| 4 miles from the beaches of helwell bay and the edge of exmoor national park, this thatched-roofed country pub, restaurant and b&b retains much of its 16th-century exterior architecture. free amenities include on-site parking, and full english breakfast served in the casual restaurant, which also features a lunch and dinner menu, and a carvery for sunday roasts. the laid-back pub offers wine and traditional ales and lagers; there's also an outdoor beer garden. about 2. . the 5 rooms have en suite bathrooms with relaxed furnishings and flowery wallpaper
Bristol Airport 1 hr 13
Yarn Market (13 min)
Used by the town's once-flourishing yarn trade, this octagonal pavilion is now a local landmark. National Trust - Dunster Castle (14 min)
Lavish Victorian home in Jacobean house and former 12th-century castle, on a wooded hillside. Quantock Hills (13 min)
Nature preserve with old ruins & hiking trails through woodlands, meadows & rocky coastline. Cleeve Abbey (5 min)
Rural 1500s Cistercian monastery with preserved monks' dormitory and an exhibition about their life. Watchet Boat Museum (4 min) Holnicote Estate (22 min) Dunkery Beacon (29 min)
Prominent, heather-covered hill featuring ancient burial mounds & a cairn at its summit. Saint Audrie's Bay (10 min) National Trust - Dunster Working Watermill (15 min)
A restored working flour mill offering tours & educational facilities as well as a tea room & shop. Wimbleball Lake (22 min)
Public reservoir lake for watersports, walking & other outdoor activities, plus showers & a cafe. Tropiquaria Wildlife Park (3 min)
Family-friendly zoo for getting up close to exotic reptiles and birds, plus a tropical aquarium. Kilve Beach (15 min)
Beach and fossil National Trust - Fyne Court (26 min)
An arboretum & wild gardens in the grounds of a grand house, most of it destroyed by fire in 1894. The Bakelite Museum of Historic Plastic and Compositions (13 min)
Many retro objects made of the world’s first mass-produced plastic, plus a tearoom & gift shop. | 
