check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. some can be combined to form suites, while 2 include 4-poster beds. the individually decorated rooms, in traditional to contemporary styles, feature en suite bathrooms and tvs. full breakfast is served in a colourful dining room, and the house features a bar and a backyard patio. set in an early 19th-century manor house in meare village, this bed-and-breakfast is 4 miles from glastonbury abbey, of king arthur fame, and 9 miles from the 13th-century wells cathedral. they come with tea and coffeemaking facilities, plus free port, sherry and wi-fi Bristol Airport 39 min
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve (24 min) Nature preserve featuring a limestone gorge, caves & trails, plus Neolithic & Bronze Age remains. Animal Farm Adventure Park (33 min) Kids can pet goats, donkeys and llamas or enjoy the Playbarn's slides and ball pools. Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (33 min) These notable limestone hills draw hikers & spelunkers with its many caves & ancient historic sites. Chalice Well (9 min) Sacred well more than 2,000 years old, in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. Bishop's Palace (19 min) 13th-century palace with a moat and bell-ringing swans, plus 14 acres of gardens with well pools. Cheddar Gorge (23 min) Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Cheddar Gorge & Caves Car Park (21 min) RSPB Ham Wall (4 min) Somerset Levels (30 min) Covering over 160,000 acres, this scenic area features plains & wetlands for hiking & recreation. Wells Cathedral (19 min) 12th-century building with 300 sculptures on the West Front, a clock made in 1390 and regular tours. Wookey Hole Caves (21 min) Extensive network of limestone caves to explore with an on-site paper mill and family attractions. Glastonbury Tor (12 min) Church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush, terraced hilltop. Gough's Cave (22 min) Cave system stretching over 2km with exhibitions about their formation and historic inhabitants. Glastonbury Abbey (8 min) Fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to King Arthur and Guinevere and a visitor centre. Somerset Rural Life Museum (9 min) Timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. |