In search of starlings – experiencing the Somerset murmurations
It’s the noise that will stay with me. Hundreds of thousands of wings, beating in unison overhead. Sometimes they're so close you feel...
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- Nov 30, 2019
- 7 min
That Somerset Christmas feeling
We take a look at our favourite things to experience in Somerset this Christmas and they're bound to make you feel merry and bright!
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
Sofar, so good! Secret gigs with Sofar Sounds, Frome
It’s 5pm on a Wednesday afternoon and my email alert goes ‘ping’. My face lights up because it’s a message I’ve actually been waiting...
- Sep 10, 2019
- 5 min
All things bright & beautiful - Holi Moli at Dunster Beach
Holi Moli is a colour-filled, dog-friendly beach hut on Dunster Beach and we check it out on the blog to see if it's love at first stay!
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
All the elements for relaxation
Never enough hours in the day? Rushing around a lot? Struggling to switch off? Yep - I’m totally with you, so when Elements Boutique Spa...
- Jan 16, 2019
- 5 min
Hip hip wassail!
Old apple tree we wassail thee... every year, every January in Somerset as it goes! Yes, it’s that time when groups of us West Country...
- Aug 16, 2018
- 5 min
Coastal craving... a North Somerset beach tour!
"Coastal craving", says Graeme "wasn't that a song by KD Lang"? "No. That was Constant Craving" I say, tutting a bit. Coastal craving is...
- Jul 31, 2018
- 5 min
High parts, no lows! A stunning Wells Cathedral tour
We rush to get to Wells Cathedral on time for the High Parts Tour - a special 'behind the scenes' look at the upper levels of the...
- Feb 4, 2018
- 7 min
Six of the best creative workshops - part 1
2018 brings a new arrival to the blog - oh yes! We’re starting a series of features called ‘Six of the best’ and our first one (spread...
- Jan 7, 2018
- 6 min
It's a wonderful (wild) life!
Meet this (not so) little chap. A Whooper Swan. Absolutely beautiful isn’t he? Well, before last week we had no idea these stunning...
- Nov 20, 2017
- 4 min
Glastonbury Carnival & a stay at The Middlewick
Here’s a quick little blog to wave goodbye to November in true Somerset style! ;) Whether you’re a visitor, or call our beautiful county...
- Oct 9, 2017
- 6 min
A fantastic festival - gardens, the harvest & gin!
Here’s one for you! It’s about our day at Toby Buckland’s Garden and Harvest Festival, a few Sunday’s ago. If you remember, we had a chat...
- Sep 10, 2017
- 3 min
The Somerest Charabanc – theatre, but not as you know it!
“Welcome onboard The Somerset Charabanc” cries Pete, our bowler-hatted host, as we huddle together on a hand-crafted miller’s cart...
- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
Valley Fest - fun, frolics & funk!
Ahhh. The season of standing in fields, drinking, listening to bands and inevitably getting rained on is almost over… and we miss Valley...
- May 24, 2016
- 4 min
Very happy glamping - a magical stay at Dimpsey
At the end of a track past a beautiful farmhouse, a family of Zwartble sheep and a cheeky goose called George, you’ll find Dimpsey - an...
- Jan 25, 2016
- 5 min
The best of Bruton - and bloody great Bloody Marys!
You’ve probably heard about the little town of Bruton, on the river Brue in South Somerset. Bruton turns heads. It gets noticed. It gets...