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Arrival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Where We Are 3Check in and check out 3

Cooking & dining - chef services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Cooking & dining - great places to eat & drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Cooking & Dining - Shopping for Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Things to do - activities and pampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Top things to do with children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Useful information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Guest Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Arrival

Where we are

Property name: The Old Stone BarnsAddress: Penbridge Court Estate, Treble’s HolfordCounty: SomersetPostcode: TA4 3HA

Check in and check out

Check in time: 4pmContact name for check in: Simon PearsonContact number for check in: 07898 67432

Check out time for 2 night weekend bookings: 10amCheck out time for 3 night weekend bookings: 10amCheck out time for 7 night week bookings: 10am

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Arrival

Getting to us

The best postcode to use with Satnav is: TA4 3HA

Nearest train station and distance: Taunton, a 20 minute drive

Taxis are available: V Taxis. Tel: 01823 248444 / 01823 240240 Alpha Cabs. Tel: 01823 530350 Regal Cars. Tel: 01823 333654 J Cabs. Tel: 01823 272727

The nearest airport is: Exeter International, a 50 minute drive

Directions to The Old Stone Barns

Directions from Taunton• Leave Taunton on the A358, following signs for Williton and Minehead.• Keep following the A358 towards Minehead until you pass a sign for The Farmers Arms pub on your left.• After The Farmers Arms, follow the A358 for another mile, then bear left when the road splits.• If you pass a B&B, you’ve gone a bit too far.• After leaving the A358, take the next left and continue along the road to arrive at the barns.

Directions from Bridgwater• From Bridgwater High Street, at the mini-roundabout take the 1st exit onto Penel Orlieu.• At the lights, continue forward onto West Street.• Continue onto Durleigh Road.• Continue onto Spaxton Road.• Turn left onto Enmore Road at the sign for Enmore Road Golf Club.• Follow Enmore Road for about 5 miles.• After you pass The Travellers Rest pub on your right, bear right at the café and craft shop, signposted WestBagborough, Cothelstone and Bishops Lydeard.• At the end of the road, turn right onto Cothelstone Road.• Take the next left and follow the road through West Bagborough and into Bagborough.• In Bagborough, at the junction with Heathfield, slight left and continue onto New Road.• At the end of New Road, turn right onto the A358.• Follow the A358 for half a mile, then bear left when the road splits.• If you pass a B&B, you’ve gone a bit too far.• After leaving the A358, take the next left and continue along the road to arrive at the barns.

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Cooking & dining - chef services

You’ll find our top recommendations below. If you do discover any other gems please do let us know and we will share them with other guests visiting the property.

Catering services

The French Kitchen, Tel: 07773 859847 / 01749 676364 or email: [email protected]

Mark Country Catering, Tel: 07748 155491www.markcountrycatering.co.uk

The Table Gourmet Catering Co, email: [email protected]

Drop-off meals

COOK Frozen Meals, 13 Broad Street, Wells, BA5 2DJ. Tel: 01732 759020www.cookfood.net

Somerset Local Foods Direct,Tel: 01458 830801 or email: [email protected]

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Cooking & dining - great places to eat & drink

There are many fantastic dining places nearby and we have listed a small sample below. The best food locallyis found in the excellent dining pubs, but if you want to travel a little further there are some award-winningrestaurants to choose from in nearby Taunton.

Nearest pub

The Farmers Arms, Combe Florey, Taunton, TA4 3HZ. Tel: 01823 432267Recommended by The Good Pub Guide, The Farmers Arms is a pretty thatched pub with great food, abouthalf an hour’s walk from the barns.www.farmersarmsatcombeflorey.co.uk

Pubs

Blue Ball Inn, Triscombe, Taunton, TA4 3HE. Tel: 01984 618242Triscombe’s award-winning village inn specialises in locally sourced food and is just a five minute drive away.www.blueballinn.info

The Rising Sun, West Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF. Tel: 01823 432575 / 07736 712880.Another friendly country dining pub, five minutes’ drive away in West Bagborough.www.risingsuninn.info

Restaurants

Maliha, 52 Station Road, Taunton, TA1 1NS. Tel: 01823 322722 / 01823 335675.Authentic Indian food in a relaxed, contemporary restaurant. Also offers a takeaway service.www.malihataunton.co.uk

Clavelshay Barn, Lower Clavelshay Farm, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6PJ. Tel: 01278 662629.Clavelshay Barn is an award-winning sustainable restaurant on the edge of the picturesque Quantock Hills.www.clavelshaybarn.co.uk

