Hold onto your wellies, adventurers! Get ready to embrace Somerset because there's a treasure trove of delights just waiting for you, once you reach our campsite! Picture this: starlit nights, long walks across stunning countryside and a splendid smorgasboard of local charm. Lace up those walking boots and hop into the great outdoors, where delightful wildlife dances through the trees! Fancy a sip of the local vintage? the local cider is so good it might make you talk in a funny accent (or crazy enough to dance like nobody's watching)! Lets not forget the glorious days out - allowing yourself the freedom to explore every nook and cranny of this captivating county! With South Somerset on your doorstep, you'll be right in the heart of an adventure! So grab your picnic basket, a sprinkle of mischief, and go make some memories that'll make your friends green with envy!
find your Somerset
Here are a selection of local points of interest, all within 5miles of our site & many won't cost you anything but time..
Combe Hill woods
Part of the Polden Way, Combe hill woods is aprox. 62 acres of managed woodland, grassland & wildflower meadow. There are lots of signed trails to follow & 4 viewpoints offering fantastic views of our village & the moors beyond. Just a short drive to the car park but is also walkable from here via public footpaths.
Glastonbury
The 'ancient Isle of Avalon' has a lot to offer besides the iconic tor. Chalice Well, Rural Life museum & Abbey ruins are all well worth a visit & each hold a number of events throughout the year. The town itself has some very good pubs & restaurants, quirky shops & some colourfull locals!
The Levels
The Somerset levels play host to some amazing wildlife. You will be spoiled for choice, with RSPB sites like Ham Wall & Greylake or nature reserves such as Shapwick Heath & Avalon Marshes Centre. There's also a rich history associated with the levels, which can be unearthed at Avalon Archaeology.
Street
Only a couple of miles up the road, Street is the nearest town, with most major shops, a monthly market & of course, Clarke's Village Outlet. Should you need to get supplies for your stay. Street has a number of pubs & restaurants & we are close enough that some will deliver take-out. The true gem of Street is the huge outdoor heated pool & splashpark at Greenbank. Perfect for those long summer days!
Dundon Beacon
Just a short walk from here is Dundon Beacon. Once an Iron age hill fort it, gives excelent views across the levels & is now a nature reserve, sometimes grazed by cattle. Half way up the main track there is a trail that winds along the Western edge, through the woodland of Oak, Hazel & field Maple & brings you to the summit via a huge Oak tree with 4 rope swings attached. The elevation gives the feeling of swinging out above the tree canopy below. The area is ideal for den making & letting your imagination run wild!
Somerton
To the South of us is the historic town of Somerton. Once the capitol of ancient Wessex & in the 14th century it gave it's name to the County. Today, it really turns on the charm with beautifull architecture, medieval buildings, independent shops, artisan bakeries & a selecion of places to eat & drink. As a town it really champions local produce & a warm Somerset welcome!
Eating out
Right here in the village, there are a couple of options. Across the road is the Castlebrook Inn, serving delicious food daily, with specials nights throughout the week & a Sunday carvery. (the carvery is very popular so we recommend booking). A short walk through the village is Annie-May's snackvan, serving a variety of tasty food as well as hot & cold drinks. Two mums in the village have recently opened shed loads of cake. An honesty shop selling their homemade bakes alongside drinks & dog treats. The perfect pit-stop on a long walk!
Street has many options both in the town & within Clarke's Village. A couple of our favourites are:
Bull and Bar - Burgers/smokehouse, serving a range of excellent burgers, steaks & smokehouse classics.
Table 9 - Indian Restaurant, serving a range of excellent Indian cuisine
(It is also worth noting that both of these will deliver to our village)
The Street fish bar - quality fish & chips
Here are a few suggestions of where to eat in Somerton:
Alfredos - Italian restaurant, bar, bakery & deli all in one place! They also do take away pizza.
Tony's fish & chips - quality fish & chips
The Unicorn Inn - recently refurbished & new managment & has great reviews
Local cider
Somerset is littered with cider farms, some have evolved into tourist destinations with restaurants & visitor centres while others still just sell out of a cow shed but the one thing that they have in common, is they all make great cider!
here are a couple that are local to us:
Hecks farmhouse cider & farm shop, Street.
Tricky cider, Low Ham
Bere cider, Bere Aller, Langport
Shopping
Unfortunately, we don't have a shop in the village but just up the road, towards Somerton, is Millway Farm shop providing home made preserves and fresh fruit & veg. Somerton itself has an excellent butchers, supplying locally sourced meats; green grocer with local produce and an independant hardware store. Street is where you will find the nearest supermarket (Sainsbury's, Lidl, & Food Warehouse) There is also a butcher, a few convenience stores (Co-Op & Morrissons daily), as well as the farm shop at Hecks Cider.