In the area

The Quantock Hills and surrounding area are a playground for young and old to enjoy. We can point you in the right direction for all sorts of activities from fresh air fun like mountain biking, horse trekking, walking tours and bird spotting, to all weather visitor attractions such as Wookey Hole Caves and Dunster Castle.

Tourist attractions

Timeless treasures

Glastonbury Tor
Brent Knoll Hill Fort
Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve
Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve
Tarr Steps at Liscombe

Mother nature

Exmoor and Dunkery Beacon – Exmoor's highest point
The Quantock Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Blackdown Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Mendip Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Somerset Levels and Moors
Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole Caves

Walking and cycling paths

Dunster Tall Trees Trail
West Somerset Coast Path
Coleridge Way
Quantock Green Way
River Parrett Trail

Castles, houses and gardens

Dunster Castle
Cleeve Abbey
Hestercombe House
Coleridge Cottage
Montacute House
Wells Cathedral
Glastonbury Abbey
Medieval villages of Dunster and Axbridge
Saxon town of Bruton

Fun in fresh air

Mountain biking
Horse trekking
Enmore Park 18 hole Golf Club (3 minute drive)
Somerset County Cricket Club in Taunton
Bird spotting at Ham Wall and Greylake RSPB Reserves
Coarse, game and sea fishing
Sailing for all abilities on Durleigh Reservoir

Sun, sea and sandcastles

Watchet Harbour
Burnham beach and BreanDown and Sands
Weston-super-Mare with its newly opened historic pier
Minehead
Lynton and Lynmouth beaches
Kilve Beach – an Area of Special Scientific Interest

Visitor attractions

West Somerset Railway
Tropiquaria
Wookey Hole Caves
Dunster Castle
Cheddar Gorge and Caves
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Animal Farm Adventure Park
Haynes International Motor Museum

Places to eat and drink

Tea rooms

Fyne Court, Broomfield, TauntonTA52EQ
PynesCafé, Buncombe Hill, Broomfield, TauntonTA51AX

Pubs

Tynte Arms, High Street, Enmore, Somerset TA52DP
01278 671 351 (3 minute drive)
The Enmore Inn, Enmore Road, Somerset TA52AH
01278 422 052 (5 minute drive)
Travellers Rest, Merridge, Bridgwater TA51BA
01278 671 367 (10 minute drive)
Lamb Inn, Four Forks, Bridgwater TA51AD
01278 671 350 (10 minute drive)

Take-aways

The nearest Indian and Chinese takeaways and restaurantsare situated in North Petherton (10 minute drive). The nearest Fish and Chip shop is also in North Petherton.

Nearby Bridgwater (10 minute drive) and the county town of Taunton (20 minute drive) have a full complement of restaurants to suit every taste and budget.

Hotels, restaurants and spas

When it's time for a treat, try…

Combe House Hotel at Holford
Clavelshay Barn Restaurant at North Petherton
Cedar Falls Health Farm at Bishops Lydeard

In an emergency

Doctor

North Petherton Surgery, Mill Street, North Petherton TA66LX
01278 662 223 (3 miles)
Victoria Park Medical Centre, Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater TA67AS
01278 437 100 (3 miles)