| full english breakfast is complimentary. . the 7 unpretentious rooms offer free wi-fi. set 2 miles from wincanton racecourse, this traditional pub with rooms dating to 1720 is 7 miles from castle cary & district museum and 9 miles from stourhead palladian mansion. there's a rustic-style bar/restaurant featuring a fireplace and a pool table, and serving traditional pub grub
Bristol Airport 1 hr 3
Longleat House (33 min)
Lavish manor from 1580, showcasing Elizabethan architecture & furnishings, plus manicured grounds. Longleat Hedge Maze (34 min)
Opened in 1975, this 2-mi. hedge maze at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park has an observation tower. East Somerset Railway (32 min)
Summer timetable for steam train trips, with kids' events and a dining carriage serving cream teas. Shearwater (25 min) Shaftesbury Abbey, Museum and Garden Trust (24 min)
Abbey, garden, convent, and history Sherborne Old Castle (20 min)
Remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Sherborne Abbey (20 min)
Abbey founded in 705AD and famed for its Elizabethan tombs and its unique, ornate vaulted ceiling. Cadbury Castle (11 min)
Hilltop ruins of a millennia-old fortress with ties to the legend of King Arthur, popular for walks. Kilver Court (27 min) King Alfred's Tower (16 min) Haynes International Motor Museum (11 min)
UK's biggest exhibition of cars and motorbikes dating from 1900 to today, plus kids' play areas. Fleet Air Arm Museum (15 min)
Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Longleat (28 min)
Drive-thru wild animal park, plus an Elizabethan house, theme park amusements and events. Nunney Castle (29 min)
Picturesque ruins of a small 14th-century castle, with 4 round corner towers & a moat. Stourhead (12 min)
Elegant mansion from the 1740s in its own 1,000-acre estate, filled with follies and water features. | 
