Write up by Kev McCready Yeovil, a place known for gloves and helicopters is now known for something else – poetry! Eight on Silver Street became the first gig for the Alive Poets Society, a new collective of artists bringing poetry off the page and onto the stage. The collective formed of Dan Wakeman, Sarah…
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Beyond Somerset – some things to do in Devon and Cornwall
Guest post by Hector Seymour of the Devon and Cornwall Guide Hi there friends from Somerset! This is Devon calling! This post is from the Devon andCornwall Guide and is designed to tell you about some of our favourite places in yourneighbour to the west, Devon! Picture this: turquoise coves, rolling green hills, and enough…
Clevedon Pier
Clevedon is located on the coast between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol. It’s the sort of place you might overlook, opting for a more balmy beach location, rather than a rugged one. It’s only an hour from me in Yeovil and I’d never visited until one cold December weekend. If you visit Clevedon you will find romance…
The medieval village of Dunster
Having lived in South Somerset for most of my life, it’s rare that I venture north of the county so I was delighted to get the opportunity to go to Dunster and it felt like a proper break being somewhere totally new for me. I was taken aback by the beauty of this medieval village…
Carymoor
Carymoor Enviromental Centre is a unique, magical place which combines a working landfill site with beautiful nature reserve and much much more. My youngest daughter affectionately refers to it as “Forest School” as we booked ourselves in for three Friday sessions of Carymoor fun. I’ve also taken my eldest two, but that was a few…
Best rural play parks in South Somerset
It seems that we will be needing to avoid contact with people just a little longer and with that in mind we have been nipping out in the car to find rural, village play parks that are much quieter than some of the play parks in Yeovil where we live. Many times we have been…
Life in the slow lane
We’ve been living a very simple, local existence in lockdown. At the weekends we go exploring in the country lanes that I probably would never have explored. Here’s a few country walks we’ve discovered in Yeovil, off the beaten track. 1. Placket Lane. Just before Yeovil Road turns into Sandhurst Road there’s a country lane…
Glastonbury Tor
We loved our trip to Glastonbury Tor. I have only visited the Tor a few times, even though this beautiful jewel in the crown of Somerset is located so nearby! I always assumed that ‘Tor’ was the little tower on top, but actually it means ‘a hill or a rocky peak’, and the roofless Grade…
Two of the best beaches near to me!
Living as I do in South Somerset, I’m actually really close to the Dorset border and I live a stones throw from the town of Sherborne in Dorset. It just so happens that the beaches nearest to where I live are in our neighbouring county. If you are staying in South Somerset and fancy a…
The Newt in Somerset, Bruton
I was really intrigued to visit The Newt, which had been recommended to me by a friend. It’s actually a mere 12 miles away from where I live now and where I grew up so it’s interesting that I’d never heard of it (more on that later). Bruton is accessible by train and is famous…
6 reasons to visit East Coker
I was lucky enough to grow up in the pretty village of East Coker. When I was younger I didn’t always see it that way, and it seemed a long way into the nearest town, although Yeovil is only three miles away. One thing I always have loved is being connected to nature, I used…
The perfect woodland winter walk
The woodland of Yeovil Country Park makes for a fabulous walk anytime of year. But there’s something about getting a breath of icy fresh air at Christmas time which is really special. For me, Christmas day is for hibernating, eating and drinking! By Boxing Day (which is also my birthday) it feels good to venture…
Somerset Soul 