Coarse, game and sea fishing in Somerset. Somerset offers a huge range of superb fishing, whether your passion is coarse, game or sea fishing you will not be disappointed here. Chew Valley Lakes Blagdon Lake sits at the foot of the Mendip Hills in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. […]
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Spectacular Victorian Gothic Revival house with gardens and parkland Tyntesfield, just a stone’s throw away from Bristol, was not built as a bold and extravagant statement of wealth, power or politics. Its purpose was simple; to serve as a family home. Once hidden and inaccessible, the ordinary and extraordinary lives […]
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. Investigate naval aviation from the first manned kites, airships, seaplanes, bi-planes to the carrier craft of World War 2 and modern Sea Harriers and helicopters. Part of the display is a mock-up of the carrier HMS Ark Royal as it would […]
Home of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge The 17th-century cottage was home to Coleridge for three years, from 1797. It was during his time here in Somerset that Coleridge wrote his finest works, including ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, ‘Kubla Khan’, ‘Frost at Midnight’, ‘Christabel’ and ‘This Lime Tree […]
An ancient castle and comfortable country home with dramatic views and subtropical gardens. Dramatically sited on a wooded hill, a castle has existed here since at least Norman times, with an impressive medieval gatehouse and ruined tower giving a reminder of its turbulent history. The castle that you see today […]