John’s Somerset Guidebook
Sightseeing
3 miles from us.
Our nearest town. In recent years Frome has developed something of a bohemian reputation brimming with independent, craft and creative shops, small café’s and charming cobbled side streets. While the pandemic like everywhere else has taken its toll in retail, Frome still has a delightful town centre, great for sitting on the street side sipping a coffee and seeing the world go by. It also seems to sprout markets all year long, especially the Independent Sunday market (first Sunday every month) bringing together the best local food and drink, artists and designers, produce, plants, flowers, retro, vintage, collectables, homewares and street entertainment. This is a wonderful local event where you will be welcomed.
We like Frome because it’s not a tourist hot spot but a buzzing friendly town that has a sense of its own identity which is solid, down to earth Somerset. Stay awhile and you’ll see what we mean.
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Frome
3 miles from us.
Our nearest town. In recent years Frome has developed something of a bohemian reputation brimming with independent, craft and creative shops, small café’s and charming cobbled side streets. While the pandemic like everywhere else has taken its toll in retail, Frome still has a delightful town centre, great for sitting on the street side sipping a coffee and seeing the world go by. It also seems to sprout markets all year long, especially the Independent Sunday market (first Sunday every month) bringing together the best local food and drink, artists and designers, produce, plants, flowers, retro, vintage, collectables, homewares and street entertainment. This is a wonderful local event where you will be welcomed.
We like Frome because it’s not a tourist hot spot but a buzzing friendly town that has a sense of its own identity which is solid, down to earth Somerset. Stay awhile and you’ll see what we mean.
15 miles from us.
It goes without saying the magnificent Georgian architecture of this World Heritage city is incredible and a tour of the crescents is a must.
The Roman Baths and the Abbey are of equal fame although usually queues for the Baths tend to be long. More recently a new spa has been created that used the same source of volcanic waters as the original Roman spas.
Bath also has some less well known places worth discovering. Here’s some of them
The Sion Hill area at the top of the Approach Golf course give an insight into the beautiful homes that the wealthy Georgian families lived in at the top of Bath and the wonderful views they enjoyed over the city.
The Kennet & Avon canal that winds through the southern slopes offers picturesque walks from the locks where the canal joins the River Avon at Widcombe through Georgian arches and tunnels to Bathampton and the George Inn.
Widcombe village is still part of the city but with its own identity with cafés, bars, its own local pub, the White Hart, and small shops
There is a river boat that sets off from the horseshoe weir at Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath to the weir at Bathampton Mill where the boat turns right at the foot of the cascades in one of the most amazing three point turns we have ever seen.
A stroll through the Royal Victoria Park, starting at the war memorial just above Queens Square past the open spaces where hot air balloons ascend, to the beautiful botanical gardens to the west makes for a pleasant spring or summer walk. If its winter and you are feeling firm of foot, a dome like pavilion houses a delightful skating rink just above Queens Parade
Open top buses, despite our climate, circle Bath and while not our favourite form of transport they provide the best views of Bath’s spectacular architecture. There is also a route that circles the hilly tops around Baths called the Skyline Tour.
Shopping in Bath is largely divided between the southern new ‘Southgate’ area with large and well known departmental stores and the Milsom Street and Walcot Street areas at the top of town with smaller quirkier independent shops.
Say Cheese. One shop in Bath we have to mention is the Fine Cheese Company in Walcot Street. If you want to select, taste, buy cheese from expert cheesemongers who really care for their cheeses, this is the place, especially, in John’s view, for Somerset cheeses. Did you know the world class Duckett’s Caerphilly, traditionally a Welsh cheese, is actually made here in Somerset and available at the shop. Todd Trethowan’s Gorwydd Caerphilly is also sold here and also made in Somerset near Cheddar Gorge. (Todd moved to Somerset from Llanddewi in Wales in the 2014 and now also makes a grand organic cheddar 'Pitchfork’ which we believe vies for prominence with the local champions Westcombe, Montgomery and Keen.
You might have guessed that John loves his local cheeses. Try asking over breakfast for tastings of the Somerset morsels he often has sneaked away at the cottage!
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Bath
15 miles from us.
It goes without saying the magnificent Georgian architecture of this World Heritage city is incredible and a tour of the crescents is a must.
The Roman Baths and the Abbey are of equal fame although usually queues for the Baths tend to be long. More recently a new spa has been created that used the same source of volcanic waters as the original Roman spas.
