The immediate area

The hamlet of Stathe lies between the villages of Burrowbridge (well-known for its "Burrow Mump" and the Monmouth Rebellion battles that took place in the 1680s) and Stoke St. Gregory (with its Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre).

This area is the heart of the award-winning willow craft industry where willow is grown, stripped, boiled and fashioned into baskets and cane furniture. It is also part of the old cider-making area.

Local walks include the River Parrett Trail and MacMillan Way but we keep maps and details of many trails from small strolls to longer hikes on the Quantock Hills. Why not walk to one of our local pubs or restaurants in Stoke St. Gregory or North Curry.

 Horse riding: we have an arrangement with someone where you can hire horses to ride in the Quantock Hills.

Further afield

Houses and Gardens: Hestercombe, Barrington Court, Montacute, East Lambrook, Lytes Cary Manor. See our Somerset Gardens page.

Potteries: Muchelney.

Sport: Somerset Cricket Club, Sedgemoor Splash (swimming), Taunton Racecourse.

Arts: Strode Theatre, Brewhouse Theatre, Bridgwater Arts Centre, Tacchi-Morris Centre.

Museums: County Museum, Haynes Motor Museum, Fleet Air Arm.

Days out: Clarks Village shopping, Wookey Hole Caves, Cheddar Gorge and Caves, West Somerset Railway, Dunster Castle, Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Tor and Abbey, Burnham-on-sea, Cricket St. Thomas wildlife park.

Coasts: Lyme Regis and the South coast. North Somerset coast: Minehead, Burnham on sea Weston Super Mare,

Education: Cherry Dobson provides craft courses locally at the Lilac Barn.

Some interesting sites and events around here

• Apple day at Sheppys cider in October
• Bridgwater carnival which is held on the Friday nearest to 5 November
• Kings College cricket festival held in August for 3-4 weeks
• Taunton Festival which runs through May www.heartofsomerset.com
• Taunton Heritage Festival in September. www.heartofsomerset.com
• Upholstery and art courses at Lilac Barn Stathe
• Fishing  at Mulchelney Lakes
  
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Within 1 hour's drive of us

* Taunton
* Bridgwater
* Glastonbury, Wells and Street
* Langport
* Houses and gardens
* The local area

West Somerset Steam railway trips from Bishops Lydeard to Watchet, Minehead.

Native red deer herds on the Quantock and Exmoor, rutting season in the autumn, Roe deer on land surrounding Walkers Farm.

Bird watching: West Sedgmoor RSPB reserve for over wintering wildfowl, Parrett estuary (Steart) , Exe estuary, Quantocks & Exmoor hills

Cathedrals: Wells, with inverted arches, clock, Bishops Palace; Exeter with the stained glass windows; Bristol situated in the centre of the city.

Abbeys: Bath, with the Roman Baths, Pump rooms and Royal Crescent.  Muchelney ruins near Langport; Buckfast at Buckfastleigh, home to the Benedictine monks; Sherborne.

Shopping: Street, Clark`s Village for full range of stores, Cribb`s Causeway on M5, Sherborne, Salisbury and Bath for the more traditional shops.

Walks: Walk from the farm to Burrow Mump for views along the Parrett (4miles); Parrett trail from South Perrott to Steart Point (53miles) [we are situated mid way and it takes approx three days]; Macmillian Way (the section from Lyme Regis to the north Devon Coast); walks around our farm and droves.

Glastonbury: famous for the Abbey ruins, pop festival in the end of June, Classic extravaganza in the Abbey gardens in August, the Tor with its vista over the Somerset levels. Site involved with mythology and the Holy Grail.

Heritage houses and gardens: Hestercombe gardens, Montecute house, Tyntesfield house; Barrington gardens, Knighthayes gardens, Dunster castle

Children: Longleat house, safari park, maze and grounds. Stourhead gardens, Crealy Park near Exeter, Court Farm park near Weston-Super-Mare, Secret World at Huntspill.

Cheddar: the limestone gorge with  caves, Jacob`s Ladder, the gateway to the Mendips and Priddy green

Wookey Hole Caves for full family entertainment.

South coast: lovely beaches for children at Charmouth, Lyme Regis, with towns of Sidmouth(folk festival in August),Beer to Branscombe cliff walk for geologists

Pleasure cruises: Bristol Channel cruises on the Waverly paddle steamer and the Balmoral throughout the summer to Wales, Lundy Isle, etc.

Geology interests: Jurassic coasts on the north coast of Somerset and the  south coast of  Dorset, limestone of the Mendips, Ham hill near Yeovil, to the sandstone of west Somerset.

West Somerset( north Somerset)coast: Jurassic cliffs with fossils, rock pools, beaches. Porlock bay and shingle bars.

Exmoor and Brendon hills: Lorna Doone valley(Oare), Dunkery Beacon for views of the Bristol Channel and South Wales.

Winter Carnivals: Bridgwater ( Friday nearest 5^th November) and circuit for 10 days.