Podshavers Barn, Pound Lane, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3DW. Tel: 01823 433556.A beautiful candlelit restaurant, serving traditional British food. The Sunday roast is highly recommended.www.podshavers.co.uk

Augustus, 3 The Courtyard, St. James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JR. Tel: 01823 324354.An excellent local restaurant run by a former Michelin star chef. Voted the best place to eat in Taunton byvisitors on tripadvisor.co.uk.www.augustustaunton.co.uk

The Willow Tree, 3 Tower Lane, Taunton, TA1 4AR. Tel: 01823 352835.A critically acclaimed fine dining restaurant with two AA rosettes. Named one of the top ten romantic placesto eat in the UK by the Which? Good Food Guide.www.thewillowtreerestaurant.com

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Cooking & dining - shopping for food

Nearest convenience shop

The Paper Shop, 11 Church Street, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3AT. Tel: 01823 432456.www.thepapershop.co

Best local supermarkets

The Co-operative Food, 4 Church Street, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3AT. Tel: 01823 432259Sainsbury’s Superstore, Billet Street, Taunton, TA1 3NE. Tel: 01823 259602

Supermarket online orders

Sainsbury’s - www.sainsburys.co.ukWaitrose - www.waitrose.com

Farm Shops

The Fruit and Flower Basket Farm Shop, 8 Westridge Way, Broadgauge Business Park, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3RU. Tel: 01823 433973www.thefruitandflowerbasket.com

Rumwell Farm Shop, Wellington Road, Rumwell, Taunton, TA4 1EJ. Tel: 01823 461599www.rumwellfarmshop.com

Plowright Organic Produce, Stowey Rocks Farm, Over Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1JB. Tel: 01278 734580.www.plowrightorganic.co.uk

Farmers’ Market

Taunton Farmers’ Market, High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT. Tel: 01823 412959 / 07435 972050.Held every Thursday from 9am to 3pm.www.tauntonfarmersmarket.co.uk

Delicatessen

The Olive Tree, 10-10A The Bridge, Taunton, TA1 1UG. Tel: 01823 353707.www.theolivetreetaunton.co.uk

Pharmacy

Bishops Lydeard Pharmacy, Mount Street, Bishops Lydeard, TA4 3AN. Tel: 01823 430201.www.quantockvalesurgery.nhs.uk/the-pharmacy,37390.htm

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Things to do - activities and pampering

We strongly advise that all extras and activities are booked as early as possible after booking to avoiddisappointment. Our top recommendations for activities and pampering are below.

Adventure sports

Discover Moor, Tel: 01823 331847 / 07725 485434 or email: [email protected] Taunton-based company that runs a range of activities, including mountain biking, power-kiting, kayaking,canoeing, clay pigeon shooting, archery, climbing and abseiling.www.discovermoor.co.uk

Black Rock Activities, Cobbs Cross Farm, Goathurst, TA5 2DN. Tel: 07860 586655 / 07780 929537 or email:[email protected] adventure centre offering a wide range of activities, including high ropes, kayaking, canoeing, waterzorbing,slack lining, mountain biking, mountain boarding and team building activities.www.blackrockoutdoors.co.uk

Active Adventure South West, Tel: 01984 634240 / 07738631931 or email: [email protected] mobile company, based in nearby Watchet, that can organise coasteering, paddleboarding, canoeing, kayaking,climbing, archery, mountain biking, mountain boarding and team building exercises.www.activeadventuresw.co.uk

Sailing

Durleigh Sailing Club, Durleigh Reservoir, Enmore Road, Bridgwater, TA5 2AW. Tel: 01278 733037The club also runs windsurfing lessons on Thursday evenings.www.durleighsc.org.uk

High and low ropes

Cannington Activity Centre, Marsh Lane, Cannington, TA5 2HZ. Tel: 01278 655066www.canningtonactivitycentre.co.uk

Clay pigeon shooting Abbey Burton Clay & Game Shooting, Middle Cottage, Warwick Farm, Wrangway, Wellington, TA21 9QGwww.abbeyburtonclayshooting.co.uk

Golf

Oake Manor Golf Club, Oake, Taunton, TA4 1BA. Tel: 01823 461993www.oakemanor.com

Enmore Park Golf Club, Enmore Road, Enmore, Bridgwater, TA5 2AN. Tel: 01278 672100www.enmorepark.co.uk

