Thea’s guidebook
Food scene
17th Century Pub with a great menu and brilliant wine menu (booking needed)
38 locals recommend
Candlelight Inn
17th Century Pub with a great menu and brilliant wine menu (booking needed)
Serves local seasonal food, game and fish from the South coast, the service is really excellent (booking needed)
26 locals recommend
The Cotley Inn
Serves local seasonal food, game and fish from the South coast, the service is really excellent (booking needed)
Has a Mitchelin star, it’s a small bistro and serves French and British food – very good value for the quality and brilliant service (booking nee
38 locals recommend
Augustus Restaurant
Saint James StreetHas a Mitchelin star, it’s a small bistro and serves French and British food – very good value for the quality and brilliant service (booking nee
La Campagna
Italian restaurant with good value food and excellent service
The Pump House
Fun and lively with a fusion menu and good drinks (booking needed)
The Culm Valley Inn
RiversideDelicious gastropub in a beautiful setting next to the river
Villa Verde Italian Restaurant
131 Exeter RoadCasual Italian with good hearty food and drinks
Orchard with farm shop and restaurant where you can do orchard walks and children’s playground
62 locals recommend
Sheppy's Cider Farm Shop
Orchard with farm shop and restaurant where you can do orchard walks and children’s playground
On the A38 towards Taunton just past Rumwell farm shop and restaurant that sells local produce
27 locals recommend
Rumwell Farm Shop and Restaurant
Wellington RoadOn the A38 towards Taunton just past Rumwell farm shop and restaurant that sells local produce
Sightseeing
Shop that has over 65 independent local traders selling unique gifts, jewellery, art, ceramics, stationery, and toys – lovely place to spend time browsing
8 locals recommend
The Emporium Somerset
Mantle StreetShop that has over 65 independent local traders selling unique gifts, jewellery, art, ceramics, stationery, and toys – lovely place to spend time browsing
Recently been refurbished, tours of the inside can be booked on the website. The walks around the Monument are very nice too
Wellington Monument
Recently been refurbished, tours of the inside can be booked on the website. The walks around the Monument are very nice too
Lyme is on the South coast has a nice beach and the town has a number of independent shops and restaurants
81 locals recommend
Lyme Regis Beach
Lyme is on the South coast has a nice beach and the town has a number of independent shops and restaurants
Is a nature reserve in the Blackdown Hills. The walk is relatively flat with amazing views
Quarts Moor
Is a nature reserve in the Blackdown Hills. The walk is relatively flat with amazing views