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	Holiday cottages in Somerset Somerset is dairy cows in lush water-meadows, huge rolling cornfields, immense views, dark chocolate ploughed fields, luxuriant cottage gardens (roses), orchards, and the hedgerows alive with songbirds. In the Vale of Taunton, between Exmoor, the Quantocks and the Blackdown Hills, is some of the richest farmland in England, and wonderfully unspoilt and peaceful. Taunton (two terrific church towers and good county cricket ground), Wellington (good looking small town) and Milverton (extremely pretty large village) are its main centres. To the north are the limestone Mendip Hills, splendid for walking, containing caves and Cheddar Gorge. In Somerset's middle, the flatness of Sedgemoor (where Monmouth enticed the West Country's farmers to be slaughtered for him) with cattle at sunset as in a classical painting, villages on low hills like islands above streams lined with willows, a bird sanctuary. Nearby are Glastonbury with its tor and legends (and festival) and Wells with its tremendous cathedral. To the south is the Hamstone country - beautiful rolling dairy farmland where almost every cottage is of golden stone, and every few miles are magnificent houses/gardens open to the public and glowing villages with old pubs and splendid churches. At Yeovilton is the excellent Fleet Air Arm Museum (including Concorde); Ham Hill has an Iron Age/Roman fort on its top. And to the north-west, the 40 square miles of the beautiful Quantock Hills stretching from Taunton to the Bristol Channel sea and big sandcastling beaches. Wooded, heather-topped, home to red deer and loved by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Superb walks/rides, tremendous views, deep romantic valleys, pretty villages. Along the Quantock's western foot chugs the steam railway from Bishop's Lydeard to Minehead. Few beautiful-country areas are so rich in interesting and splendid man-made things to see. List all holiday cottages in Somerset We have holiday cottages in the following places within Somerset
	Babcary: little unspoilt village (pub, church), well away from the main roads, in beautiful Somerset farmland. Somerton (very attractive old small town), 5 miles; Lytes Cary (very fine 16th cent. manor house/garden: Nat. Trust), 3 miles; and within 10 miles, many other lovely houses/gardens, plus Cadbury Hill (Iron Age fort, King Arthur legends), Yeovilton’s Fleet Air Arm museum (Concorde), a national newspaper’s ‘pub of the year’, Glastonbury, Sherborne, and much glorious, long-view country. Bath, 30 miles. Nearest shop, 1 mile. Holiday cottages in Babcary, Somerset
	Barton St David: river-valley village (pub, 13th cent. church) in lush farmland and by-roads, 6 miles from Glastonbury (small town of King Arthur legend and mystic fame); Somerton, ancient and very attractive small town, 4 miles; Wells (superb cathedral), about 11; Bath, about 30. Village with shops and pub, 1 mile. Nat. Trust houses/gardens not far. Holiday cottages in Barton St David, Somerset
	Bleadney: little village (pub, shop) 3½ miles west of Wells (superb cathedral), on a low ridge dividing the Somerset Levels. Glastonbury, 4 miles. Cheddar, its gorge and the Mendip Hills, 8 miles; the sea/sand and excellent golf at Burnham-on-Sea, 12 miles. Holiday cottages in Bleadney, Somerset
	Brympton D’Evercy: mainly Hamstone hamlet with one of the finest 16th /17th cent houses in the West Country (sadly not currently open) and lovely 15th cent church just west of Yeovil (busy town, leisure centre). Montacute House (Nat. Trust), 2 miles, and many other beautiful houses and exquisite villages all round. About 20 miles to the sea (Dorset coast). Pub, 1 mile; shops, ½ mile. Holiday cottages in Brympton D'evercy, Somerset
	Butleigh Wootton: hamlet (stone cottages) in unspoilt countryside on the Somerset Levels, 1½ miles from Butleigh (pub, shop/PO, church). Glastonbury, 3 miles; Street (shopping, outdoor swimming pool), 2; Wells, 10; Wookey Hole Caves, 11; the north Somerset coast, 20. Several Nat. Trust houses/gardens nearby. Excellent walking, cycling, golf and horse riding on the Somerset Levels. Holiday cottages in Butleigh Wootton, Somerset
