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In search of starlings – experiencing the Somerset murmurations
  • Jan 19, 2020
  • 5 min

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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That Somerset Christmas feeling
  • 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!
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Sofar, so good! Secret gigs with Sofar Sounds, Frome
  • 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...
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All things bright & beautiful - Holi Moli at Dunster Beach
  • 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!
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All the elements for relaxation
  • 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...
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Hip hip wassail!
  • 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...
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Coastal craving... a North Somerset beach tour!
  • 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...
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High parts, no lows! A stunning Wells Cathedral tour
  • 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...
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Six of the best creative workshops - part 1
  • 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...
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It's a wonderful (wild) life!
  • 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...
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Glastonbury Carnival & a stay at The Middlewick
  • 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...
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A fantastic festival - gardens, the harvest & gin!
  • 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...
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The Somerest Charabanc – theatre, but not as you know it!
  • 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...
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Valley Fest - fun, frolics & funk!
  • 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...
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Very happy glamping - a magical stay at Dimpsey
  • 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...
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The best of Bruton - and bloody great Bloody Marys!
  • 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...
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