Bath also has some less well known places worth discovering. Here’s some of them
The Sion Hill area at the top of the Approach Golf course give an insight into the beautiful homes that the wealthy Georgian families lived in at the top of Bath and the wonderful views they enjoyed over the city.
The Kennet & Avon canal that winds through the southern slopes offers picturesque walks from the locks where the canal joins the River Avon at Widcombe through Georgian arches and tunnels to Bathampton and the George Inn.
Widcombe village is still part of the city but with its own identity with cafés, bars, its own local pub, the White Hart, and small shops
There is a river boat that sets off from the horseshoe weir at Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath to the weir at Bathampton Mill where the boat turns right at the foot of the cascades in one of the most amazing three point turns we have ever seen.
A stroll through the Royal Victoria Park, starting at the war memorial just above Queens Square past the open spaces where hot air balloons ascend, to the beautiful botanical gardens to the west makes for a pleasant spring or summer walk. If its winter and you are feeling firm of foot, a dome like pavilion houses a delightful skating rink just above Queens Parade
Open top buses, despite our climate, circle Bath and while not our favourite form of transport they provide the best views of Bath’s spectacular architecture. There is also a route that circles the hilly tops around Baths called the Skyline Tour.
Shopping in Bath is largely divided between the southern new ‘Southgate’ area with large and well known departmental stores and the Milsom Street and Walcot Street areas at the top of town with smaller quirkier independent shops.
Say Cheese. One shop in Bath we have to mention is the Fine Cheese Company in Walcot Street. If you want to select, taste, buy cheese from expert cheesemongers who really care for their cheeses, this is the place, especially, in John’s view, for Somerset cheeses. Did you know the world class Duckett’s Caerphilly, traditionally a Welsh cheese, is actually made here in Somerset and available at the shop. Todd Trethowan’s Gorwydd Caerphilly is also sold here and also made in Somerset near Cheddar Gorge. (Todd moved to Somerset from Llanddewi in Wales in the 2014 and now also makes a grand organic cheddar 'Pitchfork’ which we believe vies for prominence with the local champions Westcombe, Montgomery and Keen.
You might have guessed that John loves his local cheeses. Try asking over breakfast for tastings of the Somerset morsels he often has sneaked away at the cottage!
14 miles from us
It’s only a small city yet has the most beautiful 12th century cathedral. Wells is in fact England’s smallest Cathedral city. Other things, like the 14th century Vicars Close, said to be the only intact medieval street left in England, make the Cathedral area a wonder to explore. Amazingly the current occupants of Vicars Close are said to still include all 12 men of the Vicars Choral plus the organist and vergers. The choir has been in existence since the 12th century and is still going strong with media and international renown. They sing daily in the Cathedral.
Then there’s the chained library, the ancient Wells Clock, second oldest in England with jousting knights that charge at each other on the quarter of each hour, the octagonal Chapter House featuring elaborate rib vaulting in the Decorated style and is considered among the most beautiful in England. Also the Bishops Palace, huge, 800 years old, still the home of the Bishop but open to the public. It’s surrounded by a respectably wide moat which is also home to mute swans, who actually ring a bell at the gate house when they need feeding. The 14 acres of gardens are supported by the RHS where there are the ancient well pools, fed by springs and give Wells its name. Wells is fascinating - keep exploring and the more you’ll discover.
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Wells
14 miles from us
It’s only a small city yet has the most beautiful 12th century cathedral. Wells is in fact England’s smallest Cathedral city. Other things, like the 14th century Vicars Close, said to be the only intact medieval street left in England, make the Cathedral area a wonder to explore. Amazingly the current occupants of Vicars Close are said to still include all 12 men of the Vicars Choral plus the organist and vergers. The choir has been in existence since the 12th century and is still going strong with media and international renown. They sing daily in the Cathedral.
Then there’s the chained library, the ancient Wells Clock, second oldest in England with jousting knights that charge at each other on the quarter of each hour, the octagonal Chapter House featuring elaborate rib vaulting in the Decorated style and is considered among the most beautiful in England. Also the Bishops Palace, huge, 800 years old, still the home of the Bishop but open to the public. It’s surrounded by a respectably wide moat which is also home to mute swans, who actually ring a bell at the gate house when they need feeding. The 14 acres of gardens are supported by the RHS where there are the ancient well pools, fed by springs and give Wells its name. Wells is fascinating - keep exploring and the more you’ll discover.
12 miles from us.
