Banish the winter blues with free entry to the gardens on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting this Thursday and running until the 20th December - 10am-4pm
An opportunity for a walk, some refreshment in the tearoom and a little stress-free Christmas Shopping – Perfect!
Look out for the fantastic sale in the Plant Centre also starting this Thursday.
Halloween at Wookey Hole from 24th Oct to 1st Nov. Tel 01749 672 243
Haynes International Motor Museum - an experience you will remember forever at one of Europe’s greatest motor museums. Download money off voucher from WOS website. Tel 01963 440804.
The Mount Somerset, 21st October, Cookery Demo, Cider History, talk and tasting with Gaymers Cider, £30 per person to include two course lunch and a glass of cider.
27th October Make your own Christmas Pudding Cookery demo including afternoon tea. 24th November How to Prepare the Perfect Turkey Cookery Demonstration £30 per person to include 3 course lunch and a glass of wine. Sunday Lunch with Jazz 25th Oct, 29th Nov. Miles Tea and Coffee talk with full afternoon tea 21st Nov. 27th November Gourmet Gala Champagne Dinner hosted by Laurent Perrier. 5th December Christmas Wreath Making. For full details telephone 01823 442500.
Hestercombe Gardens… always something going on… 22nd November Big Christmas Market, not to be missed. If you have never been to Hestercombe Gardens it really is a must visit place. For more details please telephone 01823 413923.
Looking for a Quality Christmas Hamper, then look no further than The Somerset Emporium. Tel 01823 480236 for more details.
100 years of WoW at the Fleet Air Arm Experience, Europe’s Largest Naval Aviation Museum. tel 01935 840565 for more details.
Willow and Wetlands, attractions include: Unique Basket Museum, Wetlands Exhibition, Courtyard Tea Room, Willow Walk and much more, for more details tel. 01823 490249.
26 September - Food glorious food….
Join a celebration of Somerset food and produce at beautiful Montacute House. Farmers Market with 30 stalls, cookery demo with TV chef Lesley Walters, Tudor cooking display (with tasting if you dare), Morris Dancers, The Westridge Singers, apple play and story telling…a lovely autumn equinox event
10.00 - 4.00 Saturday 26 September
Thursday 30 July 2009 11am to 4pm
Stalls and attractions
in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care
Summer has arrived in Chard! The fruit picking season starts at Forde Abbey from 18 June 2009 - the fruit garden has strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries.
June's blooms
The wedding season is upon us and there is only limited accommodation in Chard, so book early to avoid dissappointment!
See the beautiful true heralds of Spring at Forde Abbey gardens. Visit www.fordeabbey.co.uk for more details.
The heaviest snowfall in decades left Chard looking like an alpine town. Despite the unusually severe conditions, all our guests managed to arrive safely and we were able to help a few other travellers who were stranded and unable to make it home.
Snow arrives
We are currently updating our website with new photography of our beautiful gardens and lovely bedrooms… so keep an eye on the site!
Ammonite Lodge - ensuite bathrooms available
Ammonite Lodge
Ammonite Lodge bedrooms
Happy New Year from Ammonite Lodge Guest House, Chard, Somerset.
If you’re looking to get away for a few days or weeks during 2009, then visit the West Country. We are ideally situated in the small market town of Chard, Somerset, close to the Devon and Dorset borders.
From us, you can visit the Jurassic Coast in Lyme Regis and Charmouth in no about 40 minutes, and even travel down for day trips in Plymouth and Cornwall. Or head in the opposite direction for strolls in Weymouth and Poole. Take the Brown Sea Island Ferry and admire the famous Sandbanks and their grand houses!
And of course, there is the historic city of Bath only 90 minutes away, ideal for site seeing, coach rides, the Bath Spa / Roman Baths or shopping. Also if you fancy some shopping, both Exeter (40 minutes) and Bristol (90 minutes) have new shopping areas - Princesshay in Exeter and the fantastic new Cabot’s Circus in Bristol.