| they have wi-fi, flat-screens, and tea and coffeemakers. limited parking is available. the 5 warm rooms feature hardwood floors and en suite bathrooms. the restaurant/bar serves british cuisine and a sunday roast. some add lake views. set in a half-timbered building in the mendip hills, this casual pub with rooms is less than a mile from blagdon lake, 8 miles from caves at cheddar gorge, and 6 miles from bristol airport. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Bristol Airport 14 min
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (27 min)
Archaeology, geology and art including fossils, a Romany caravan and artwork by local boy Banksy. Wells Cathedral (20 min)
12th-century building with 300 sculptures on the West Front, a clock made in 1390 and regular tours. Noah's Ark Zoo Farm (27 min)
Lions, tigers and rhinos in 110 acres of countryside, plus a children's playground. Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (7 min)
These notable limestone hills draw hikers & spelunkers with its many caves & ancient historic sites. Cheddar Gorge (16 min)
Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Cabot Tower (29 min)
32-metre viewing tower, built in 1897, for 400th anniversary of John Cabot's voyage to Newfoundland. Brunel's SS Great Britain (30 min)
Museum on Brunel's restored 1843 passenger liner with tours below deck and views of the propellor. Bristol Zoo Gardens (29 min)
Conservation zoo and 12-acre gardens with a Gorilla Island, seals, penguins, reptiles and lions. Wookey Hole Caves (19 min)
Extensive network of limestone caves to explore with an on-site paper mill and family attractions. Floating Harbour (30 min) Chew Valley Lake (13 min)
Scenic rural 1,200-acre reservoir & swan-watching & angling spot looped by a trails with a café. M Shed (28 min)
Colourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s' dockside transit shed. Clifton Suspension Bridge (25 min)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece of industrial design spans a deep, urban river gorge. Gough's Cave (17 min)
Cave system stretching over 2km with exhibitions about their formation and historic inhabitants. Tyntesfield (25 min)
A fine Victorian country house with turrets, gardens, arboretum and behind-the-scenes tours. | 
