Natalie’s guidebook - Noresire Merriott
Food scene
We are lucky to have “The Feed Station” here, the cycling café of the year winner. The Feed Station is a renovated Sunday school building and has a lovely atmosphere and fantastic food, we highly recommend trying one of their yummy English breakfasts or homemade cakes – Delicious! You can find out a bit more about them here @ www.thefeedstationmerriott.co.uk
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The Feed Station
Sandy HoleWe are lucky to have “The Feed Station” here, the cycling café of the year winner. The Feed Station is a renovated Sunday school building and has a lovely atmosphere and fantastic food, we highly recommend trying one of their yummy English breakfasts or homemade cakes – Delicious! You can find out a bit more about them here @ www.thefeedstationmerriott.co.uk
We also have our pub in the village, the Kings Head which has a very impressive gin shelf! Owned by Mike and Julie Cable, the Kings Head is a traditional country pub offering great ales and food in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Mike grew up in the village and had the opportunity to buy the pub in 2016 when he rescued it from being turned into houses. www.thekingsmerriott.com.
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The Kings Head
Church StreetWe also have our pub in the village, the Kings Head which has a very impressive gin shelf! Owned by Mike and Julie Cable, the Kings Head is a traditional country pub offering great ales and food in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Mike grew up in the village and had the opportunity to buy the pub in 2016 when he rescued it from being turned into houses. www.thekingsmerriott.com.
The Royal Oak at Over Stratton is a 5-minute drive away. Locally brewed ales, a fine wine list & excellent coffee (hand roasted in the West Country) compliment a menu which focuses whole heartedly on great quality ingredients to be enjoyed in a relaxed setting, run by a locally grown team.
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The Royal Oak
52-54 Dorchester RdThe Royal Oak at Over Stratton is a 5-minute drive away. Locally brewed ales, a fine wine list & excellent coffee (hand roasted in the West Country) compliment a menu which focuses whole heartedly on great quality ingredients to be enjoyed in a relaxed setting, run by a locally grown team.
The Lord Poulet Arms at Hinton St George, a 10-minute drive is worth a visit. They offer traditional local ales, world-class wines and classic cocktails. They use meat and game from local farms in the area and have fish from the south coast. www.lordpoulettarms.com
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Lord Poulett Arms
High StreetThe Lord Poulet Arms at Hinton St George, a 10-minute drive is worth a visit. They offer traditional local ales, world-class wines and classic cocktails. They use meat and game from local farms in the area and have fish from the south coast. www.lordpoulettarms.com
The Trading Post @ Lopen (a 10-minute drive) is also worth a visit. Winners of the Muddy Stiletto aware for the best farm shop/deli in somerset. The Trading Post focuses on organic, local delicious food and drink. A great place to stock up on the best that Somerset has to offer. On the same site is also the quirky “Pips Railway Carriage” where you can eat some of the produce sold in the shot inside an old railway carriage. www.facebook.com/PipsRailwayCarriage
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The Trading Post Farm Shop
The Trading Post @ Lopen (a 10-minute drive) is also worth a visit. Winners of the Muddy Stiletto aware for the best farm shop/deli in somerset. The Trading Post focuses on organic, local delicious food and drink. A great place to stock up on the best that Somerset has to offer. On the same site is also the quirky “Pips Railway Carriage” where you can eat some of the produce sold in the shot inside an old railway carriage. www.facebook.com/PipsRailwayCarriage
The Old Dairy Café in Bower Hinton, Near Martock (a 10-minute drive) is set on a working farm and is a great place to unwind and enjoy delicious home-made food. They use local produce from the farm and the surrounding area, and their farm shop stocks local vegetables and locally sourced gifts and other produce. www.theolddairycafe.uk
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Old Dairy Cafe
Back LaneThe Old Dairy Café in Bower Hinton, Near Martock (a 10-minute drive) is set on a working farm and is a great place to unwind and enjoy delicious home-made food. They use local produce from the farm and the surrounding area, and their farm shop stocks local vegetables and locally sourced gifts and other produce. www.theolddairycafe.uk
Clarkes Village in Street approx. 30 minutes away and has over 90 retail stores with up to 60% off RRPs. www.clarkesvillage.co.uk
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Clarks Village
Clarkes Village in Street approx. 30 minutes away and has over 90 retail stores with up to 60% off RRPs. www.clarkesvillage.co.uk
Sightseeing
This area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
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National Trust - Dom Montacute
This area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
This area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
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Barrington Court
This area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
This area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
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Lytes Cary Manor
Manor nearThis area is lucky to be surrounded by numerous National Trust Properties all worth a visit, the closest being Montacute House and Barrington Court, both about a 15-minute drive. Other national properties in this area include Lytes Cary, Stourhead, Stoke Sub Hamdon Priory to name just a few
Forde Abbey House and Gardens
Sticking with the outdoor theme, there are also some wonderful walks and views at “Ham Hill” in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, again just a 10-minute drive away with the Prince of Wales pub at the top of the hill for a refreshing pint after www.princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk.