A small pretty town with, it seems, more than the usually share of café’s, designer shops, galleries and famous schools – at least three. A draw in recent years has been the contemporary arts gallery of Hauser & Wirth in converted barns at Durslade Farm on the edge of the town and housing the beamed and charcoal fired Roth Bar & Grill – nice lunches. More recently all sorts of respected designers and makers have been appearing and setting up in Bruton along with lifestyle and design shops and galleries. Elle Decoration magazine observed recently that ‘an influx of the very best creatives has transformed this quaint honey-stoned Somerset town into craft central’. Really worth stopping here to explore the little streets and quirky places.
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Bruton
12 miles from us.
A small pretty town with, it seems, more than the usually share of café’s, designer shops, galleries and famous schools – at least three. A draw in recent years has been the contemporary arts gallery of Hauser & Wirth in converted barns at Durslade Farm on the edge of the town and housing the beamed and charcoal fired Roth Bar & Grill – nice lunches. More recently all sorts of respected designers and makers have been appearing and setting up in Bruton along with lifestyle and design shops and galleries. Elle Decoration magazine observed recently that ‘an influx of the very best creatives has transformed this quaint honey-stoned Somerset town into craft central’. Really worth stopping here to explore the little streets and quirky places.
14 miles from us.
Half a mile away is the Six Wells Walk.
A daunting 18th century folly that stands 49m (160 feet) high. Said to have been built to commemorate the end of the Seven Years War against France and named after Alfred the Great who near this spot rallied the Saxons to beat off the Danes in 878.
The spot is particularly beautiful, the surrounding dense forests giving a sense of being immersed deep in the heart of rural Somerset, which you are. A mile down the narrow road from the tower towards Kilmington is a little car park on the right. Go through the sheep gate and turn right and you come across a fantastic valley with pines on one side and deciduous forest on the other as it sweeps and curves steeply down to small lakes and the Stourhead estate below. The valley was the home of the six wells that formed the source the 65 mile long River Stour. There is one well left, right at the base of St. Peters Pump, a 14th century stone pumping house.
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King Alfred's Tower
Kingsettle Hill14 miles from us.
Half a mile away is the Six Wells Walk.
A daunting 18th century folly that stands 49m (160 feet) high. Said to have been built to commemorate the end of the Seven Years War against France and named after Alfred the Great who near this spot rallied the Saxons to beat off the Danes in 878.
The spot is particularly beautiful, the surrounding dense forests giving a sense of being immersed deep in the heart of rural Somerset, which you are. A mile down the narrow road from the tower towards Kilmington is a little car park on the right. Go through the sheep gate and turn right and you come across a fantastic valley with pines on one side and deciduous forest on the other as it sweeps and curves steeply down to small lakes and the Stourhead estate below. The valley was the home of the six wells that formed the source the 65 mile long River Stour. There is one well left, right at the base of St. Peters Pump, a 14th century stone pumping house.
14 miles from us
Owned by the National Trust and arguably one of the finest landscaped gardens in Britain, Stourhead is a wonderful place to visit and take in the lakes, gardens, temple-styled follies and grottos and the handsome Palladian mansion and be astounded by the sheer beauty of it all. No wonder so many films have included Stourhead as a backdrop.
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Stourhead
14 miles from us
Owned by the National Trust and arguably one of the finest landscaped gardens in Britain, Stourhead is a wonderful place to visit and take in the lakes, gardens, temple-styled follies and grottos and the handsome Palladian mansion and be astounded by the sheer beauty of it all. No wonder so many films have included Stourhead as a backdrop.
11 miles from us.
A secret gem – Italianate terraced gardens set behind this beautiful old manor house. Famed Edwardian landscaper Harold Peto designed the unique, Italianate Grade 1 listed gardens when Iford Manor was his home, from 1899-1933. Drawing inspiration from his travels all around the world, the garden blends Italian, Byzantine, Ancient Roman and Oriental garden designs together with architecture and classical sculpture. Still a family home, the delight of Iford is in its tranquillity, far from crowds and tucked into a river vale with its own bridge complete with a commanding statue of Britannia and a white pounding river weir in the distance. This year has seen the opening of a charming tea garden terrace and restaurant. (The gardens are closed from October 1 to April 1)
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Iford Manor: The Peto Garden
11 miles from us.
