Sutton House, Crewkerne - Guidebook

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Sutton House, Crewkerne - Guidebook

Food Scene

Best cakes and bread in town (and Somerset!).
The Barley Sugar Bakehouse
Best cakes and bread in town (and Somerset!).
There is no better icecream in Somerset, Devon or Dorset. They usually only have one flavour - delicious!
Rossi's
92 The Esplanade
There is no better icecream in Somerset, Devon or Dorset. They usually only have one flavour - delicious!
Probably unhealthy, but if you fast for a day or two, this global eat-all-you-can if well worth a go.
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Za Za Bazaar
Canon's Road
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Probably unhealthy, but if you fast for a day or two, this global eat-all-you-can if well worth a go.
Food's okay, atmosphere is good. Kids will love it.
Mattia Diner
Food's okay, atmosphere is good. Kids will love it.
Really nice ice cream, on a warm day you could be by the Med! Also, the home of Broadchurch if that's your thing...
Baboo Gelato West Bay
5 W Bay Rd
Really nice ice cream, on a warm day you could be by the Med! Also, the home of Broadchurch if that's your thing...
Modern is style but relaxed atmosphere. Kids seem welcome. Coffee and hot chocolate are good.
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Swim
Marine Parade
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Modern is style but relaxed atmosphere. Kids seem welcome. Coffee and hot chocolate are good.
Nice outdoor space/ garden. Down to earth menu - beans on toast if you want it!
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Toast
155 High St
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Nice outdoor space/ garden. Down to earth menu - beans on toast if you want it!
Interesting take on East Asian food with a modern, local twist. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff. I'm told the cocktails are good, too!
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Dorshi
6 Chancery Ln
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Interesting take on East Asian food with a modern, local twist. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff. I'm told the cocktails are good, too!
Great view across the bay from the terrace. Really interesting art collection (all by the owner's dad). Food and drink isn't bad, either!
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The Lyme Bay
8-10 Bridge St
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Great view across the bay from the terrace. Really interesting art collection (all by the owner's dad). Food and drink isn't bad, either!
Cycling-themed cafe with nice food and good atmosphere. Best to arrive on 2-wheels, if you want to feel good about yourself! Lovely courtyard, we managed to fool friends into thinking we were in Italy!
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The Feed Station
Sandy Hole
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Cycling-themed cafe with nice food and good atmosphere. Best to arrive on 2-wheels, if you want to feel good about yourself! Lovely courtyard, we managed to fool friends into thinking we were in Italy!
You have the choice of eating in a railway carriage or a double-decker bus. What else can I say!
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Pip’s Railway Carriage Cafe
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You have the choice of eating in a railway carriage or a double-decker bus. What else can I say!
Down a lane but worth hunting it out. Excellent vegetarian food in an interesting building with nice light and the chefs on display.
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Down a lane but worth hunting it out. Excellent vegetarian food in an interesting building with nice light and the chefs on display.
Up-market (for Crewkerne) place to eat. You'll pay a bit more but the food we ate was good. Dogs allowed in the courtyard.
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The Crooked Swan
4 Church St
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Up-market (for Crewkerne) place to eat. You'll pay a bit more but the food we ate was good. Dogs allowed in the courtyard.

Parks & Nature

Earthworks, quarrying, ramparts - take the kids, take a dog, take a kite. Superb views, especially at sunset.
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Ham Hill Country Park
Ham Hill Road
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Earthworks, quarrying, ramparts - take the kids, take a dog, take a kite. Superb views, especially at sunset.
Flat walk along the river, or head up the hill if you're feeling athletic. Kids will love the ducks and the busy play areas. The new cafe is good, too. Pool is okay but not as nice as the one in Crewkerne.
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Ninesprings
Addlewell Lane
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Flat walk along the river, or head up the hill if you're feeling athletic. Kids will love the ducks and the busy play areas. The new cafe is good, too. Pool is okay but not as nice as the one in Crewkerne.
Easy to get to for a walk in the woods (good for dogs, too). Nice views over town and north to the Mendips.
Bincombe Beeches Nature Reserve
Easy to get to for a walk in the woods (good for dogs, too). Nice views over town and north to the Mendips.
Interesting gardens to roam in. They may be making charcoal, there could be an art exhibition, there's always a cup of tea!
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Hestercombe House
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Interesting gardens to roam in. They may be making charcoal, there could be an art exhibition, there's always a cup of tea!
Best on a windy day with the clouds rushing by. Steep climb to the top, but worth it for the views and the feeling of being on top of the world.
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Pilsdon Pen
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Best on a windy day with the clouds rushing by. Steep climb to the top, but worth it for the views and the feeling of being on top of the world.

Arts & Culture

Art gallery but much more. Great architecture, lovely garden, nice cafe/ restaurant (though not so if you're vegetarian).
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping Lane
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Art gallery but much more. Great architecture, lovely garden, nice cafe/ restaurant (though not so if you're vegetarian).
Free. Interesting displays. Buildings worth a look at, too. Taunton is on the up, so worth a day exploring.
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The Museum of Somerset
Castle Green
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Free. Interesting displays. Buildings worth a look at, too. Taunton is on the up, so worth a day exploring.
Old-school museum (lots of stuffed animals) mixed with modern extension. Kids can wear togas. Free.
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Queen Street
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Old-school museum (lots of stuffed animals) mixed with modern extension. Kids can wear togas. Free.
Often has interesting exhibitions of outrageously price artwork. Still, it's free to look and the soup for lunch is good, too.
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Sladers Yard Gallery
6 W Bay Rd
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Often has interesting exhibitions of outrageously price artwork. Still, it's free to look and the soup for lunch is good, too.
Small, but easy to get to on the train (much better than driving), and the long, wide High Stree of Honiton is well worth walking. Look out for Hot Pennies Day - remarkable!
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Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Dowell Street
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Small, but easy to get to on the train (much better than driving), and the long, wide High Stree of Honiton is well worth walking. Look out for Hot Pennies Day - remarkable!

