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Jul 24, 20175 min read
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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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