A secret gem – Italianate terraced gardens set behind this beautiful old manor house. Famed Edwardian landscaper Harold Peto designed the unique, Italianate Grade 1 listed gardens when Iford Manor was his home, from 1899-1933. Drawing inspiration from his travels all around the world, the garden blends Italian, Byzantine, Ancient Roman and Oriental garden designs together with architecture and classical sculpture. Still a family home, the delight of Iford is in its tranquillity, far from crowds and tucked into a river vale with its own bridge complete with a commanding statue of Britannia and a white pounding river weir in the distance. This year has seen the opening of a charming tea garden terrace and restaurant. (The gardens are closed from October 1 to April 1)
11 miles from us.
One of the most beautiful villages in Somerset. It sits above the River Frome close to where it joins the Avon, the streets winding down to the 15th century Inn and the meadows in the river valley. You can walk from here along the River Avon to the Cross Guns, the sister pub to the Inn at Freshford with terraces down onto the river which flows under an old stone aqueduct that carries the Kennet and Avon canal across it. Always fun sitting on the grass bank with a bottle of cider watching novice summer bargees negotiating the single width channel. A bit like driving in our Somerset country lanes.
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Freshford
11 miles from us.
One of the most beautiful villages in Somerset. It sits above the River Frome close to where it joins the Avon, the streets winding down to the 15th century Inn and the meadows in the river valley. You can walk from here along the River Avon to the Cross Guns, the sister pub to the Inn at Freshford with terraces down onto the river which flows under an old stone aqueduct that carries the Kennet and Avon canal across it. Always fun sitting on the grass bank with a bottle of cider watching novice summer bargees negotiating the single width channel. A bit like driving in our Somerset country lanes.
4 miles from us.
If you are a Soho House member, their lovely rural retreat Babington is a ten minute drive away, and you can stay in the luxury of the George & Dragon suite, enjoy your own dining room and simply nip over to our friends at Babington for the day and evening, with the pool and bar and spa …and if it all gets too much nip back again and chill in our gardens and your own suite for some R&R.
Babington
4 miles from us.
If you are a Soho House member, their lovely rural retreat Babington is a ten minute drive away, and you can stay in the luxury of the George & Dragon suite, enjoy your own dining room and simply nip over to our friends at Babington for the day and evening, with the pool and bar and spa …and if it all gets too much nip back again and chill in our gardens and your own suite for some R&R.
4 miles from us
Nunney is a lovely village, with charming little cottages, a friendly local pub, the George, with one of those wrought iron signs that goes right across the street. It’s got a small river flowing under an old bridge, a great little café and a Spar shop and, yes, a 14th century castle right in the middle of the village complete with moat. The castle, said to be based on the Bastille, is hollow but it has a deep sense of history about it, sieges and cannon blasting holes in it, and Cromwellian battles. Fantastic. I wish we had one in our village!
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Nunney Castle
Castle Street4 miles from us
Nunney is a lovely village, with charming little cottages, a friendly local pub, the George, with one of those wrought iron signs that goes right across the street. It’s got a small river flowing under an old bridge, a great little café and a Spar shop and, yes, a 14th century castle right in the middle of the village complete with moat. The castle, said to be based on the Bastille, is hollow but it has a deep sense of history about it, sieges and cannon blasting holes in it, and Cromwellian battles. Fantastic. I wish we had one in our village!
When the cows have retaken the fields at Worthy Farm after the June musical mayhem, and the town has settled down a bit, a visit to Glastonbury is a strangely cerebral experience with its mixture of mythology, religion and mysticism, an area that is about King Arthur and his burial place in the ruined Abbey, of Avalon, the birth of Christianity in England, the buried Holy Grail, the Chalice Well of magical water, the ruined Abbey and the famous Tor.
If however the Worthy Farm festival is in your calendar, The George & Dragon offers a peaceful retreat and big breakfasts to fuel you for the next day of music - and mud.
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Glastonbury
When the cows have retaken the fields at Worthy Farm after the June musical mayhem, and the town has settled down a bit, a visit to Glastonbury is a strangely cerebral experience with its mixture of mythology, religion and mysticism, an area that is about King Arthur and his burial place in the ruined Abbey, of Avalon, the birth of Christianity in England, the buried Holy Grail, the Chalice Well of magical water, the ruined Abbey and the famous Tor.
If however the Worthy Farm festival is in your calendar, The George & Dragon offers a peaceful retreat and big breakfasts to fuel you for the next day of music - and mud.
22 miles from us.
