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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.

Chard Christmas Lights Action Group have now secured the funds for an array of dazzling Christmas lights for Chard Fore Street and High Street (the location of Ammonite Lodge Guest House) and so are busy planning the grand ‘turning on’ ceremony!

“A Festival of Light” will be held in the town centre on Friday November 28th 2008 from 2pm. There will be Christmas fair stalls at the Guildhall, and Christmas music played all day. Free hot food will be served whilst available!

To be a part of this seasonal day, book a 2 or 3 night bed and breakfast stay in Ammonite Lodge Guest House - visit our booking page to check availability.

This year, the annual ‘Victorian Night’ in Ilminster, Somerset is being held on the 17th November. Thousands of people are expected to attend the Christmas lights event!

Entertain will be provided by The Young Cerdics and Ilminster Dazzling Sapphire Majorettes. There will also be a Children’s Fancy Dress competition.

So for some good ol’ fashioned Christmas cheer, book a short break in Ammonite Lodge Bed and Breakfast, Chard, just 5 - 10 minutes from Ilminster.

If you want to experience a true West Country carnival, then make sure you’re in Chard on Saturday the 11th October 2008 for Chard Carnival.

Chard is part of the South Somerset Federation of carnivals, a circuit which leads up to the Bridgwater circuit - with Bridgewater Guy FawkesCarnival being the highlight of the Carnival Year, apparently the largest illuminated carnival in the World. (It can take 3 hours to go past you!) Bridgwater Carnival is traditionally the Friday closest to November 5th. It always used to be held on a Thursday, but changed to Friday in 2001.

Feature floats (dancing to a routine), tableaux floats (holding a pose), comic floats and walking entries (single, groups, pairs, etc.) all form a procession to entertain and amuse!

You can read more about South Somerset carnivals at www.southwestcarnivals.com, and more about Bridgwater carnival at www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk .