There are many historic houses in Somerset, here area a few: The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens have been home to the Bishops of Bath and Wells for over 800 years and this stunning medieval palace is open for all to enjoy. Surrounded by a breath-taking moat visitors can cross a flagstone […]
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Somerset, with beautiful countryside, moors and coast is a great destination. It also has some of the finest historic houses and gardens to visit in England. This is a selection of the best that can be easily reached from the Cart House Holiday Cottage: Somerset Gardens: Bishop’s Palace Garden, Market Place, […]
“The most beautiful pier in England” Sir John Betjeman. Clevedon Pier is England’s only Grade 1 listed pier and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019. Clevedon Pier was opened in 1869 to receive paddle steamer passengers from Devon and Wales. Today it is a focal point for events in Clevedon and […]
Starling Spectacular Autumn in the Somerset Levels sees summer greens change to autumn and winter yellows and browns. The sky also changes as dark clouds begin to form above fields, woodlands and reedbeds. But these are no ordinary clouds, they are huge flocks of starlings on the move; the starling […]
One of the few historical pageants left in the United Kingdom the performance is a spectacular re-enactment celebrating 2,000 years of Axbridge history from Saxon times to the present day. First performed in 1967 the Axbridge Pageant was such a success it was decided to repeat and since then has […]