Julie’s guidebook
Pubs
The Litton has great food and a really nice outdoor area to sit and enjoy the upmarket food and/or a few drinks.
3 miles drive
https://thelitton.co.uk
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The Litton
The Litton has great food and a really nice outdoor area to sit and enjoy the upmarket food and/or a few drinks.
3 miles drive
https://thelitton.co.uk
Traditional pub with great pub food, locally sourced and lovingly cooked by Jo, the owner.
Low ceilings throughout the pub add to the cosiness with oak beams and inglenook fireplaces. Very cosy with roaring fire in winter, outside seating in summer. Can also do takeaway.
www.ringobellshinton.co.uk
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Ring O' Bells
Upper RoadTraditional pub with great pub food, locally sourced and lovingly cooked by Jo, the owner.
Low ceilings throughout the pub add to the cosiness with oak beams and inglenook fireplaces. Very cosy with roaring fire in winter, outside seating in summer. Can also do takeaway.
www.ringobellshinton.co.uk
This is a bit further afield but well worth the drive for a gorgeous pub with great eating areas both inside and out. Mells is a very pretty area to have a wander in also. This is one of our favourites.
https://www.talbotinn.com
12 miles drive
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The Talbot Inn
Selwood StreetThis is a bit further afield but well worth the drive for a gorgeous pub with great eating areas both inside and out. Mells is a very pretty area to have a wander in also. This is one of our favourites.
https://www.talbotinn.com
12 miles drive
The Crown Pub in Wells is where Hot Fuzz was filmed. Worth a visit if you're a fan. And even if you are not! It's in the old market square and is a 15th century Grade II listed coaching inn.
6 mile drive
https://www.crownatwells.co.uk
The crown pub
The Crown Pub in Wells is where Hot Fuzz was filmed. Worth a visit if you're a fan. And even if you are not! It's in the old market square and is a 15th century Grade II listed coaching inn.
6 mile drive
https://www.crownatwells.co.uk
City/town information
Our closest city is Wells. A large village really but has city status because of the Cathedral. Visit the Cathedral, Bishops Palace, market square, food&crafts market every Wednesday and Saturday. There are resident swans in the moat around the Bishops Palace - https://bishopspalace.org.uk/attractions/swans/
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Wells
Our closest city is Wells. A large village really but has city status because of the Cathedral. Visit the Cathedral, Bishops Palace, market square, food&crafts market every Wednesday and Saturday. There are resident swans in the moat around the Bishops Palace - https://bishopspalace.org.uk/attractions/swans/
A beautiful city with loads to do for a day out.
15 miles drive
https://visitbath.co.uk
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Bath
A beautiful city with loads to do for a day out.
15 miles drive
https://visitbath.co.uk
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186373-Activities-Glastonbury_Somerset_England.html
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Glastonbury
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186373-Activities-Glastonbury_Somerset_England.html
Favourite Outings
An international Art Gallery just outside of Bruton with a restaurant, bar, shop, farm shop and amazing garden designed by world renowned landscape gardener, Piet Oudolf. We love to go and spend a few hours here.
16 miles drive
https://www.hauserwirth.com/locations/10068-hauser-wirth-somerset/
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping LaneAn international Art Gallery just outside of Bruton with a restaurant, bar, shop, farm shop and amazing garden designed by world renowned landscape gardener, Piet Oudolf. We love to go and spend a few hours here.
16 miles drive
https://www.hauserwirth.com/locations/10068-hauser-wirth-somerset/
A trip to Bruton is a lovely day out. Hauser& Wirth is just outside. Bruton itself has a couple of great restaurants. At the Chapel in the High Street, as well as the restaurant, bakes bread and other goodies daily and has sourdough pizza to eat in or take away.
https://atthechapel.co.uk
Bruton is also home to Osip - check it out here.
https://osiprestaurant.com
Caro is a lovely lifestyle shop in Bruton.
https://www.carosomerset.com
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Bruton
A trip to Bruton is a lovely day out. Hauser& Wirth is just outside. Bruton itself has a couple of great restaurants. At the Chapel in the High Street, as well as the restaurant, bakes bread and other goodies daily and has sourdough pizza to eat in or take away.
https://atthechapel.co.uk
Bruton is also home to Osip - check it out here.
https://osiprestaurant.com
Caro is a lovely lifestyle shop in Bruton.
https://www.carosomerset.com
Ham Wall never fails to delight. With its beautiful scenery, amazing birds (many migratory) and great walking we go regularly.