	Charlton Adam: little unspoilt village (good food pub, PO/shop) in beautiful farmland. Somerton (attractive small town), 4 miles; Glastonbury, 7. Nat. Trust Lytes Cary (16th cent. house/garden), 1 mile; within 10 miles, many other lovely houses/gardens, Cadbury Hill (Iron Age fort, King Arthur theories), Yeovilton’s aeroplane museum and glorious, long-view country. Bath, 30 miles. Holiday cottages in Charlton Adam, Somerset
	Combwich: cul-de-sac Quantock village (PO/shop, pub) on the edge of the river Parrett, 4 miles inland from the Bristol Channel and Bridgwater Bay nature reserve – splendid for walkers and birdwatchers. Bridgwater (and the M5 - so easy access), 5 miles. Sandy beaches at Burnham (13 miles) or Minehead (20 miles). Holiday cottages in Combwich, Somerset
	Compton Bishop: tiny farmland village (fine church) on the Mendips’ southern slopes - splendid walking, with views across the Somerset Levels. Axbridge (shops), 2 miles; Cheddar Gorge (caves), 4; sea/sandy beaches at Weston-super-Mare, 8, or Burnham (good golf), 9. Riding locally; Blagdon Lake (fishing), 7 miles. Bristol, 18. Nearest pub, 1½ miles. Holiday cottages in Compton Bishop, Somerset
	Cricket St Thomas: private estate (church, lakes/gardens, hotel – Grantleigh Manor in ‘To the Manor Born’) in a pretty valley below Windwhistle Hill on the A30, 2 miles from Chard (small town). Pub and golf/country club, 2 miles; cider mill, 3 miles; fine houses/gardens nearby (Forde Abbey, 2 miles). Lyme Regis (sea/sand), 15. Holiday cottages in Cricket St Thomas, Somerset
	Crowcombe: little village (pub, PO/shop, medieval church) at the western foot of the Quantocks. Superb woodland/moorland walks with tremendous views. Station on steam railway (Bishop’s Lydeard to Minehead) nearby. Taunton, 10 miles, the sea at Watchet, 7, or Minehead (sandy beach), 13. Nearest shops: Bishop’s Lydeard, 4½ miles. Holiday cottages in Crowcombe, Somerset
	Cucklington: lovely little village of natural stone houses right on the Somerset/Dorset border, with medieval church on a hill, overlooking the beautiful Blackmore Vale. 3 miles from Wincanton (market town with antiques centre and Nat. Hunt racecourse), and close to magical Stourhead (Nat. Trust) with its lakes and temples. Other great houses - Montacute, Lytes Cary, Barrington Court, Kingston Lacey, Longleat, Milton Abbey and Salisbury (famous cathedral), elegant Sherborne (castles and abbey), Shaftesbury (ancient Saxon hilltop town), Bath, Wells, Glastonbury (tor), all quite close. Fleet Air Arm, Tank and Motor Museums; Monkey World and famous swannery within easy reach. The south coast is a gentle drive through lovely, open, tree-speckled Hardy Country. Quad bike safaris, golf, clay pigeon shooting, balloon flights and riding in the area. Excellent pubs and restaurants locally. Holiday cottages in Cucklington, Dorset
	Dinder: attractive little village (church, cricket green) in a Mendip valley (walking, birdwatching), 2 miles from Wells (small town with magnificent 12^th cent. cathedral, theatre, cinema); Wookey Hole caves, 4 miles; Glastonbury, 7; Cheddar Gorge and caves, 14; Bath , 23 miles. Nearest pub and shops, 1 mile (Croscombe). Holiday cottages in Dinder, Somerset
	Ditcheat: pretty, Cotswold-type village (PO/shop) of mellow brick much-loved cottages, fine church, good food pub/hotel, orchards, protected from most traffic which shuns the tiny lanes. Castle Cary (pretty, mostly Georgian town), 3 miles; Stourhead's beautiful gardens (Nat.Trust), 7; Wells, 8; Glastonbury, 9; Wincanton racecourse, 7. Golf, 3 miles. Royal Bath and West showground, 4 miles. Holiday cottages in Ditcheat, Somerset
	Hatch Beauchamp: little conservation village (pub, restaurant, garage, pretty church where Colonel Chard of Rorke’s Drift was buried) in beautiful, rolling farmland between Taunton (6 miles) and Ilminster, 5 miles. Very central base for visiting great houses/gardens, hamstone villages, Exmoor, the Quantocks and Mendip hills, Sedgemoor; north and south coasts, within 20 miles. Holiday cottages in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset
