Perry's Paddock

For those of you who are always on the hunt for a foodies-approved place, the local villages and towns will sort you right out. In Paulton (five minutes’ walk), there are restaurants, pubs, a café and shops, and in Frome (20 minutes), markets and bars make a pretty pairing. Wells (25 minutes) is a lovely old town too, with a Gothic-style cathedral, bishop’s palace and marketplace. Into the bigger cities… spas, museums, abbeys and historic bridges are the thing of Bath (20 minutes), while in Bristol (35 minutes), you could spend a day at the zoo, looking around the historic dockyard at SS Great Britain or taking to a restaurant for dinnertime. What of those more active pursuits? You might want to start off with a cycle along the Colliers Way (five minutes). The Mendip Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (10 minutes) has walks in plenty, while Cheddar (30 minutes) has climbing and a walk above a gorge. While Glastonbury (35 minutes) might have a reputation for its hippy shops (good news for those of you who like a shopping trip), there are walks up the tor to do. And before you turn in for the day, the caves at Wookey Hole (25 minutes) have all sorts of cool chambers and stalagmites.