Ham Wall has visitors from far and wide in the winter months to witness the starling murmurations. If you are staying at that time I would definitely recommend - it is an incredible sight.
There are other sites also on the levels we enjoy - Shapwick Heath and West Hay particularly.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/ham-wall/
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RSPB Ham Wall
Ham Wall never fails to delight. With its beautiful scenery, amazing birds (many migratory) and great walking we go regularly.
Ham Wall has visitors from far and wide in the winter months to witness the starling murmurations. If you are staying at that time I would definitely recommend - it is an incredible sight.
There are other sites also on the levels we enjoy - Shapwick Heath and West Hay particularly.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/ham-wall/
Favourite Walks
A great walk from this ViewPoint which looks out over the Somerset Levels.
Be sure to bring sturdy shoes!
https://www.discoveringbritain.org/activities/south-west-england/viewpoints/deer-leap.html
6 miles drive
Deerleap ViewPoint
DeerleapA great walk from this ViewPoint which looks out over the Somerset Levels.
Be sure to bring sturdy shoes!
https://www.discoveringbritain.org/activities/south-west-england/viewpoints/deer-leap.html
6 miles drive
A walk around this lake is an easy one on flat paths. If you start and finish at the Salt&Malt carpark you can have fish and chips overlooking the lake - gorgeous on a fine day. Delicious any day!
https://saltandmalt.co.uk
7 miles drive
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Chew Valley Lake
A walk around this lake is an easy one on flat paths. If you start and finish at the Salt&Malt carpark you can have fish and chips overlooking the lake - gorgeous on a fine day. Delicious any day!
https://saltandmalt.co.uk
7 miles drive
If you fancy a walk without going out in the car the entrance to Prestons Wood is directly across the lane from the gate. A small pretty woodland (often muddy) can be a start to then exploring some of the fields and lanes around us. If you've not brought appropriate shoes, just follow the lane around - turn right out the gate and take the right fork each time and you will go round in a circle taking about a half hour.
For longer, when you come to a meeting of 4 lanes there is one with a black barrier across stopping traffic. You can walk up that to an open meadow at the top.
Preston's Wood
If you fancy a walk without going out in the car the entrance to Prestons Wood is directly across the lane from the gate. A small pretty woodland (often muddy) can be a start to then exploring some of the fields and lanes around us. If you've not brought appropriate shoes, just follow the lane around - turn right out the gate and take the right fork each time and you will go round in a circle taking about a half hour.
For longer, when you come to a meeting of 4 lanes there is one with a black barrier across stopping traffic. You can walk up that to an open meadow at the top.
National Trust & Historic Houses
There are numerous historical places and houses to visit within about 30-40 minutes drive.
This is a favourite. The house is interesting to visit, but just to walk around the spectacular lake is worth the visit.
You will find other sites on the National Trust website below.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead
24 miles drive
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Stourhead
There are numerous historical places and houses to visit within about 30-40 minutes drive.
This is a favourite. The house is interesting to visit, but just to walk around the spectacular lake is worth the visit.
You will find other sites on the National Trust website below.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead
24 miles drive
An ornate Victorian Gothic Revival house with extensive garden and parkland.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield
16 miles drive
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Tyntesfield National Trust Park and gardens
An ornate Victorian Gothic Revival house with extensive garden and parkland.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield
16 miles drive
Sightseeing
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. There are numerous walks and of course the Cheddar Caves as well as Cheddar itself.
16 miles drive
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Cheddar Gorge Walk Path
Cliff Top Gorge WalkCheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. There are numerous walks and of course the Cheddar Caves as well as Cheddar itself.
16 miles drive
Food scene
Where to buy fresh food.
If you find yourself near Draycott near Cheddar look out for Warrens Farm Shop. They grow their own strawberries here and they are a taste sensation! They don't come any fresher - picked and put on the stall that day. You can even buy a punnet (or more), a carton of cream and sit on the picnic tables overlooking the Somerset Levels.
Warren's Farm Shop
Wells RoadIf you find yourself near Draycott near Cheddar look out for Warrens Farm Shop. They grow their own strawberries here and they are a taste sensation! They don't come any fresher - picked and put on the stall that day. You can even buy a punnet (or more), a carton of cream and sit on the picnic tables overlooking the Somerset Levels.