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| Bed and Breakfast in the Farmhouse We have kept many original features of the house, which was built in 1743: a flagstone hall, English Oak staircase, elm floorboards in the dining room, period furniture and oriental rugs. However, all 21st century luxuries are here for your comfort. All rooms have en suite bath or shower rooms, flat screen LCD TV with digital Freeview channels, hairdryers, alarm clocks, radios, electric blankets, tea and coffee making facilities and modern beds, plumbing and central heating, and a fridge exclusively for guests' use.There is a Four Poster room with a six foot wide opulent four poster bed, a twin/superking room, a double and a single room. |
| The guests' drawing room is available for reading, relaxing or television viewing. New for 2008! WiFi internet access in public areas. The dining room has two tables at which I serve a full English or continental breakfast, with local produce including sausages made by Mr. Lush, butcher of Castle Cary. Fruit and yoghurt, or vegetarian alternatives are also possible, and I can cater for specialist diets with due notice.  Whenever possible, the eggs for your breakfast are laid by my free-range hens. For your evening meal, I have sample menus of many local pubs and restaurants within a 5 mile drive. |
| Prices are per person per night and include a full English or Continental Breakfast From £35.00 to £45.00 per person Single Occupancy of double room if the single room is already let: By arrangement Children over 10 welcome We can accommodate a maximum of six people at any one time in the house. See our website for more photos and details of special offers STRICTLY NO SMOKING INSIDE PLEASE We have our own dog and cats so no dogs please! (except assistance dogs). |
| Self Catering in The Tallet The Tallet (an old Somerset word for a hayloft) is adjacent to the farmhouse. It was converted in 1995 from a bakehouse and hayloft, to a comfortable, well-equipped holiday home. It is available for weekly holidays all year, and for short breaks outside school holidays. If you have a stressful job and need a break, or you wish to celebrate a special anniversary away from the world, yet within 2 hours drive of London, this is the perfect place to unwind. We have been careful to preserve many original features including flagstone flooring, a stone staircase, the original oven door and an inglenook fireplace in which there is now an oil 'real flame' stove to provide central heating and hot water. WiFi Internet Access is available in The Tallet. |
| The back door opens onto a stone terrace, with picnic table, and the walled garden, where you can while away the hours in fine weather. If the weather is inclement, then curl up in front of the fire with a book, challenge someone to one of the board games from the cupboard, or watch your favourite video! The Tallet is as 'child friendly' as possible, with stair gates at the top and bottom of the stairs, and a cot, travel cot and highchair.  We encourage you to buy local food when you are staying at The Tallet. Before your visit you may like to order food from our local farmer's market site- www.sfmdirect.co.uk - this carries a very wide range of items and the prices are competitive. Usual latest order time via the Farmers market website is 8am on Tuesday morning for delivery for delivery on Thursday but this may vary at Christmas and Easter so please check at the time of ordering, especially if you are buying perishable items. If you put a note to indicate that you will be staying at Clanville Manor, they will deliver to the farmhouse and we shall make sure that it is ready in your fridge or freezer for your arrival. We shall lay a tray of tea and homemade cake for your arrival, and there will also be a small selection of local foods or drink for you to try, depending on the season. In Castle Cary there are good quality butchers, delicatessens and shops including a wonderful store selling home-made dishes and treats to take away - give the cook a holiday too! Further variety is provided by 2 Chinese take aways, 2 fish and chip shops, a Thai restaurant and other pubs and restaurants within the locality. Friends or relatives may like you to visit you for a couple of nights and stay in the farmhouse for B & B. (maybe Grandparents who can babysit)! The kitchen has a full sized oven, a microwave, dishwasher and freezer. A washing machine and tumble dryer are available in the farmhouse utility room. There are two bedrooms upstairs: a double, with a cot, and a children's room with full sized bunk beds. A small bed can also be put into the double room, for a young child. The bathroom has a power shower over a small bath. |
