Things to do in Somerset

Stevepage

I've booked two nights away in Crewkerne for the Wife's birthday in a brilliant looking cottage. I've not been to Somerset before (we usually drive through to get to Dartmoor) so what is the to look at/do while we're down there? 

We love country walks, little villages and country pubs so I'd imagine it's not hard to find something down there.

Last resort is to just get up early and drive the hour to Dartmoor.

Paul_C

Drive to Devon

Maynehead

Lyme Regis and the Jurassic coast? Although it's a bit chilly for the beach!

EricTheWeary

GLASTONBURY!!! Wacky little town,the cathedral ruins and the tor. Quite a few cafes and restaurants and you can do it all from one parking spot with a bit of walking. 

holnrew

You're not far from Lyme Regis there, technically Dorset though, and Westbay, they film Broadchurch. Glastonbury is worth a visit, as is Wells. Both doable in one day. Also Cricket St Thomas wildlife park is around the corner, depends when you're going if it's open though.

As for walks, Ham Hill isn't far from Crewkerne, nice walk with good views and a lovely old pub on top. Martock is a beautiful village, not sure what walks and stuff are there.

Flanging_Fred

Drink loads of scrumpy, go joy riding on a tractor and get down to Mr Blobby Land at Cricket St Thomas. Cracking day out.

Stevepage

That sounds great for me but she's pregnant, she spoils the fun.

PolarityMan

inbreed?

EricTheWeary

Flanging_Fred said:

Drink loads of scrumpy, go joy riding on a tractor and get down to Mr Blobby Land at Cricket St Thomas. Cracking day out.

Stevepage said:

That sounds great for me but she's pregnant, she spoils the fun.

Blobbyland shut down in 1999 so that might be slightly more of a problem. And it was shit. 

57Deluxe

stay in the warm and rub anti wrinkle cream into your wife's belly - she will thank you for it later!

Oh and look out the window every so often at the lovely views...

Nitefly

Wells cathedral, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, West Somerset Railway...

Heartfeltdawn

Stevepage said:

I've booked two nights away in Crewkerne for the Wife's birthday in a brilliant looking cottage. I've not been to Somerset before (we usually drive through to get to Dartmoor) so what is the to look at/do while we're down there? 

We love country walks, little villages and country pubs so I'd imagine it's not hard to find something down there.

Last resort is to just get up early and drive the hour to Dartmoor.

Cheddar Gorge, old chap. Sod Dartmoor. AN hour's drive from Crewkerne. 

tone1

Paul_C said:

Drive to Devon

Yep..I'd crack on down to Devon, although it's pretty cold on high ground recently with a some recent light snow 

koneguitarist

Ain't much in Crewkerne at all, depends what you are looking for Ham Hill is nice the pub on the top is called the Prince of Wales, bands generally play up there on Sunday afternoons from May onwards. Avoid Yeovil like the plague, nothing but roadworks at the moment. Avoid Martock as well because @firepaulmusic lives there lol. Best place to go is Sherborne but again avoid as I live there! Worth going to Street near Glstonbury, Clarks village for Mrs shopping, and Jaywalk music for you! 
Owner Keith is a nice guy. 

holnrew

Fuck Devon, Somerset #1!

ToneControl

shouldn't you be taking your sister instead of your wife?

(sorry, knee-jerk joke)

GSPBASSES

Nitefly said:

Wells cathedral, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, West Somerset Railway...

Been there done that got the T-shirts all those great places to go. Especially the Cheddar Gorge, when you drive into the valley you would swear you were in Scotland.

LoFi

koneguitarist said:

Ain't much in Crewkerne at all, depends what you are looking for Ham Hill is nice the pub on the top is called the Prince of Wales, bands generally play up there on Sunday afternoons from May onwards. Avoid Yeovil like the plague, nothing but roadworks at the moment. Avoid Martock as well because @firepaulmusic lives there lol. Best place to go is Sherborne but again avoid as I live there! Worth going to Street near Glstonbury, Clarks village for Mrs shopping, and Jaywalk music for you! 
Owner Keith is a nice guy. 

"The pub on the top is called the Prince of Wales" - do you mean the one in Priddy? Went up there one evening for a meal with my mother, wound up joining in an ace old-school folk night. 

Edit - misread - you clearly meant the top of Ham Hill. We just used to refer to the area across the top of the Mendips as "the tops". 

Nunogilberto

Haynes Motor Museum near Yeovil if you like cars - well worth a visit.

Babones

There's an old pub in nearby Hinton-St-George, The Lord Poulett Arms, that you might like. 10 mins or less by car from Crewkerne.

bbill335

Nunogilberto said:

Haynes Motor Museum near Yeovil if you like cars - well worth a visit.

If we're into the realm of lame museums, there is/was a bakelite museum on the way to watchet/minehead