the dogs, kids , room to run for miles outside www.princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk
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The Prince Of Wales
A pub with the most amazing view on the top of Ham Hill. Great after a walk for a drink. Not the most amazing food but who cares when the view is so good! Can take the dogs, kids , room to run for miles outside www.princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk
Great traditional ale/cider pub serving good food. A local favourite www.thehalfwayhouse.co.uk
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The Halfway House
Pitney HillGreat traditional ale/cider pub serving good food. A local favourite www.thehalfwayhouse.co.uk
Local pub with roof terrace decent food and beer garden. www.thelambandlionhambridge.co.uk
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Lamb & Lion
Local pub with roof terrace decent food and beer garden. www.thelambandlionhambridge.co.uk
Pub done up to be a very beautiful pub/restaurant with delicious food
www.whitehartsomerton.com
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The White Hart
Market PlacePub done up to be a very beautiful pub/restaurant with delicious food
www.whitehartsomerton.com
A local traditional pub serving good food. Beer garden not that pretty but nice traditional pub not over done in any way
www.wyndhamarms.com
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The Wyndham Arms
A local traditional pub serving good food. Beer garden not that pretty but nice traditional pub not over done in any way
www.wyndhamarms.com
This has to have the best views of any restaurant in the south west, Serves a range of seafood and some meat, great cocktails , friendly atmosphere, highly recommend
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The Oyster & Fish House
Cobb RoadThis has to have the best views of any restaurant in the south west, Serves a range of seafood and some meat, great cocktails , friendly atmosphere, highly recommend
Brilliant pub perches above the pretty beach of Seatown. Serves amazing food, beer garden on the cliff, great cocktails, highly recommend
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The Anchor Inn
Brilliant pub perches above the pretty beach of Seatown. Serves amazing food, beer garden on the cliff, great cocktails, highly recommend
Drinks & Nightlife
In a beautiful spot over looking the magical Somerset Levels, this is a traditional cider farm (and home!) where we produce cider plus a range of other apple products including the first Cider Brandy Distillery in the UK since the 1600's producing a range of up to 20 year old brandies. Book in for a tasting tour or just come to the cider house shop. There is an Orchard Walk and you should also not miss walking to the top of Burrow Hill for amazing panoramic views across Somerset.
www.somersetciderbrandy.com
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Somerset Cider Brandy Co
Burrow Hill Burrow WayIn a beautiful spot over looking the magical Somerset Levels, this is a traditional cider farm (and home!) where we produce cider plus a range of other apple products including the first Cider Brandy Distillery in the UK since the 1600's producing a range of up to 20 year old brandies. Book in for a tasting tour or just come to the cider house shop. There is an Orchard Walk and you should also not miss walking to the top of Burrow Hill for amazing panoramic views across Somerset.
www.somersetciderbrandy.com
This pub is in Godney, a little village near Glastonbury on a part of the Levels where time has stood still. You would not expect to find a venue like this there, a great pub serving exceptional and unusual food without trying to be too posh or gastro. They do music nights so look on line, dancingm dj's, bands. Amazing range of cocktails and the absolute best non alcoholic cocktails ever tasted, try their non alcoholic Margarita! They are also very amenable to children and have a terrace over the river which is lovely on a sunny day.
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The Sheppey
This pub is in Godney, a little village near Glastonbury on a part of the Levels where time has stood still. You would not expect to find a venue like this there, a great pub serving exceptional and unusual food without trying to be too posh or gastro. They do music nights so look on line, dancingm dj's, bands. Amazing range of cocktails and the absolute best non alcoholic cocktails ever tasted, try their non alcoholic Margarita! They are also very amenable to children and have a terrace over the river which is lovely on a sunny day.
Bridport has quite a lot happening, nice places to eat (the Stable Bar) and drink-The Bull as well as a music venue called the Electric Palace, worth looking up.
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Bridport
Bridport has quite a lot happening, nice places to eat (the Stable Bar) and drink-The Bull as well as a music venue called the Electric Palace, worth looking up.
Parks & Nature
Barrington Court featured on Wolf Hall , a large stately home with beautiful gardens, run by the National Trust.
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Barrington Court
Barrington Court featured on Wolf Hall , a large stately home with beautiful gardens, run by the National Trust.
Large park on top of a hill, where they quarry the fanour local hamstone. Lovely walks and views, pub on the top in the middle with wonderful views across the landscape
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Ham Hill
Large park on top of a hill, where they quarry the fanour local hamstone. Lovely walks and views, pub on the top in the middle with wonderful views across the landscape
Dorset coast, lovely seaside town with brilliant shops, beach. You can go on fishing trips and well worth visting Hix FishHouse which is a wonderful restaurant with views down the coast to Chesil Beach.
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Lyme Regis
Dorset coast, lovely seaside town with brilliant shops, beach. You can go on fishing trips and well worth visting Hix FishHouse which is a wonderful restaurant with views down the coast to Chesil Beach.
Lovely stately home and gardens, privately owned
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Forde Abbey House and Gardens
Lovely stately home and gardens, privately owned
Great beach with walks up to the highest point on the coast and with a fantastic pub called the Anchor.
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Seatown
Great beach with walks up to the highest point on the coast and with a fantastic pub called the Anchor.