| Prices per cottage per week From £250 to £675 Weekly lets are from 3pm Saturday to 10am the following Saturday. Short breaks / nightly bookings These are available outside school holidays. Please enquire for details |
| What to do, where to go! The River Brue runs through the fields behind Clanville Manor - bring a pair of Wellington boots, or borrow a pair from the house, so that you can enjoy walking along its banks. If you are lucky you may see one of the resident kingfishers, or a badger as it plays on the river bank!In the Autumn conkers can be collected beneath the many horse chestnut trees. During the warmer months a private outdoor swimming pool is available for guests staying at either Clanville Manor or 'The Tallet' self-catering holiday cottage. The Manor's walled garden also has a children's 'Wendy House' and gives access to the river with picnic areas on unspoilt river banks. Children and adults are welcome to feed the hens and collect the eggs. The farm encompasses a pond, an orchard, several fields, beech and horse chestnut trees and in summer there are often new born calves and chicks. As the ground can often be wet or muddy, good shoes or wellies are recommended! |
| This location is also ideal for touring the whole of the region. Its many attractions include: Stonehenge Glastonbury Tor and Abbey Wells Cathedral Stourhead Garden and Alfred's Tower Longleat Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole Caves Montacute House and other National Trust properties Sparkford Motor Museum Yeovilton Air Museum A public golf course is 2 miles away and the towns of Bath, Bristol and Salisbury are all within easy reach. |
| Directions: How to find Clanville Manor Please use these instructions with a good map and you will easily find us! From M3/A303 (London) Take the A371 Wincanton turning and follow that, for 6 miles north, to Castle Cary. However, do not go into Castle Cary. Continue on the A371 through Ansford traffic lights and for about another mile, down a hill, DO NOT TAKE THE B3152 left turn, but take the next left, B3153, signposted Somerton. Continue through the village of Clanville for 3/4 of a mile. You will see signs counting down to the 'low' bridge (4.5m/14' 9") which is at the end of our drive. Now follow final directions below * From Devon and Cornwall (A303) Take the A37 turning from the A303, at Podimore, north, signposted Bristol/Shepton Mallet. Continue for 4 miles to the traffic lights at Lydford. Turn right onto the B3153. Follow this for 4 miles through the villages of Lovington and Alford. You will see signs counting down to the 'low' bridge (4.5m/14' 9") which is at the end of our drive. Now follow final directions below * From the M5 Take junction 23 (Bridgwater). Take the A39 signposted Glastonbury and Wells, for about 1 mile to a T junction and turn LEFT, still on the A39. Follow this for 8 miles until you get to the Pipers Pub. Take the RIGHT hand turn (B3151). Follow B3151 3 miles to a cross-roads (nasty junction)! Go straight across and follow the B3151 for another 4 miles to a T junction. Turn LEFT (B3153). Follow this for 3 miles to traffic lights at Lydford, and then for another 4 miles. You will see signs counting down to the 'low' bridge (4.5m/14' 9") which is at the end of our drive. Now follow final directions below * From the M4 Junction 18, follow A46 towards Bath, then pick up signs to Radstock, A367, and follow that all the way to the A37. Turn left, bypass Shepton Mallet and join the A371 signposted Castle Cary. Follow A371 for approximately 6 miles, past Castle Cary station, take the next right, B3153, signposted Somerton. You will see signs counting down to the 'low' bridge (4.5m/14' 9") which is at the end of our drive. Now follow final directions below * * Final directions Our white gate and cattle grid are just under the railway bridge. Most vehicles can use the cattle grid; there is no need to open the gate. Take care on the drive as it can become slippery in rain and mud, drive around to the back of the house. Guests for Lone Oak cottage should park in the farmyard and come to the front door. B&B and Tallet guests please open the gate marked 'Guests' car park' and park in the gravelled car park. Please close the car park gate and turn around to face the house and cottage. Walk towards the cottage, and to the right, past our conservatory, through the green gate in the wall and to the front garden and front door. I may leave a note on the door of the cottage for Tallet guests if I have to be away. We look forward to seeing you! |
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