there's a cobbled courtyard dining area, as well as off-street parking. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. unpretentious rooms come with satellite tv, free wi-fi, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. the bar/restaurant features oak-beamed ceilings and stone fireplaces, and serves real ales and a classic pub menu. off the a359 road in the village of mudford, this rustic, 17th-century pub with rooms is 2 miles from yeovil and 4 miles from the fleet air arm museum Bristol Airport 1 hr 7
Glastonbury Tor (32 min) Church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush, terraced hilltop. Sherborne Old Castle (13 min) Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Cadbury Castle (14 min) Hilltop ruins of a millennia-old fortress with ties to the legend of King Arthur, popular for walks. Barrington Court (29 min) Restored, unfurnished Tudor mansion set in colourful gardens, with a walled orchard and restaurant. Somerset Rural Life Museum (28 min) Timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. Sherborne Abbey (11 min) Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. National Trust - Montacute House (17 min) National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Yeovil Railway Centre (11 min) Historic place with full-scale locomotive cars & a mini-train ride, plus an art gallery & gift shop. Tintinhull Garden (13 min) This picturesque garden with areas separated by walls & hedges surrounds a 17th-century house. East Lambrook Manor Gardens (22 min) Chalice Well (29 min) Sacred well more than 2,000 years old, in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. Fleet Air Arm Museum (8 min) Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Lytes Cary (14 min) Garden and architecture National Trust - Lytes Cary Manor (15 min) Haynes International Motor Museum (11 min) UK's biggest exhibition of cars and motorbikes dating from 1900 to today, plus kids' play areas. |