Beautiful quintessential English beach, lovely town with no chain stores, large pebble beach with cafes on the beach, a fresh fish shop and wooden motor boats to hire for mackerel fishing. Beer caves are nearby.
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Beer Beach
Beautiful quintessential English beach, lovely town with no chain stores, large pebble beach with cafes on the beach, a fresh fish shop and wooden motor boats to hire for mackerel fishing. Beer caves are nearby.
Large sweeping pebble beach with a beautiful approach through a very pretty village. Good for swimming, just round the corner from Beer beach (you can walk along the cliffs between each) . Great picnic spot. Café on the beach too.
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Branscombe Beach
Large sweeping pebble beach with a beautiful approach through a very pretty village. Good for swimming, just round the corner from Beer beach (you can walk along the cliffs between each) . Great picnic spot. Café on the beach too.
Amazing views over the Isle Of Avalon and in the hippy town of Glastonbury if you fancy some crystal shopping! Very close to Wells and Street (Clarks Village)
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Glastonbury Tor
Amazing views over the Isle Of Avalon and in the hippy town of Glastonbury if you fancy some crystal shopping! Very close to Wells and Street (Clarks Village)
Woods with nesting herons. It has a couple of walking trails, one which is easy if you have kids www.rspb.org.uk/swellwood
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RSPB Swell Wood Nature Reserve
Woods with nesting herons. It has a couple of walking trails, one which is easy if you have kids www.rspb.org.uk/swellwood
A devout deer lover has 100acres of with deer he has rescued, grown into hers including a white stags. You can feed the deer, he will show you around and they come and eat out of your hand, off the back of his quad if you are lucky. Great for animal lovers/children. Beautiful spot
South West Deer Rescue & Study Centre
A devout deer lover has 100acres of with deer he has rescued, grown into hers including a white stags. You can feed the deer, he will show you around and they come and eat out of your hand, off the back of his quad if you are lucky. Great for animal lovers/children. Beautiful spot
Beautiful little woods with a circular walk. Amazing bluebells in spring. Lots of fairy doors, kids love this and not too taxing, take 30-40 mins.
Wayford Woods
Holvert LaneBeautiful little woods with a circular walk. Amazing bluebells in spring. Lots of fairy doors, kids love this and not too taxing, take 30-40 mins.
Large monument built by Capability Brown in 1847 in beautiful setting with amazing views
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Burton Pynsent Monument
Large monument built by Capability Brown in 1847 in beautiful setting with amazing views
The River Parrett has a hiking trail all along it, goes through places such as Langport, Thorney. Can take smakk sections or do the whole lot. Very pretty
www.discoversouthsomerset.com/media/251407/river_parrett_trail_2014.pdf
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River Parrett
The River Parrett has a hiking trail all along it, goes through places such as Langport, Thorney. Can take smakk sections or do the whole lot. Very pretty
www.discoversouthsomerset.com/media/251407/river_parrett_trail_2014.pdf
East Lambrook Manor Gardens
Silver StreetMargery Fish Garden www.eastlambrook.com
Thorney Lakes Caravan and Camping Park
Fishing, camping too www.thorneylakes.co.uk
Shopping
Thursday morning market, they sell fresh fish from the coast, bread, fruit and veg, flowers. Until lunch time
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Ilminster
Thursday morning market, they sell fresh fish from the coast, bread, fruit and veg, flowers. Until lunch time
Great bakery called Kitchen, fish man on a Friday morning in the carpark, good butchers and a couple of lovely cafes-Kitchen at the Wharf and Art Tea Zen
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Langport
Great bakery called Kitchen, fish man on a Friday morning in the carpark, good butchers and a couple of lovely cafes-Kitchen at the Wharf and Art Tea Zen
Reclamation yard with lots of stone as well as other curios. www.castlereclamation.com
Castle Reclamation
Reclamation yard with lots of stone as well as other curios. www.castlereclamation.com
Amazing reclamation yard with everything from tiles, doors, baths to fountains, statues and furniture
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Wells Reclamation Co
Amazing reclamation yard with everything from tiles, doors, baths to fountains, statues and furniture
Arts & Culture
Large art gallery and restaurant, bar. Well worth a trip up to Bruton for
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping LaneLarge art gallery and restaurant, bar. Well worth a trip up to Bruton for
Local glassblowers, go and watch them in action. Just across the road from the Kitchen at the Wharf, a brilliant cafe in a lovely place
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Shakspeare Glass & Arts
Local glassblowers, go and watch them in action. Just across the road from the Kitchen at the Wharf, a brilliant cafe in a lovely place
Essentials
Best vegetable shop locally, next to a butchers and bakers which are alsio brilliant. The village also has a fish shop, gift shop, deli and cafe. A lovely village, just off the A303 and not far from the Trading Post.
South Petherton
Best vegetable shop locally, next to a butchers and bakers which are alsio brilliant. The village also has a fish shop, gift shop, deli and cafe. A lovely village, just off the A303 and not far from the Trading Post.
Sightseeing
Large National trust house and gardens, beautiful to walk around outside and in
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/priests-house-muchelney
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National Trust - Montacute House
Large National trust house and gardens, beautiful to walk around outside and in
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/priests-house-muchelney
Muchelney Abbey
Law Lanewww.english-heritage.org.uk