Entertainment & Activities

Best indoor pool for miles around! Warmest, too.
Crewkerne Aqua Centre
Henhayes Lane
Best indoor pool for miles around! Warmest, too.
This place is fantastic when the sun is shining. One of the best outdoor pools you'll find - both the setting and the facilities. It's not a slide-park, but you can spend a day here.
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Greenbank Pool
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This place is fantastic when the sun is shining. One of the best outdoor pools you'll find - both the setting and the facilities. It's not a slide-park, but you can spend a day here.
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AirHop Bristol
Unit 5 Britannia Rd
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Have a go!
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Clip 'n Climb Exeter
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Have a go!
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Butlins
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This place is so cheap! Tickets are £4.50 or less. A family of 4 can watch a movie AND eat/ drink for the price of two tickets at a multiplex.
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Plaza Cinema
31-32 Trinity St
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This place is so cheap! Tickets are £4.50 or less. A family of 4 can watch a movie AND eat/ drink for the price of two tickets at a multiplex.
Do, if you like being outdoors and that adrenaline rush. Don't, if you can't stand heights!
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Go Ape Haldon (Treetop Challenge, Zip Lines, High Ropes)
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Do, if you like being outdoors and that adrenaline rush. Don't, if you can't stand heights!
If you're never tried karting, this is the best place to start. And if you have tried it, this is the longest track in the UK, so well worth another go.
Clay Pigeon Raceway
If you're never tried karting, this is the best place to start. And if you have tried it, this is the longest track in the UK, so well worth another go.
Similar to Airhop in Bristol, lots of bouncing around. Kids will be tired after an hour!
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Flip Out Somerset
Castle Road
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Similar to Airhop in Bristol, lots of bouncing around. Kids will be tired after an hour!

Sightseeing

Very grand house been in lots of films/ TV. Good gardens to roam in.
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National Trust - Montacute House
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Very grand house been in lots of films/ TV. Good gardens to roam in.
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Barrington Court
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Largest man-made Iron Age earthworks in Europe - I think! More impressive from the top than the bottom. You can park in Dorchester and walk there, if you're up to it.
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Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle Road
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Largest man-made Iron Age earthworks in Europe - I think! More impressive from the top than the bottom. You can park in Dorchester and walk there, if you're up to it.
Nice sandy beach. Shallow swimming (be prepared for the water temperature!). Can hire water sports equipment. And eat pies and chips.
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Harbour Inn Lyme Regis
23 Marine Parade
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Nice sandy beach. Shallow swimming (be prepared for the water temperature!). Can hire water sports equipment. And eat pies and chips.
Er, perhaps not for everybody, but that's Dorset for you...
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Cerne Abbas Giant
24 Long St
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Er, perhaps not for everybody, but that's Dorset for you...
Top ruined castle! English Civil War stories, stones to climb over, you can almost hear the bed pans being emptied over the walls...
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Corfe Castle
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Top ruined castle! English Civil War stories, stones to climb over, you can almost hear the bed pans being emptied over the walls...

Shopping

Delilah Petal
1A Church St
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Waitrose & Partners Crewkerne
South Street
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Interesting contemporary homewares, worth a look on the way to Hauser & Wirth
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Caro Somerset
18 - 20 High St
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Interesting contemporary homewares, worth a look on the way to Hauser & Wirth
At the top of Broad Street, come up from the sea front or down from Belmont House, either is worth the walk. Contemporary homewares.
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Ryder & Hope
30 Broad St
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At the top of Broad Street, come up from the sea front or down from Belmont House, either is worth the walk. Contemporary homewares.
Wholefoods, vegetarian, local honey, Ecover cleaning products, herbal remedies. Friendly staff, eco-friendly products.
Naturalife
7 The George Centre
Wholefoods, vegetarian, local honey, Ecover cleaning products, herbal remedies. Friendly staff, eco-friendly products.
Pretty and interesting redevelopment of the mill and surrounding buildings. Two galleries, pottery, micro-brewery and several other craft producers in situ.
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The Town Mill
Mill Lane
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Pretty and interesting redevelopment of the mill and surrounding buildings. Two galleries, pottery, micro-brewery and several other craft producers in situ.
Quirky, cobbled hill with a host of interesting, independent shops. Frome market is first Sunday of each month - definitely worth the trip.
Catherine Hill
Catherine Hill
Quirky, cobbled hill with a host of interesting, independent shops. Frome market is first Sunday of each month - definitely worth the trip.
Bigger and better having moved to Church Street. Not your usual flowers and plants, even your kids will find something they like. And, now there's the Canopy cafe upstairs!
Twigs and Twine Floral Design
1A Church St
Bigger and better having moved to Church Street. Not your usual flowers and plants, even your kids will find something they like. And, now there's the Canopy cafe upstairs!

Getting Around

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Crewkerne Railway Station
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