Animals and Nature

Montacute House is a masterpiece of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture and design

Historic home of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Somerset near Bridgwater
As in the poets’ day, there is still wilderness, heathland and a rocky shoreline where you can lose yourself in thought. The mix of heath on the top is a characteristic of the Quantocks and includes heather, whortleberry, gorse, bracken and wavy-haired grass. There is woodland too, once prized as a source of timber for ship building and now by walkers for its tranquillity. The oaks here are Sessile with acorns that grow directly on the branch and twisted trunks.

Barrington Court, located in the stunning south Somerset countryside, is a charming Tudor manor house complimented beautifully with Gertrude Jekyll-inspired gardens, apple orchards and a working kitchen garden.

Cheddar Gorge & Caves boasts extraordinary subterranean show caves, awe-inspiring cliffs and holds many fascinating secrets about our prehistoric ancestors.

Explore a world of adventure at Longleat. From a Drive Through Safari expedition, to discovering inside our iconic Elizabethan mansion, there’s plenty to entertain you.

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is a conservation charity and the largest zoo in Somerset with over 100 species of animals. The multi award winning Zoo is open 7 days a week and aims to make Noah's Ark a place of joy, wonder, adventure and refreshment that supports the well-being of all visitors, staff and volunteers. Through education and fun, they aim to inspire and motivate this generation and the next to consider sustainable lifestyles and care for our planet.

It’s your outdoors – come and explore at Wimbleball Lake

Glenda Spooner Farm is a rescue and rehabilitation centre, caring for up to 80 horses and ponies at once. Located in 220 acres of unspoilt countryside, there farm walks, behind-the-scenes tours, a coffee shop, outdoor playground and picnic area, second-hand tack shop and regular equine and canine events.

Ferne Animal Sanctuary is set within 72 acres of beautiful & protected countryside in the Blackdown Hills on the Devon/Somerset border. This charitable sanctuary takes in unwanted, abandoned and neglected animals and gives them a fantastic life either at the sanctuary or by finding them a special forever home.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of this magical wetland, created by the RSPB when peat extraction ended on this site.