	Henstridge: village (church, PO/shop, good pub, Indian restaurant) on the Somerset/Dorset border, overlooking beautiful Blackmore Vale. Stalbridge (good shops), 1 mile. Sherborne (medieval town), 6½ miles. Mainline railway station, 2 miles; regular bus/coach services. Golf, riding and fishing within 5 miles, and fine houses/gardens, including Stourhead (Nat. Trust) and Longleat, within easy reach. Bicycle hire. Holiday cottages in Henstridge, Devon
	Ilminster: small town at the heart of the ‘Hamstone country’. Nearest sea, about 15 miles (Dorset coast). Yeovilton air base nearby. Very easy to reach: M5, 8 miles; A303 straight there. Holiday cottages in Ilminster, Somerset
	Langford Budville: very peaceful little village (good pub, handsome church) in beautiful, completely unspoilt, well-wooded Somerset farmland, yet only 5 miles off M5. Wellington (fair-sized town), 3 miles; Milverton (very pretty large village, antique shops), 2½ miles. Exmoor and the Quantocks, both about 10 miles. Holiday cottages in Langford Budville, Somerset
	North Curry: friendly village (PO/shop, pubs, church) on a ridge within Sedgemoor, the beautiful expanse where the last battle in England was fought. Taunton, 7 miles; the M5, 5 miles. Excellent base for superb houses/gardens, including Montacute, Hestercombe, Barrington Court, Knightshayes, Lytes Cary, East Lambrook Manor. The Quantocks, 9 miles, the coast at Lyme Regis, 35. Holiday cottages in North Curry, Somerset
	Nynehead: a scattered village (fine church, village hall with skittles club/bar - temporary membership available) with a mixture of traditional and contemporary dwellings deep in the Vale of Taunton about 6 miles south west of Taunton. Wellington, about 2 miles. Golf, 2 miles. Holiday cottages in Nynehead, Somerset
	Raddington: tiny hamlet (church) in the Brendon Hills, just south of the Exmoor National Park. Trout fishing at Clatworthy Reservoir, 2 miles, and fishing and watersports (sailing lessons) on Wimbleball Lake, 3 miles; nearest shops/facilities, Wiveliscombe, 6 miles; pub (see Waterrow), 2½ miles; the sea (sand) at Minehead, 12 miles. Holiday cottages in Raddington, Somerset
	Rimpton: small village (church), 3 miles from Sherborne (very attractive, old, small town with superb medieval abbey, two castles, lakeside gardens, golf course, and famous schools), and 5½ miles from Yeovil (good-sized town with golf course, pools, recreation centre, dry ski slope, arts centre, multi-screen cinema). Good base for many Nat. Trust and other fine houses and gardens, including Montacute House, Tintinhull, Barrington Court, Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Longleat; also Fleet Air Arm Museum (Concord) at Yeovilton, Bath, Wells, Cheddar, Glastonbury and the Dorset coast all within easy reach. Mainline railway station within 5 miles, A303 (Sparkford) 3½ miles. Holiday cottages in Rimpton, Somerset
	Runnington: hamlet (tiny 10th cent church and cottages) on the river Tone (lovely walks), with pick-your-own fruit farm, 2 miles from the little market town of Wellington (nearest shops, railway) and 7 miles from Taunton. Exmoor, 8 miles. Holiday cottages in Runnington, Somerset
	Sampford Brett: peaceful little village (Norman church, main street with fine 18th cent. cottages and pretty stream meandering through) between the Quantock hills and glorious Exmoor. Pub/shops at Williton, 3/4 mile along country lanes. Coast, 2 miles. Dunster, 6 miles; Minehead, 8 miles. Lovely walks from the village. Holiday cottages in Sampford Brett, Somerset
	South Petherton: biggish, friendly village (pub, good local shops, excellent deli, medieval church, playground, tennis courts, mountain bike track) in the heart of the Hamstone country . Within 4 miles are Montacute, Barrington Court, Tintinhull (beautiful houses/gardens), East Lambrook (enchanting cottage garden), Martock (fine church), Hamm Hill (superb views, walks, Iron Age fort), and Stoke-sub-Hamden (superb church). Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum (Concorde), about 7 miles. Holiday cottages in South Petherton, Somerset