Apart from the high season coaches, school trips and packed car parks, endless souvenir shops and over 150,000 visitors a year, the Gorge is still a magnificent and breath-taking slice cut hundreds of feet deep into Mendip limestone with a road at the bottom. Out if season it provides an awesome drive culminating at the incredible caves gouged out of the rock over millennia by the Yeo River. Don’t be put off by the horrid gaudy ticket booths at the entrance to Gough’s Cave – worth the cringe for the seriously staggering rock formations inside.
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Gorge de Cheddar
22 miles from us.
Apart from the high season coaches, school trips and packed car parks, endless souvenir shops and over 150,000 visitors a year, the Gorge is still a magnificent and breath-taking slice cut hundreds of feet deep into Mendip limestone with a road at the bottom. Out if season it provides an awesome drive culminating at the incredible caves gouged out of the rock over millennia by the Yeo River. Don’t be put off by the horrid gaudy ticket booths at the entrance to Gough’s Cave – worth the cringe for the seriously staggering rock formations inside.
Food scene
Maiden Bradley. Delightful laid back restaurant and pub. We and other guests have enjoyed really good food and great service here. About 9 miles from the cottage.
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The Bradley Hare
Church StreetMaiden Bradley. Delightful laid back restaurant and pub. We and other guests have enjoyed really good food and great service here. About 9 miles from the cottage.
Frome. At the top of Catherine Street, it’s easy to get to from here, being on our side of town. A casual relaxed café venue. Guests report great classic French bistro meals. We agree. Lotte is very popular and advanced booking definitely advised. Pay & Display parking nearby.
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Bistro Lotte
23 Catherine StFrome. At the top of Catherine Street, it’s easy to get to from here, being on our side of town. A casual relaxed café venue. Guests report great classic French bistro meals. We agree. Lotte is very popular and advanced booking definitely advised. Pay & Display parking nearby.
A couple of doors up from the Bistro is the bar. Good house wines (French naturally). Typically Parisian, the bar provides classic French bar food – Moules Frites, Steak Frites, Charcuterie and interestingly Fondue for two. So if you can’t get into the bistro this is a good shot. Also classic cocktails from a bar manager trained at Soho House.
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Bistro Lotte
23 Catherine StA couple of doors up from the Bistro is the bar. Good house wines (French naturally). Typically Parisian, the bar provides classic French bar food – Moules Frites, Steak Frites, Charcuterie and interestingly Fondue for two. So if you can’t get into the bistro this is a good shot. Also classic cocktails from a bar manager trained at Soho House.
Frome. A small friendly small plates restaurant again popular locally. A fascinating mix of less typical, inventive and extremely tasty Moorish tapa, we love it. Situated at the bottom of the delightful Catherine Hill area. 3 miles from the cottage. Easy parking within walking distance. Open Thursdays to Saturday
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High Pavement Restaurant
8 Palmer StFrome. A small friendly small plates restaurant again popular locally. A fascinating mix of less typical, inventive and extremely tasty Moorish tapa, we love it. Situated at the bottom of the delightful Catherine Hill area. 3 miles from the cottage. Easy parking within walking distance. Open Thursdays to Saturday
Bath. In our opinion an excellent and very individual Indian restaurant. We love it! Insist on a conservatory or, if warm, an outside patio table to get some great evening views of Bath.
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Mantra
5 Bladud BuildingsBath. In our opinion an excellent and very individual Indian restaurant. We love it! Insist on a conservatory or, if warm, an outside patio table to get some great evening views of Bath.
Bath. A friendly and stylish town pub in River Street, above the Circus and the Assembly Rooms. It offers excellent up market pub fare in comfortable bars and dining rooms with log fires during the colder months. Fab Sunday roast.
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The Chequers
50 Rivers StBath. A friendly and stylish town pub in River Street, above the Circus and the Assembly Rooms. It offers excellent up market pub fare in comfortable bars and dining rooms with log fires during the colder months. Fab Sunday roast.
Bath.T his small comfortable restaurant is in Brock Street, which joins the Circus to the Royal Crescent. It is immensely popular with the locals, offering a varied selection of European cuisine. Great for both lunch and dinner. In summer sit outside at the pavement tables watching quite a lot of the world go by.
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Circus Restaurant
34 Brock StreetBath.T his small comfortable restaurant is in Brock Street, which joins the Circus to the Royal Crescent. It is immensely popular with the locals, offering a varied selection of European cuisine. Great for both lunch and dinner. In summer sit outside at the pavement tables watching quite a lot of the world go by.
