The road winding through Cheddar Gorge

Things to do

Gorges, caves, cathedrals, beaches and cider farms

Wells Cathedral seen across the moat of the Bishop's Palace

Wells

England's smallest city, nine miles away

View of Glastonbury Tor from the lane near Hunter's Moon

Walks from the door

Bridleways and field paths straight from the gate

Things to do in Somerset from Hunter's Moon

There is so much to see and do around Hunter's Moon. Within an hour you can visit Bath, England's smallest city of Wells, the market towns of Frome and Street, the caves at Wookey Hole, spectacular Cheddar Gorge, the National Trust's world-famous gardens at Stourhead, the Fleet Air Arm Museum and Longleat safari park, or head for the beaches at Burnham-on-Sea and the wild moorland of Exmoor. And you can simply walk out of the gate.

Pick your day out

View of the Tor from the lane

Walks

From the gate to the Tor, the Levels, the Mendips and twelve circular heritage walks.

Walks ›
The lane by the cottage

Dog walks

The best walks for four-legged guests, from the lane outside to dog-friendly beaches.

Dog walks ›
Fleet Air Arm Museum

Days out

Longleat, Stourhead, Frome, the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Haynes Motor Museum and more.

Days out ›
Wells Cathedral

Wells

England's smallest city, its cathedral and moated Bishop's Palace, nine miles away.

Wells ›
Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge & Wookey Hole

Britain's biggest gorge, show caves, cheese and the Witch of Wookey.

Gorge & caves ›
A glass of wine

Bath

The Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent, Thermae Spa and the shops, under an hour away.

Bath ›
Mist over the Levels

Coast & Exmoor

Beaches at Burnham and Brean, the Quantocks and the moors and cliffs of Exmoor.

Coast & Exmoor ›
Aerial view of the cottage

Outdoor activities

Hot-air ballooning, cycling, golf, climbing, caving, kayaking and horse riding.

Activities ›
Cider in the welcome hamper

Cider farms & vineyards

Tours and tastings at Somerset's cider makers and award-winning vineyards.

Cider & wine ›
The stream at the bottom of the garden

Wildlife & nature

Starling murmurations, otters, bitterns and the badgers in our own garden.

Wildlife ›
St Michael's Tower on the Tor

Churches & cathedrals

Wells Cathedral, the Abbey, Bath Abbey, Downside and the village churches around us.

Churches ›
Autumn garden

Gardens & stately homes

Stourhead, Montacute, Lytes Cary, Barrington Court, East Lambrook and Hestercombe.

Gardens & houses ›
Wookey Hole caves

Family days out

Caves, safari parks, steam trains, beaches and rainy-day ideas for children of all ages.

Family days out ›
Stars on the pod ceiling

Stargazing

Dark skies over the Levels, the Exmoor Dark Sky Reserve and the stars in our own pod.

Stargazing ›
The kitchen

Farm shops & food

The Newt, Westcombe Dairy, Middlewick, Pennard cheese and the best of the Somerset larder.

Farm shops ›
The master suite bath

Spas & wellness

Thermae Bath Spa, Charlton House, Glastonbury's healers and treatments at the cottage.

Spas ›
The cinema pod

Arts & live music

Strode Theatre, the Cheese and Grain, Hauser & Wirth and Glastonbury's music pubs.

Arts ›
Glastonbury Festival

What's on

A month-by-month calendar of festivals, carnivals, markets and rituals on the Tor.

What's on ›

How far is everything?

PlaceMilesPlaceMiles
Glastonbury Tor4.2Stourhead18
Glastonbury5.7Muchelney Abbey18
Shepton Mallet6.7Frome19
Street (Clarks Village)7.1Burnham-on-Sea21
Wells9Longleat23
Wookey Hole10Shaftesbury25
Yeovil17Bath27
Cheddar Gorge17Taunton27

Rainy days

Somerset has plenty to do when it rains: the show caves at Wookey Hole and Cheddar, Wells Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace, the Roman Baths and Thermae Spa in Bath, the Fleet Air Arm Museum, the Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford, Clarks Village, the Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury and, of course, a film under the stars in the cinema pod with the hot tub steaming outside.

Somerset from a magical base

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