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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- Dec 30, 2019
- 5 min
Cheddar Paws Bakery - Four Thoughts
A bakery especially for dogs? With pupcakes & doughnuts? Yes, it really does exist & it's in Somerset! Check out our chat with Cheddar Paws.
- 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!
- Sep 24, 2019
- 9 min
Somerset Art Weeks – A special anniversary festival
Somerset Art Weeks is back & this year it's a very special 25 year celebration of creativity. Here, I share my picks for the 2019 festival.
- 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...
- Dec 30, 2018
- 4 min
The great escape - Puzzlair, Yeovil
Update: Unfortunately Puzzlair in Yeovil is no longer operating, but check out Puzzlair Bristol Looking for something fun and challenging...
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
Lighting up the county this Christmas
It’s Christmaaaaas! as Slade would say and whether you love it, or want to curl up under the duvet until it’s all over, whether you...
- 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...
- Mar 23, 2018
- 7 min
A Secret World in Somerset
If you read the blog regularly, you’ll know we flipping love animals (understatement of the century), but what should you do if you ever...
- 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...
- Nov 13, 2017
- 7 min
The only Cheddar made in Cheddar! The Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company
Ahh – cheese, glorious Cheddar cheese! Nothing quite like it, right? We’ve flirted with Stilton, had our heads turned by Brie, but...
- Sep 16, 2017
- 3 min
Coffee and tranquility - The Walled Garden at Mells
Fancy a coffee surrounded by flowers, plants and trees as you while away the hours? How about relaxing in the open air with the daisies,...
- May 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company - guest blog by Roth Bar & Grill
Well, here’s another first… our very first Somerset cool guest blog! It’s been created by Roth Bar & Grill about their recent visit to...
- Mar 29, 2017
- 6 min
(Head) Gardeners' World - Danny Burlingham, Forde Abbey
Move over Monty Don! Danny Burlingham, Head Gardener at Forde Abbey House & Gardens, has become a bit of a gardening hero for us and...
- Nov 15, 2016
- 3 min
Fabulous Forde Abbey and Gardens
If you’re looking for a beautiful place for a Sunday stroll, Forde Abbey near Chard is definitely one to check out. We think it’s a bit...
- Mar 12, 2016
- 2 min
Tiny & terrific! Sugar Cube Gallery, Hambridge
Fancy a cuppa? That’s one question we never say no to. We’d have been Mrs Doyle’s favourite guests if we’d ever gone to Craggy Island… so...
- 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...
- Jan 11, 2016
- 3 min
Sunday, swans and donkey kongs
Donkeys are brilliant. Gentle, beautiful, stubborn and they love ginger nuts - so no flaws at all as far as I'm concerned :) I've always...
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