The Bishop's Palace & Gardens
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A medieval site for all to enjoy, with a breath-taking moat, resident swans, and a flagstone drawbridge.
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Why stay here ...
Metcalfe House offers a small and friendly certificated location for caravans and motorhomes. Situated in a rural position, near Somerton in the picturesque village of Cimpton Dundon with a pub, post office and an abundance of walks and cycle rides available in the immediate area.
The quiet, level site provides electric hook up and drinking water at each pitch. The gate to the rear of the site gives direct access to the surrounding public footpaths including the Dundon Beacon Nature Reserve and Coombe Hill Wood.
The Somerset Levels with nature reserves at Westhay and Shapwick Heath are essential for birdwatchers. Glastonbury Tor & Abbey, Wells Cathedral and a choice of National Trust Properties, including Montacute House and Stourhead (which has world recognition) are all on our doorstep. Many picturesque and historical Somerset villages are only a few miles away eg- Wedmore, Sherborne and Shaftesbury - home of the classic 'Hovis' advert or a little further to Cerne Abbas and Milton Abbas.
Our superb location is an ideal base for exploring the many attractions that Somerset has to offer. For nature lovers there are the Mendip Hills and Polden Hills. For families, the coastal beaches of Weston Super Mare, Burnham on Sea, nearby Fleet Air Arm Museum, Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole as well as Clarke's Designer Outlet village in Street.
A visit to Somerset wouldn't be complete without a trip to Thatchers Cider with its restaurant and shop, or the mure rustic experience of Wilkins Cider Farm just down the road.
Taunton, Bath and Bristol are all under an hour and provide the perfect choice for day trips.
There is also the wonderful Viaduct Fishery specialising in coarse fishing with a beautiful peaceful vista in which to relax in the heart of the Cary Valley.
All you need is simply on our doorstep.
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Latest arrival time: 9:00 PM
Latest departure time: 12:00 PM
1 acres
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
Recycling Facilities
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Young Driver - Bath
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Teenagers get the chance to start, steer, manoeuvre, reverse and park on a specifically designed road system.
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Mud Mayhem - Shepton Mallet
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A 4x4 off-roading mud filled terrain experience as you try to overcome the plethora of challenging obstacles.
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Hestercombe Gardens
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50 acres of Somerset with a Georgian Landscape Garden, the Victorian Shrubbery and Edwardian Formal Gardens.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- TA11 6PP
- GPS:
- Lat 51.093432 / Lon -2.731054
- OS field ref:
- ST489329
- OS map ref:
- 182
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Glastonbury, Street, Somerton, Yeovil, Wells
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: Weymouth (41 miles)
- Nearest train station: Castle Cary
- Train station within 5 miles
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A garden site
Metcalfe House
My wife and I had the pleasure of staying four nights in what we can only describe as a country garden site at the rear of Metcalfe House, a charming West Country house full of character, just like the owner and his staff who manage the ‘garden’ with affection and care. Beautiful shrubs and plants abound and the whole immaculately kept site makes for a wonderfully relaxed stay with a lovely old fashioned pub and many many country walks right on the doorstep. Only a short drive from Glastonbury and lots of wildlife reserves to discover. There is a bus stop only yards from the site entrance. Only downside, is the rather busy road but there is minimal noise actually in the ‘garden’ and it certainly was not a problem at all to us and would not deter us from returning. Thank you John and staff, we’ll be back!
Lovely site
Metcalfe House
Had the pleasure of staying here for 7 glorious nights, the weather held up until the day we left. Very peaceful considering there is a busy road by the CL, lovely walks from the site, welcoming pub down the road 5 mins walk if that. John keeps the site immaculate, it's a credit to him. Would definitely stay again.
Nice Roomy CL & Friendly Staff
Metcalfe House
Just back from staying oin this CL for 4 days.
Very flat and spacious with views over the country side. With access to local walks.
Was welcomed and shown to our pitch by John who was very friendly and helpful.
Each pitch had their own EHU and water supply. Elson toilet and recycle point neat clean and tidy,
Bus stops are a 2 minute walk from the site on the main bus routes for Glastonbury, Street Yeovil, Wells & Somerton (which is a nice little place) and you can go further afield by changing busses in Wells. Bus number 77.
Village pub again a 2 minute walk but at the moment not doing food.
Would certainly use this site again.
M&M
Lovely rural site, great for nature and walking
Metcalfe House
We stayed here for four nights in April 2022 with our 4 year old and 7 year old.
We found the site nice and spacious, with electric hook up and water supplied at each pitch, and plenty of space between these. The children enjoyed the various birds (chickens, doves, quail to name a few) and there were good views of the surrounding hills.
We used the bus stop just a short walk from the CL entrance to take a bus into Glastonbury where we climbed the Tor and enjoyed the town.
There is a pub just a short walk from the entrance also, although while we were there it was not serving food, as it was under temporary measures awaiting sale. It has a large grassy football field and small play park out the back for the children to play while you eat/drink. There is another children's play park by the village hall and post office just behind the site.
There were plenty of walks from the site; we enjoyed walking up to the Admiral Hood monument and along the ridge to Combe Hill before descending back to the village; another day we walked up Dundon Hill just behind the CL, a sometimes steep path through the woods opening up to an open grassy nature reserve on the top, the site of an ancient hill fort - and lots of cowslips in the spring.
The only negative to our stay was the open ditch of standing water/mud that runs the length of the site along its side; this might be a hazard to younger children and the stagnant water was already starting to attract lots of midges. Otherwise it was a wonderful site, very well kept.
Mrs Hill Wanderer
Reviewed on 25/04/2022 09:58
Beautiful site
Metcalfe House
Just had a two night stay at this really lovely site. The very pleasant owner made us feel welcome and relaxed .We loved the flat spacious pitches , the beautiful views , the abundance of wildlife and the great walking directly from the site . Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone wanting to explore Somerset , this is one of the best CL’S we have stayed on.
theglovers
Reviewed on 28/03/2022 17:05
