Nearest
Farm Shop: Kimbers Farmshop 200m meat reared on the farm,
dairy, bread,
cakes, vegetables, fruit, local alcoholic drinks, fresh fish and store
cupboard staples.
Nearest
Market Towns: Wincanton 3.5 miles, Castle Cary 7 miles.
Nearest Train
Station: Gillingham, Dorset 7 miles (London Waterloo to
Penzance), Castle Cary 7 miles (London Paddington, Bristol &
Midlands)
Bus Stations:
Berry’s Coaches (London Victoria to Taunton Via
Wincanton.
National Express stopping at Sherborne and Shepton Mallet.
Local bus stop ¾ mile irregular buses to Wincanton, Bruton,
Castle Cary and Yeovil.
Parking:
Off road car parking and bike shelter provided
Whole days:
Longleat; Safari, Stately Home, Maze, Childrens Activiites
Stourhead; NT Estate, house, gardens, tower and woodland
Bath; No1 The Royal Crescent, The Roman Baths, Bath Abbey, Georgian
Architecture
Half days:
Stonehenge
Willow & Wetlands Centre; Taunton
Haynes Motor Museum; Sparkford
Gants Mill; Bruton historic mill and garden
Brokers Wood; Frome
Somerset Cider Brandy; cider making
Wincanton Racecourse; steeple chasing and golf course
Interesting
Towns & Cities
Bruton
Castle Cary
Wells
Frome
Sherborne
Shaftesbury
Dorchester
Salisbury
Bath
Childrens
Activities
Mill on the Brue – outdoor activity centre
Longleat
@ Bristol
Horse riding lessons Templecombe/Gillingham
Cricket St Thomas Nr Chard
Wet Days
Fleet Air Arm; Yeovilton
Montacute House; NT
Wookey Hole & Cheddar Caves
Dizzy Bugs; Childrens indoors activities
SS Great Britain; Bristol
Costume Museum; Bath
Wells Cathedral & Bishops Palace
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Best
of the Gardens
Stourhead
Hestercombe; nr Taunton
Gants Mill
Snape Cottage; Bourton
Lytes Cary, NT
Sherborne Castle
Abbotsbury Tropical Gardens
Best of the
Coast
Juarasic Coast Lyme Regis to Sidmouth
Chesil Beach; Longest pebble spit
Poole Harbour; UK largest natural harbour
Weymouth & Weston super Mare, bucket, sand and donkey rides
Lyme Regis & Beer, Good for fishing trips
(Studland, Dorset’s only nudist beach!)
Local places
to wine and dine
Bull Inn; Hardway 5 mins in car, ½ hour by foot
Red Lion; Wincanton
White Lion; Bourton
Spread Eagle; Stourton
The Montague Inn; Shepton Montague
Bruton House; Restaurant, Bruton
Pub Grub
Smithy Inn; Charlton Musgrove
Unicorn Inn; Bayford
Hunters Lodge; Leigh Common
Farmers
Markets
Wincanton 1st Friday of month
Shaftesbury 1st Saturday of month
Salisbury 1st & 3rd Wednesday of month
Castle Cary 3rd Thursday of month
Frome 2nd Saturday of month
Bath Every Saturday
Good Walks
From here to Stourhead 1½ hours
Cadbury Castle, South Cadbury
Whitesheet to Stourhead 1hr to here 2½ hrs
Ebbor Gorge, Mendips
Glastonbury Tor
Leyland Trail and MacMillian Way linear walks
Somerset Levels & Moors
Mendips
Exmoor
Shopping
Centres
Clarks Factory Outlet Village, Street
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