Soaking up Samphire - Samphire Festival, Porlock
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We miss Samphire! Not the sea vegetable (although we do love a bit of that too). We mean the fab boutique festival that’s just celebrated...
- Jul 15, 2017
- 6 min
Lydia and the fifty bees...
...that's a great name for a band if you ask us, but no! This is all about the Bees. Fifty beautiful, almost life-sized ones,...
- Jul 6, 2017
- 6 min
Somerset flower power - Manor Farm Cottage Flowers
It was British Flowers Week recently… a time to celebrate all things ‘grown not flown’ and support our local growers and florists. We’re...
- Jun 24, 2017
- 3 min
A chat with the Brewed Boy!
Few beers on the cards this evening? Well, here’s a quick one for you if you love craft beer and artisan cider! Brewed Boy Tap House and...
- Jun 21, 2017
- 2 min
Give peace a chance
That’s all we are saying… well actually, that’s all The Green Fields at Glastonbury Festival are saying at lunchtime tomorrow (Thursday...
- Jun 17, 2017
- 3 min
Samphire Festival - Four Thoughts
Woo hoo! Festival season is just around the corner and with a whole host of them to escape to these days, there’s nothing we love more...
- Jun 6, 2017
- 3 min
The Litton - one cool Somerset pub
If you’re looking for a beautifully refurbished pub to visit this weekend, then stop the search right now! :) The Litton, in the idyllic...
- May 30, 2017
- 6 min
Laying the foundations to make a difference in Somerset
In this barn in Shepton Mallet, there’s something pretty special going on! It’s the home of Somerset Community Foundation… a team on a...
- May 19, 2017
- 3 min
Reminiscence Learning - Four Thoughts
It’s Dementia Awareness Week this week, so we've been chatting to the awesome team at Reminiscence Learning – a small charity based in...
- May 17, 2017
- 6 min
Mount Pleasant Farm - B&B with bags of style
As soon as I walk through the door of Mount Pleasant Farm, I know it’s our kind of place - a Somerset cool kind of place! For a start,...
- May 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company - guest blog by Roth Bar & Grill
Well, here’s another first… our very first Somerset cool guest blog! It’s been created by Roth Bar & Grill about their recent visit to...
- May 14, 2017
- 3 min
Somerset Garden Day - Four Thoughts
Today is a first… the very first Somerset Garden Day… and when we first heard about it, our ears immediately pricked up! We have a...
- May 11, 2017
- 7 min
A cool snapshot of Somerset!
It’s Somerset Day today and what better way to mark it than to celebrate the brilliant photos we’ve been featuring on the blog as our...
- Apr 21, 2017
- 4 min
Moo and Two - Four Thoughts
Get your streamers and mugs out… it’s only National Tea Day today! Oh, how we LOVE a nice cuppa. Whoever you are and whatever you do,...
- Apr 19, 2017
- 3 min
Sky Siouki - Four Thoughts
Sometimes, something beautiful catches our eye and we just can’t look away! In the case of Sky Siouki, a Bristol-based printed textiles...
- Apr 16, 2017
- 6 min
A touch of Somerset magic - dinner at Clavelshay Barn
Imagine driving through the beautiful Somerset countryside in the late evening sunshine, twisting round the narrow lanes. You feel miles...
- Mar 31, 2017
- 3 min
Fantastic food on the coast - The Café at at Porlock Weir
Last month, we chatted to super chef Andrew Dixon about the Exmoor Food Fest and his own restaurant. Remember? Course you do! ;) (It’s...
- Mar 29, 2017
- 6 min
(Head) Gardeners' World - Danny Burlingham, Forde Abbey
Move over Monty Don! Danny Burlingham, Head Gardener at Forde Abbey House & Gardens, has become a bit of a gardening hero for us and...
- Mar 25, 2017
- 2 min
Al Garnsworthy - Four Thoughts
Happy Easter weekend... and what a sweet treat we've got in store over the next few days! It was pretty easy to decide what we'd love to...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
Jenni Dutton - Four Thoughts
It’s 'Four Thoughts' time and this week, we’ve been chatting to Somerset artist Jenni Dutton. Jenni’s created an incredibly special body...
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