Shepherd's Barn

The many places of interest to visit locally include the magnificent Wells Cathedral (above) and the Bishop’s Palace, surrounded by a moat where swans ring a bell at feeding time.

Every November, carnivals take place in Wells and other towns in mid-Somerset. Said to be the largest illuminated carnivals in the world, they involve 80+ floats - which have to be seen to be believed (click here for a sample).

The famous show caves at Wookey Hole and Cheddar, with its spectacular gorge, are only four miles away. For walkers and naturalists there are the Mendip Hills and Somerset Levels.

The Somerset coast is within easy driving distance, with Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea about half an hour away.

Also worth a visit are Glastonbury Tor and Abbey and the many National Trust properties in Somerset.

Angling and sailing are catered for at Chew Valley Lake in the heart of the Mendips.

Train enthusasts can relive the steam era on the East Somerset Railway at Cranmore (25 minutes away) or travel through the Quantocks to Minehead from Bishops Lydeard (about an hour away) on the West Somerset Railway.

Pilton, home to the Glastonbury Festival (below left), is about twenty minutes away. Transport to and from the site can be arranged for guests staying at the barn over festival weekends.

Clarks Village at Street, and Bristol’s Cribbs Causeway have become major regional shopping centres. Bath offers more specialist shopping, as well its famous Georgian architecture, Abbey and Roman Baths (below right).

Bristol Airport and the Royal Bath & West Showground are only twenty five minutes away.

Further afield the Quantocks, Blackdown Hills, Longleat, Stonehenge and the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton are all within an hour's drive.

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