Local Information

Walking Times:

We are positioned at the Edge of Yeovil Country Park (Ninesprings)

2 mins to Goldenstones Leisure Centre (Gym, Sauna, Swimming Pool etc)

5 mins to the Octogon Theatre

5 mins to Yeovil Showground

8 mins to Yeovil town centre

Driving Times:

3 mins from Augusta Westlands Helicopters

3 Mins from Yeovil Town Centre

Within half an hour’s drive:

Houses & Gardens

  • Several National Trust properties including our favourites: Montacute House, Barrington Court, Lytes Cary Manor, and Forde Abbey & Gardens
  • Sherborne Abbey & Castle
  • Muchelney Abbey (English Heritage)

Shopping & Historic Towns

  • Wells – the UK’s smallest city with its magnificent Cathedral and also the location for the film Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg.
  • Mulberry Factory Shop, Shepton Mallet
  • Sherborne

Local Arts & Crafts

  • Somerton Arts Centre – home to the Somerset Guild of Craftsmen
  • The Somerset Levels – willow and basket making

Museums

  • Tank Museum
  • Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum
  • Haynes Motor Museum

Walking & the Outdoors

  • Ham Hill Country Park – this Iron Age hill settlement and Country Park covering 900 acres is also the source for the mellow hamstone of which the local houses are built. Take a picnic and enjoy the beautiful panoramic views across South Somerset.
  • The Jurassic Coast – world Heritage site (from Lyme Regis to Abbotsbury)
  • The Parrett Trial – hire a bicycle and cycle along part of the 50 mile path through the Somerset Levels
  • Cider Farms at Burrow Hill and Dowlish Wake (Perry’s Cider)
  • Glastonbury Tor
  • Tropical Gardens at Abbotsbury
  • Cricket St Thomas
  • Monkey World

Within an hour’s drive:

Houses & Gardens

  • Numerous National Trust properties including beautiful Stourhead and Dunster Castle
  • Longleat

Shopping & Historic Towns

  • Bath – the Roman city of Bath, also a World Heritage site, is fantastic for visiting and also for shopping!
  • Exeter

Walking & the Outdoors

  • Stonehenge – a World Heritage site
  • Wookey Hole and Cheddar Caves
  • Exmoor National Park