Morning mist rolls off the Mendips and catches in the valley below, and from West View you watch it burn away over your first cup of tea.
This is one for couples after a proper bed and a cooked breakfast, though there's a camping pod if you fancy something closer to canvas without quite committing to the ground sheet. Somerset's gentle on the bones here — walkers love the ridge trails, cavers disappear into Wookey Hole, and cider-route tourers use it as a civilised base between orchards. Dogs are welcome by arrangement, so worth a call ahead if you're bringing yours.
It's a guest house at heart, so expect warmth, a decent mattress, and the kind of breakfast that sets you up for the day. The pod gives you a bit more independence if that's your style. Campfires need checking when you arrive — they'll tell you what's allowed. Open all year, which makes it handy for those moody autumn weekends when the levels flood and the light goes gold. Quiet, traditional, proper Somerset.
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