| there's also a lounge bar and a bright, glass-walled restaurant serving seasonal cuisine and afternoon tea. breakfast is free. housed in a former rectory, this stylish, contemporary hotel and spa is 3 miles from historic montacute house and 4 miles from the town of yeovil. the modern spa offers a hot tub, a sauna and an exercise room, as well as treatments for a fee. airy rooms are furnished in a sleek, contemporary style with egyptian cotton linens. all include minibars, as well as flat-screen tvs, free wifi, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Bristol Airport 1 hr 11
Tintinhull Garden (14 min)
This picturesque garden with areas separated by walls & hedges surrounds a 17th-century house. National Trust - Montacute House (11 min)
National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Yeovil Railway Centre (10 min)
Historic place with full-scale locomotive cars & a mini-train ride, plus an art gallery & gift shop. East Lambrook Manor Gardens (19 min) Barrington Court (25 min)
Restored, unfurnished Tudor mansion set in colourful gardens, with a walled orchard and restaurant. Forde Abbey House and Gardens (27 min)
Country house setting for a garden centre stocking perennials and grasses, plus gift shop and cafe. Cadbury Castle (26 min)
Hilltop ruins of a millennia-old fortress with ties to the legend of King Arthur, popular for walks. Sherborne Old Castle (20 min)
Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Cerne Abbas Giant (27 min)
Mysterious, club wielding, naked male figure, of indeterminable age, cut into a chalk hillside. Fleet Air Arm Museum (19 min)
Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Montacute TV Radio Toy Museum (9 min) Sherborne Abbey (18 min)
Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. Ham Hill, Somerset (11 min)
Picturesque hill offering picnic spots, hiking/mountain biking trails & a WWI & WWII memorial. Haynes International Motor Museum (23 min)
UK's biggest exhibition of cars and motorbikes dating from 1900 to today, plus kids' play areas. Forde Abbey (27 min)
Garden, abbey, and monastery | 