Mells. A great coaching inn with an excellent reputation. 7 minutes’ drive from the cottage. Our local inn. Booking essential. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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The Talbot Inn
Selwood StreetMells. A great coaching inn with an excellent reputation. 7 minutes’ drive from the cottage. Our local inn. Booking essential. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Horningsham. An old rambling 18th century inn on the south-western edge of the Longleat Estate. A sister pub to our local Talbot Inn it offers similar quality English fayre served in small interconnecting dining rooms. Also has a comfortable, sometimes noisy, bar. About 20 minutes’ drive from the cottage.
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Bath Arms Hotel
Bath StreetHorningsham. An old rambling 18th century inn on the south-western edge of the Longleat Estate. A sister pub to our local Talbot Inn it offers similar quality English fayre served in small interconnecting dining rooms. Also has a comfortable, sometimes noisy, bar. About 20 minutes’ drive from the cottage.
This beautiful manor house with its wonderful Italianate gardens tucked away in the hamlet of Iford, has now opened its own café, restaurant and coffee shop. Recently built from local stone with large attractive outdoor terraces, it is currently offering lunches Wednesdays to Sundays. Dishes are innovative and modern.
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Iford Manor
This beautiful manor house with its wonderful Italianate gardens tucked away in the hamlet of Iford, has now opened its own café, restaurant and coffee shop. Recently built from local stone with large attractive outdoor terraces, it is currently offering lunches Wednesdays to Sundays. Dishes are innovative and modern.
Bruton. Great for lunch and supper. 20 minutes away. The Chapel is a brilliant conversion of, yes, a chapel into a very comfortable airy and relaxed restaurant. Pizzas from their wood-fired ovens are legendary.
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At The Chapel
28 High StBruton. Great for lunch and supper. 20 minutes away. The Chapel is a brilliant conversion of, yes, a chapel into a very comfortable airy and relaxed restaurant. Pizzas from their wood-fired ovens are legendary.
At the lower edge of one of the most beautiful, and said to be, one of the most desirable villages in Somerset, this lovely old inn has tiers of outdoor tables going up the side of the hill and overlooking the meadows and two river valleys that surround it. Great for summer lunches. Inside they serve traditional English ‘gastro’ food in the beamed dining room, along with log fi res in the winter. Just off the A36 on the way to Bath, the Inn is about 20 minutes from the cottage.
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The Inn at Freshford
At the lower edge of one of the most beautiful, and said to be, one of the most desirable villages in Somerset, this lovely old inn has tiers of outdoor tables going up the side of the hill and overlooking the meadows and two river valleys that surround it. Great for summer lunches. Inside they serve traditional English ‘gastro’ food in the beamed dining room, along with log fi res in the winter. Just off the A36 on the way to Bath, the Inn is about 20 minutes from the cottage.
Bruton. Interesting restaurant with rave reviews and a 2021 Michelin star for their set piece meals created by chef Merlin Labron-Johnson in this ‘tiny, farm-to-table restaurant’. The size may be small but the price isn’t. They don’t have menus but deliver, at our last check, set six course (£85) or eight course (£110) evening meals. Lunch is also available. Two guests have now told us of their incredible gastronomic adventures tasting their way through each of eight courses. Quite hard to get a reservation but worth perhaps persevering while saving up to eat here. We want to! Open Thursday to Sunday.
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Osip restaurant
1 High StBruton. Interesting restaurant with rave reviews and a 2021 Michelin star for their set piece meals created by chef Merlin Labron-Johnson in this ‘tiny, farm-to-table restaurant’. The size may be small but the price isn’t. They don’t have menus but deliver, at our last check, set six course (£85) or eight course (£110) evening meals. Lunch is also available. Two guests have now told us of their incredible gastronomic adventures tasting their way through each of eight courses. Quite hard to get a reservation but worth perhaps persevering while saving up to eat here. We want to! Open Thursday to Sunday.
Bruton. A beamy barn of a place mainly for lunches (it does dinner Fridays and Saturdays). A great modern British menu. We have enjoyed lunch there with the added attraction that it is in the same grounds as the Hauser & Wirth art gallery and gardens. Nice farm shop too.
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Roth Bar & Grill
Dropping LaneBruton. A beamy barn of a place mainly for lunches (it does dinner Fridays and Saturdays). A great modern British menu. We have enjoyed lunch there with the added attraction that it is in the same grounds as the Hauser & Wirth art gallery and gardens. Nice farm shop too.