On our perpetual quest to find the best walking in Somerset, we’ve recently been exploring walking routes further afield from our usual sites. Living with Exmoor, the Blackdowns and the Quantocks all within easy reach of home, we’ve been somewhat spoiled by having most of the routes routinely cited as the best, on our doorstep. But Somerset is a big…
Review of The Circus in Bath, a restaurant with a focus on good seasonal ingredients where classic and familiar dishes are tweaked by a talented chef.
Watchet sits on the Somerset coastline and apart from being a very pretty seaside town with a harbour, a wide promenade lined with cafes and ice cream parlours, and an excellent fish ‘n’ chips shop, it’s also a stop on the West Somerset Railway allowing you to travel along the coast in steam-powered style.
The West Somerset Railway opens for a new season from 25th March, providing gentle, nostalgic travel into a bygone era… and Minehead.
The easy Porlock to Porlock Weir circular walk is small in length but big on diversity of landscapes and reasons to linger.
Choosing the best route for walking Cheddar Gorge in Somerset seems obvious. This is why we chose not to follow it.
The Quantocks especially are a revelation that remain relatively undiscovered by people outside of the South West of England.
The first time we visited Minehead, we had a pasty, a look around the town, and drove off. The second time, we walked from Watchet, took a couple of photos of Owen Ward’s wonderful sculpture marking the start of the South West Coast Path, had a coffee, jumped on a bus, and returned to Watchet for a glass of cider…
Positioned right on the southern edge of the National Park, Dulverton calls itself ‘the gateway to Exmoor’. A small market town on the banks of the River Barle, this is a lively town with a strong community spirit, lots of independent shops, and a couple of very good places to eat. On the last Saturday of every month between April…
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Clifton Suspension Bridge is one of those iconic landmarks that defines a destination.