	Stogumber: pretty little red-stone village (cobbled pavements, medieval church, good food pub, station on Britain's longest steam railway: Bishop's Lydeard to Minehead), between the Quantock hills, Exmoor and the sea. Not far to exquisite villages like Dunster, the very beautiful coast west of Minehead (small resort, sandy beach), 12 miles, good reservoir trout fishing, and heather hills. The nearest sea: Watchet, 6 miles, and Blue Anchor (sand), 8. Taunton and the M5, about 12. Lovely country. Good local walks. Holiday cottages in Stogumber, Somerset
	Stoke St Michael: fairly large, thriving village (church, PO/shop, good food pub, restaurant, DVD library) in the Mendip foothills (walking, birdwatching), 4 miles north-east of Shepton Mallet (small town renowned for its cider and cheese, and home of the Bath & West Agricultural Show in June, sports centre and outdoor swimming pool); Wells (small town with magnificent 12^th cent. cathedral, theatre, cinema, swimming pool) and Wookey Hole Caves, 10 miles; Glastonbury, 15; Cheddar Gorge and Caves, 16; Bath , 18; Stourhead (stunning Nat. Trust house/gardens), 19, and the coast at Weston-super-Mare, within 30 miles. Holiday cottages in Stoke St Michael, Somerset
	Stoke Trister: pretty little village (church) on the Somerset/Wiltshire/Dorset border, 2 miles from Wincanton (charming small market/former coaching town with Nat. Hunt racecourse, overlooking the fertile Blackmore Vale). Within easy reach are several splendid Nat. Trust houses/gardens (Stourhead, Tintinhull, Montacute), also Longleat house, garden and ‘safari park’, Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford, the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. Bath, Wells and Salisbury, all within 1 hour. Golf, riding, fishing, cycle hire, sports centre and good pubs/restaurants locally. Railway station, 5 miles. Holiday cottages in Stoke Trister, Somerset
	Thorne St Margaret: amazingly peaceful tiny hamlet (just a church, a few cottages, farmland, thick hedgerows, wild-flowers and song-birds) in totally unspoilt and most unvisited of Somerset countryside, yet only 5 miles from the M5, close to the little River Tone as it meanders from Exmoor to join something bigger. Good food pub, 1 mile. Wellington (fair-sized country town), 4 miles; Exmoor, about 15 miles; Taunton (county capital: cinemas, theatre, first-class cricket, racecourse, fine churches), 10. Golf, riding stables and coarse fishing not far. Holiday cottages in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset
	Tintinhull: picturesque hamstone village with good food pubs, church and recreation field with swings and swimming pool, 5 miles from Yeovil. Especially fine 17th cent. houses in it are Tintinhull House (Nat. Trust), the Dower House and Tintinhull Court. Several other Nat. Trust houses/gardens nearby - Barrington Court, Montacute House, Lytes Cary, Stourhead; also Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford, the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, and a country park (rare breeds), 3 miles away. Yeovil (good-sized town with giant-killing football team) has theatres, swimming pools, recreation centre, dry ski slope, arts centre, multi-screen cinema; golf locally. Bath, Wells, Cheddar, Glastonbury and the Dorset coast all within easy reach. Holiday cottages in Tintinhull, Somerset
	Trebles Holford: hamlet in beautiful wooded farmland a mile from West Bagborough (small village with pub on Quantock’s flank). Bishop’s Lydeard (attractive village, start of private steam railway to Minehead), 3 miles. Many footpaths from the property; riding and golf locally. Holiday cottages in Trebles Holford, Somerset
	Wookey: sleepy village (pubs, working watermill with tearoom and adventure playground) on the edge of the Mendip Hills (splendid walking, birdwatching). Famous Wookey Hole caves, 2 miles; Cheddar Gorge and caves, 8. Wells, 3 miles; Glastonbury, 8. Holiday cottages in Wookey, Somerset