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Ham Hill Country Park
Ham Hill RoadSticking with the outdoor theme, there are also some wonderful walks and views at “Ham Hill” in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, again just a 10-minute drive away with the Prince of Wales pub at the top of the hill for a refreshing pint after www.princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk.
Glastonbury Tor
For car and motoring enthusiasts, the wonderful Haynes Motor Museum @ Sparkford is just a 30-minute drive. A living and working Museum, with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, glorious Bentleys and Rolls Royces to exciting super cars of today, like the Jaguar XJ220 and the Ferrari 360 www.haynesmotormuseum.com
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Haynes International Motor Museum
For car and motoring enthusiasts, the wonderful Haynes Motor Museum @ Sparkford is just a 30-minute drive. A living and working Museum, with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, glorious Bentleys and Rolls Royces to exciting super cars of today, like the Jaguar XJ220 and the Ferrari 360 www.haynesmotormuseum.com
For those that prefer things that fly this area is also home to the Fleet Air Arm Museum. The Fleet Air Arm Museum - representing the Royal Navy in the Air. With four exhibition halls, over ninety aircraft and over 2 million records and 30 thousand artefacts the Museum is Europe's largest naval aviation Museum. In addition, it houses the first British Concord which you can go on board, view the cockpit and visit the award-winning Aircraft Carrier Experience. www.fleetairarm.com
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
For those that prefer things that fly this area is also home to the Fleet Air Arm Museum. The Fleet Air Arm Museum - representing the Royal Navy in the Air. With four exhibition halls, over ninety aircraft and over 2 million records and 30 thousand artefacts the Museum is Europe's largest naval aviation Museum. In addition, it houses the first British Concord which you can go on board, view the cockpit and visit the award-winning Aircraft Carrier Experience. www.fleetairarm.com
City/town information
The coast is just a 20-minute drive from us with the world heritage site the Jurassic Coast. West Bay with its harbour is known for its fish and chips and Lyme Regis often dubbed as the “Pearl of Dorset” with its fossil cliffs and beaches and just two popular spots.
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Lyme Regis
The coast is just a 20-minute drive from us with the world heritage site the Jurassic Coast. West Bay with its harbour is known for its fish and chips and Lyme Regis often dubbed as the “Pearl of Dorset” with its fossil cliffs and beaches and just two popular spots.
The coast is just a 20-minute drive from us with the world heritage site the Jurassic Coast. West Bay with its harbour is known for its fish and chips and Lyme Regis often dubbed as the “Pearl of Dorset” with its fossil cliffs and beaches and just two popular spots.
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West Bay
The coast is just a 20-minute drive from us with the world heritage site the Jurassic Coast. West Bay with its harbour is known for its fish and chips and Lyme Regis often dubbed as the “Pearl of Dorset” with its fossil cliffs and beaches and just two popular spots.
On a Friday and Saturday night there is currently a pop-up fish and chips stand in the carpark of the old Osbornes shop, on Broadway. “Somerset Catch” and are open 16:30 – 19:30.
The village also has a local co-op which stocks everything you need, small but perfectly stocked! There is also a pharmacy and a garage and a Village Hall.
There are many local walks in the village, indeed if you go out of the door to Noresire, passed your drive, and pick up the footpath on the right this will take you into the old nursery where there lies hundreds of old fruit trees still in place. There is a map of the village included in this welcome pack so you can see the other walks in the area.
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On a Friday and Saturday night there is currently a pop-up fish and chips stand in the carpark of the old Osbornes shop, on Broadway. “Somerset Catch” and are open 16:30 – 19:30.
The village also has a local co-op which stocks everything you need, small but perfectly stocked! There is also a pharmacy and a garage and a Village Hall.
There are many local walks in the village, indeed if you go out of the door to Noresire, passed your drive, and pick up the footpath on the right this will take you into the old nursery where there lies hundreds of old fruit trees still in place. There is a map of the village included in this welcome pack so you can see the other walks in the area.