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Perhaps before your holiday, why not try out some of these websites for extra information to give you
a taste for the local area, or help you plan your holiday.The general groups of interest on this page, in order, include:
Nearby Pubs
Local Attractions
Tourism and Accommodation
The Weather
Gardens and Buildings
Countryside
Wildlife
Walking and Cycling
Maps
The Lord Nelson,
in Norton-sub-Hamdon, ten minutes drive from Far End Cottage, and five minutes drive or 40 minutes walk from One Fair Place has entertainment and good food.
The Royal Oak pub in
Over Stratton, is just ten minutes drive from Chiselborough and a lovely pub for an evening meal as well as a lunch time snack.
The Masons Arms
at Odcombe is five minutes drive from Far End Cottage
and has a very good snack menu for lunch and excellent food in the evening.
The Phelips Arms pub
in Montacute is the nearest to Far End Cottage, and only five minutes walk. It has a peaceful garden with great snacks at lunch time
and an option of a restaurant style of service in the evening.
The Kings Arms Inn, also in
Montacute, ten minutes walk from Far End Cottage, has a very good restaurant.
The Fleur De Lis in
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, ten minutes drive from One Fair Place and five minutes by car from Far End Cottage, has good food and entertainment.
The Prince of Wales
pub has an interesting setting, as it was built in a Roman quarry on the top of Ham Hill just to the south of Stoke-sub-Hamdon, seven minutes drive from both Chiselborough and Montacute.
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The National Portrait Gallery at Montacute House in the village of Montacute, near Chiselborough.
The Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford, north of Yeovil.
The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil.
Longleat House and Safari Park is one of the
Treasure Houses of England.
The Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton north of Yeovil.
The Somerset Distillery at Kingsbury Episcopi, Near Martock.
Sheppy's Cider at Bradford-on-Tone, near Taunton.
Provender Delicatessen at nearby South Petherton.
Somerset Organics Farm at Rodney Stoke, near Cheddar.
The West Somerset Steam Railway at the Station, Minehead.
Perrys Cider Mill in the pretty village of Dowlish-Wake near Ilminster.
Wookey Hole Caves in the village of Wookey Hole, near Wells.
Yeovil is one of the nearest big towns for shopping and cultural attractions.
Chard is a historic market town just to the southwest of Chiselborough.
Sherborne is a few miles to the east of Yeovil in Dorset. A lovely town with much to offer for the visitor.
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The South West Tourist Board has an interesting site for general southwest England tourist information.
Somerset County Council has an excellent site for tourist information, connections, and much more.
South Somerset District Council is the website for local information with a huge list of links. Try finding their Chiselborough information!
West Dorset tourist agency has information about the nearby, neighbouring county.
The British Tourist Authority for national tourist information and connections.
Independent Cottages might be able to help with accommodation in other areas.
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The Meteorological Office for detailed weather conditions and information.
The BBC has also up to date weather on its website.
The Weather Channel publishes a considerable amount of weather related information.
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The National Trust as mentioned above, have many properties and gardens, such as Tintinhull, Lytes Cary, Montacute, and Barrington Court, nearby.
English Heritage for buildings and places of historical interest.
The Margery Fish Gardens at East Lambrook Manor, South Petherton.
Hadspen Garden is north of Wincanton.
Hestercombe Gardens near Taunton.
Forde Abbey and Gardens just east of Chard.
Classic Gardens for many wonderful gardens open in South Somerset and West Dorset.
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British Waterways own and manage most canals in the U.K. including the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal, and the Grand Western Canal in the Southwest.
Wessex Water have reservoirs around Somerset that are available to the public for general recreation, such as walking, fishing, and bird watching.
Natural England advises the Government on matters of conservation.
The Forestry Commision has fortysix woodland nature reserves in the UK.
The Ministry of Defence owns over two hundred Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the UK.
The Countryside Agency advises the Government on National Parks, Conservation and Rural Affairs.
The Council for the Protection of Rural England
The Woodland Trust owns more than one thousand UK woods.
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The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
The Wildlife Trusts manages more than two thousand nature reserves.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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The Ramblers Association
The Long Distance Walkers Association
The National Byway for Britain's Heritage Bicycle Routes.
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The Ordnance Survey for excellent UK maps for walking.
Multimap.com can provide online maps.
The Countryside Agency also has local area maps.
The Automobile Association through the Travel and Leisure section of its website, has an easy to follow Route Planner for your holidays.
Streetmap.co.uk can provide maps given place or street names, an Ordnance Survey grid reference, a latitude and longtitude, a post code, or even a telephone area code.
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For information use the contact link below or telephone: 01344 772461
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