Soaking up Samphire - Samphire Festival, Porlock
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...
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Jul 15, 20176 min read
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, 20176 min read
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, 20173 min read
A chat with the Brewed Boy!
UPDATE: Sadly this brewed boy bar is now closed. Few beers on the cards this evening? Well, here’s a quick one for you if you love craft...
Jun 21, 20172 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
The Litton - one cool Somerset pub
If you’re looking for a beautifully refurbished Somerset pub to visit this weekend, then stop the search right now! :) The Litton, in the...
May 30, 20176 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20176 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20177 min read
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 19, 20173 min read
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, 20176 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20176 min read
(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, 20172 min read
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, 20173 min read
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...
Mar 9, 20176 min read
Durslade Farmhouse - expect the unexpected
We started ‘Somerset cool’ to write about the unique places and people of Somerset. Places and people doing things differently. Ones that...
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