Guidebook for Shepton Mallet
Sightseeing
Amazing gardens/house, particularly beautiful as the leaves turn in Autumn. Stourhead has a number of folly's including King Alfreds Tower with a view from the top of all the surrounding counties.
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Stourhead
Amazing gardens/house, particularly beautiful as the leaves turn in Autumn. Stourhead has a number of folly's including King Alfreds Tower with a view from the top of all the surrounding counties.
Fabulous walking and for the brave that go up the tower a view to die for. Easy to park next to the tower.
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King Alfred's Tower
Kingsettle HillFabulous walking and for the brave that go up the tower a view to die for. Easy to park next to the tower.
A friendly ex-Batcombe-ite can show you around Glastonbury. What he doesn't know is not worth knowing!
Tor's Tour Of The Tor
5 Albert BuildingsA friendly ex-Batcombe-ite can show you around Glastonbury. What he doesn't know is not worth knowing!
Drinks & Nightlife
Our local and it's fab! Great food, locally sourced and beer. Last Thursday of the month is Open Mic so bring your instrument, though be warned the standards are pretty high!
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The Three Horseshoes Inn
Our local and it's fab! Great food, locally sourced and beer. Last Thursday of the month is Open Mic so bring your instrument, though be warned the standards are pretty high!
The Talbot Inn
Selwood StreetGreat food, atmosphere and village. Good wine list too.
Great pub for lunch or supper, combine with a trip to Sherborne or a lovely walk to find the old fort. Cadbury Castle is not far either.
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The Queens Arms
Great pub for lunch or supper, combine with a trip to Sherborne or a lovely walk to find the old fort. Cadbury Castle is not far either.
Food Scene
Fantastic wood burning oven for delicious pizza in a beautiful old wall garden setting. Great for those sunny days in summer. Mells is a must visit for big old houses in beautiful countryside.
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The Walled Garden at Mells
Selwood StreetFantastic wood burning oven for delicious pizza in a beautiful old wall garden setting. Great for those sunny days in summer. Mells is a must visit for big old houses in beautiful countryside.
Notting Hill comes to Somerset. Great cocktail bar with sun soaked views over Bruton. Delicious food and drink in an amazing converted chapel. Good for people watching/spotting. Try their pizza.
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At The Chapel
28 High StNotting Hill comes to Somerset. Great cocktail bar with sun soaked views over Bruton. Delicious food and drink in an amazing converted chapel. Good for people watching/spotting. Try their pizza.
Everything Else
Arty town with cobbled streets and some interesting shops. Also a museum. Lots of events are organised here and take a look at The Cheese and Grain for live music of a great quality.
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Frome
Arty town with cobbled streets and some interesting shops. Also a museum. Lots of events are organised here and take a look at The Cheese and Grain for live music of a great quality.
Old coaching town which has always been a hub. Great places to eat and drink and an international art gallery is opening up in September. Museum and Sexy's Hospital chapel well worth a visit.
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Bruton
Old coaching town which has always been a hub. Great places to eat and drink and an international art gallery is opening up in September. Museum and Sexy's Hospital chapel well worth a visit.
The smallest city in the UK with unique cathedral. Wednesdays and Saturdays are market day with lots of artisan food makers. The Bishops Palace is worth a visit too set in beautiful grounds.
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Wells
The smallest city in the UK with unique cathedral. Wednesdays and Saturdays are market day with lots of artisan food makers. The Bishops Palace is worth a visit too set in beautiful grounds.
You can no longer get near the stones and it is expensive to walk around, but it's on everyone's tick list. Personally, just as good a view from the road and then nip to the quiet 'Woodhenge' for free
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Stonehenge
You can no longer get near the stones and it is expensive to walk around, but it's on everyone's tick list. Personally, just as good a view from the road and then nip to the quiet 'Woodhenge' for free
Woodhenge
Less crowded and the other part of the puzzle.
Better than Stonehenge, you can walk around and touch the stones and be at one with them. There are normally sheep around though if you have a dog.
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Avebury
Better than Stonehenge, you can walk around and touch the stones and be at one with them. There are normally sheep around though if you have a dog.
Gorgeous town, you will want to move here. You can go for canal trips from here and hire bikes.
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Bradford-on-Avon
Gorgeous town, you will want to move here. You can go for canal trips from here and hire bikes.
Everyone who likes beautiful Georgian architecture should go here, the best example of a beautiful city in the world.
Great shopping, museums, exhibitions and of course The Baths.
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Bath
Everyone who likes beautiful Georgian architecture should go here, the best example of a beautiful city in the world.
Great shopping, museums, exhibitions and of course The Baths.
A MUST. Amazing stately home and art. The Long Room is worth going for alone. Good tea to be had too.
Dogs have a very good exercise area but not allowed in the house or gardens.
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Þjóðtrú - Montacute House
A MUST. Amazing stately home and art. The Long Room is worth going for alone. Good tea to be had too.
Dogs have a very good exercise area but not allowed in the house or gardens.
Beautiful town in classic harbour setting. I would also recommend Charmouth just down the road for beach.
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Lyme Regis
Beautiful town in classic harbour setting. I would also recommend Charmouth just down the road for beach.
Come and look for dinosaurs and fossils then have a BBQ on the beach. Dogs allowed in the summer in the evenings on the beach.
Charmouth Road
Charmouth RoadCome and look for dinosaurs and fossils then have a BBQ on the beach. Dogs allowed in the summer in the evenings on the beach.
Sherborne
Nice little English town with good shops and food.
If you are into bird life bring your binoculars, a very unique environment, reed beds and flooded planes make up the Somerset Levels and the basket center is very interesting.
Levels Basket Centre
Main RoadIf you are into bird life bring your binoculars, a very unique environment, reed beds and flooded planes make up the Somerset Levels and the basket center is very interesting.
Try and find Roger Wilkins's Cider House. He brews it himself and his cider house is the one thing you will never forget, however much you drink. A great host and a TRUE Somerset man.
Mudgley Road
Mudgley RoadTry and find Roger Wilkins's Cider House. He brews it himself and his cider house is the one thing you will never forget, however much you drink. A great host and a TRUE Somerset man.
A town full of ancient folklore and truly magical place. Lay lines meet here and there are healing waters to be had. The tour is definatly worth a visit. Book 'Tor's Tor of the Tor' for information.
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Glastonbury Tor
A town full of ancient folklore and truly magical place. Lay lines meet here and there are healing waters to be had. The tour is definatly worth a visit. Book 'Tor's Tor of the Tor' for information.