mary The Wyndham Arms has been a pub for almost four hundred years, and in this beautiful and historic setting we bring you everything you could wish for in a traditional country pub. The pub lies at the heart of the picturesque village of Kingsbury Episcopi set in the heart of South Somerset. We offer a … Read more
“Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve is not only a fantastic place to see wildlife, but a monument to the history and ingenuity of Neolithic man preserved through the amazing Sweet Track. It’s a unique window to the past and a place everyone should try to visit.” Main habitat: Peatland and reed beds Why visit: Shapwick … Read more
Margery Fish’s iconic cottage garden at East Lambrook Manor “In the development of gardening in the second half of the twentieth century no garden has yet had greater effect.” John Sales, National Trust One of the best-loved privately owned gardens in England created by the late Margery Fish, celebrated plantswoman and gardening writer. Her natural … Read more
Pendra’s Fish and chip shop can be found in Langport carpark close to Cocklemoor and the River Parrett, where on a summers evening you can enjoy you can sit by the river and enjoy your fish and chip supper. http://www.weewebs.co.uk/penindex.htm
Watch a flock of starlings form a Murmuration Every year between Autumn and February, Somerset starlings flock together over the Somerset Levels & Moors to create huge and magnificent starling murmurations. Surely one of nature’s best and most magnificent sights, the starlings form into sweeping ball like shapes in their thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands before flying … Read more
CAMPAIGN Taunton had been captured by the Parliamentarian army under the Earl of Essex in June 1644. After Essex’s army was forced to surrender at Lostwithiel in Cornwall in September, the Royalists maintained a Siege of Taunton, although the town was briefly relieved by Sir William Waller in late November. When determining strategy for 1645, … Read more
Langport (old forms are “Langeberga”, “Langeport”) consists of two parts, one on the hill and one by the river. The former owed its origin to its defensible position, and the latter its growth to its facilities for trade on the chief river of Somerset. Its name looks like Anglo-Saxon for “long port”, but it may … Read more
The Viaduct Fisheries is one of the prettiest and most natural commercial fisheries in the country. Six well stocked lakes nestle in the beautiful Cary Valley. Constructed in the early eighties, the complex is very mature, with great character. This includes tree covered islands, lily beds, gullies and many marginal features. The stock is varied … Read more
The river contains mostly roach, along with skimmer bream, perch and chub. Larger bream are sometimes caught and occasionally tench and carp can be tempted. There is also a good head of pike. Our waters start at Huish Bridge and flow down through the Town, past the Bungalows and Cocklemoor. Try caster, maggot or hemp … Read more
We have a lovely, airy new workshop in Langport opened on 21st September 2013, to coincide with the start of the Somerset Art Weeks Festival. We will have a large space from which you will be able to watch the glass blowing, a factory shop and an exhibition space for ourselves and other makers and … Read more