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Individually
designed garden
studio with
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en-suite
facilities With
modern shower.
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Full English
Breakfast served
at your
convenience in
the privacy of
your own studio
or on the terrace. |
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Comfortable
double
bed with |
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luxurious
duvet &
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Somerset B&B, near
Weston-Super-Mare.
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The quiet, historic
village of Wick St
Lawrence lies in the
heart of low lying
moorland, north east of
Weston-Super-Mare. It is
reached through little
winding lanes, lined
with willow trees and
hedges, and is some of
the most unspoilt
countryside of North
Somerset. The village
was one of the important
"Guard Stations" in
Roman times, which were placed at
intervals from
Portishead to Porlock.
Although in a truly
rural location, there is
a good selection of Pubs and
Restaurants within ten
minutes drive. The High
Street of Worle, located
only two miles away,
provides everyday
shopping needs.
Somerset is truly a
county of contrasts,
from the sandy beaches
along the coast, sleepy
villages with quaint
shops and historic inns
to the medieval cities
such as Wells with its
beautiful cathedral
nearby and Bath with its
spa dating from Roman
times.
The scenic Mendip and
Quantock Hills, are a
landscape of woods and
open moorland rich in
wildlife. The Mendip
Hills are famous for
both Cheddar Gorge,
honeycombed with caves
and caverns and Wookey
Hole. Both places have
caves open to visitors
and you can even try
adventure potholing or
rock climbing.
Some day trip ideas
from our
Somerset Bed and
Breakfast.
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The Roman City of Bath.
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The Roman City
of Bath is a world
heritage site, because
of this it has a
multitude of visitor
attractions that can
more than fill a full
day’s visit. Bath is a
compact city, so
shopping and eating
facilities are all close
by with most places an
easy walk from the city
centre.
The
bathing complex, which
is built around a
natural hot spring,
shows how the Romans
lived, you can explore
this fascinating place, drink the spa
water and listen
to classical music from
the Pump Room trio or
quartet.
Why not take time to,
gaze at the fan vaulted
ceiling in the 15th
century Abbey, stroll
around the curved
terrace of the Royal
Crescent, visit the
Assembly Rooms - the
heart of 18th century
social activity in the
City, or walk like
'Beau' Nash, over the
18th century Pulteney
Bridge lined with its
tiny shops or visit a
host of museums and
galleries.
A production at the
Theatre Royal with a
pre-dinner meal is
thoroughly recommended,
as is a visit to the
Sally Lunns Tea Shop, the
oldest shop in Bath,
dating back to
1482.
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Exmoor National Park.
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Exmoor National Park
is an area of high wild
moorlands grazed by both
domesticated sheep,
cattle and also by red
deer. Within the park
there is an abundance of
wildlife and birds, from
buzzards to skylarks. It
is especially famous for
its tough little Exmoor
ponies that roam free
within the park. This is
also the area
that inspired the story
of Lorna Doone by R.D.
Blackmore.
The picturesque Woollen
Yarn Market, the water
mill and hilltop castle
at Dunster are all well
worth a visit, as is a
trip to the home of
Samuel Taylor Coleridge,
where he wrote his
famous The Rime of the
Ancient Mariner.
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Voyage of Discovery -
Bristol.
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Bristol has always
been an important port,
with the harbour area at
its centre, it remains
the thriving commercial
centre of South West
England. A host of
sights await visitors,
many connected with old
seafaring days. John Cabot
sailed from here in 1497
and discovered North
America, naming it after
his friend Richard a Meryck.
Walk the streets where
men were press-ganged in
centuries past, take a
ferry tour to see the
sights at water level, see the 17th century inn
that gave inspiration to
the novels Robinson
Crusoe and Treasure
Island - The Llandoger
Trow, or take in a show
at the oldest theatre in
Britain dating to 1776,
a truly delightful
experience awaits you at The
Bristol Old Vic.
Clifton
Suspension Bridge
Bristol is also famous
for its connections with
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
(1806-1859). This great
designer pioneered the
building of the railway
from London to Bristol
and South Wales using
wrought iron. He is also
famous for building the
magnificent Suspension
Bridge that towers over
the River Avon and for
constructing the first
transatlantic steamer SS
Great Britain in 1837.
As a bonus, alongside is
Matthew, a replica of
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Somerset Myths and
Legends.
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King Arthur
Country.
The West Country is at
the heartland of the
fabled stories of King
Arthur. Legend
tells about a great
warrior, king who ruled
England long ago from
Camelot, where he held
court amongst fair
ladies and the heroic
Knights of the Round
Table.
The bustling
city of Glastonbury,
has very strong
links with the
traditions of Arthur and
the Holy Grail.
According to legend, the
founder of Glastonbury
Abbey was Joseph of
Arimathea, acclaimed as
the man who took Jesus’
body down from the cross
for burial. It was said
that he bought with him
to England the cup of
the Last Supper, in
which he had caught some
of the blood welling
from Christ’s wounded
side. The Grail is said
to lie deep in the
Chalice Well, near to
the base of the tall
mound known as
Glastonbury Tor, whose
waters have a reddish
tinge.
The fantastic ruins of
the Glastonbury Abbey,
are
a great place to visit,
you can even sit in the
old cookhouse and listen
to the stories of a monk
as he recites the daily
toil of the Abbey’s
inhabitants in the 12th
Century. In 1191, the
Glastonbury monks,
digging in their
cemetery discovered what
they maintained was the
grave of King Arthur and
his queen, the beautiful
Guinevere. The bodies
were afterwards reburied
in a black marble tomb
in the Abbey church in
front of the high altar,
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The Cotswolds.
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The Cotswolds is made up
of many quintessentially
English towns and
villages, such as
Tetbury near to
Highgrove, home of HRH
Prince Charles, Prince
of Wales. Bourton on the
Water, Stow on the Wold
and Broadway, where you
can stroll through the
picturesque streets,
browsing the exquisite
little shops. There also
many stately homes, such
as Longleat House and
Wilton House, which are
two of the grandest
houses in England.
Longleat was built in
Elizabethan times in an
Italian Renaissance
style, the rooms are
full of treasures,
tapestries, paintings,
rare books and
manuscripts.
Wilton House, the home
of the Earl of Pembroke,
is glorious house filled
with beautiful
artefacts. Wilton was
the ancient capital of
Wessex and the site
where the house stands
was originally an Abbey
dating to 773 AD. The
present house was
started in 1543 but has
been added to ever
since.
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