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Horse riding

Quantock Trekking, West Bagborough, TA4 3EF. Tel: 01823 431713 / 07595 446252www.quantocktrekking.co.uk

Bike hire

Ian’s Cycle Centre, 3a Roman Road, Taunton, TA1 2BD. Tel: 01823 365917www.ianscyclecentre.co.uk

Bushcraft workshops

Treborough Woodland, near Watchet, TA23 0QW. Tel: 01278 426695 / 07898 697432www.treboroughwoodland.co.uk

Casino nights

Creme de la Creme Mobile Fun Casino, Tel: 01626 334538 or email: info@cremedelacremefuncasino.co.ukwww.cremedelacremefuncasino.co.uk

Bartenders and cocktail workshops

The Bartender Hire Company, Tel: 01179 415825 / 020 7193 3948 or email: [email protected]

Wine tasting

Thirty Fifty Wine Tasting, Tel: 020 8288 0314 or email: [email protected]

Pampering

My Personal Sanctuary, Tel: 01625 540 557 or email: [email protected]

Things to do - activities and pampering

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Top things to do with children

Our top recommendations for outings with children are below.

East Quantoxhead Beach, East Quantoxhead, TA5 1EJThe Old Stone Barns are just ten miles from the “Jurassic/Triassic” beach at East Quantoxhead, popular withfossil hunters. So pack your magnifying glass and find those dinosaurs! Please take care to note the tide timesbefore visiting, as the sea can reach the cliffs at high tide and it is possible to get cut off.www.britishbeaches.info/east-quantoxhead-somerset

Cannington Activity Centre, Marsh Lane, Cannington, near Bridgwater, TA5 2HZ. Tel: 01278 655066Spend the day at Cannington Activity Centre. High ropes, low ropes, climbing walls, they have it all, and what’smore they have something for all ages, so your kids can take to the trees and get swinging!www.canningtonactivitycentre.co.uk

Quantock Trekking, West Bagborough, TA4 3EF. Tel: 01823 431713 / 07595 446252Pony treks, horse riding, show jumping. A day at Quantock Trekking is perfect for horse lovers and beginnersalike.www.quantocktrekking.co.uk

Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine Taunton, TA2 8LQ. Tel: 01823 413923Fifty acres of beautiful garden to explore, complete with lakes, temples, cascades and relaxing woodland walks.There’s also a picnic spot with a children’s play area, an art gallery and a restaurant.www.hestercombe.com

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Top places to visit and shop nearby

The West Somerset Steam RailwayThe West Somerset steam railway runs just 100m from the back garden. There is a public footpath that willtake you to the lineside. You can wander down to picturesque Crowcombe Station or drive ten minutes toBishops Lydeard and hop on one of the steam trains.www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

Bishops LydeardBishops Lydeard is a little village about ten minutes’ drive from The Old Stone Barns. It’s the best place locallyto go shopping for the essentials. The traditional paper shop on Church Street stocks local bread, eggs, milk andcakes, and there’s a Co-operative Food shop a bit further down the road. The village’s old flour mill is a lovelyplace for a stop; it’s been renovated into an interesting little museum of milling and other local trades, withpretty gardens and a tea room serving home made cakes and ice creams.

Bishops Lydeard Mill, Mill Lane, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 3LN. Tel: 01823 432151www.bishopslydeardmill.co.uk

TauntonTaunton is the retail centre of Somerset, with a good choice of supermarkets, shopping centres andindependent shops, all just twenty minutes’ drive from the barns. The Museum of Somerset at Taunton Castleis well worth a visit, housing many excellent exhibits and a literal treasure trove of Roman artifacts. The townalso hosts its famous flower show each summer, as well as the annual Somerfest arts festival, which attractsmusicians, dancers, artists and theatre troupes from all around the country.

The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, TA1 4AA. Tel: 01823 255088

BridgwaterBridgwater is an historic market town by the River Parrett, just under half an hour’s drive from the barns. Itsmedieval town centre boasts a number of handsome old buildings and a rich history; Bridgwater supportedthe Royalists during the English Civil War and was the site of a major siege, after which the victoriousParliamentarians destroyed the town’s castle. These days, Bridgwater is most famous for its elaborate GuyFawkes carnival, which takes place every November, and its September funfair, officially the second largest inEngland. If you travel into Bridgwater from the M5, look out for the Willow Man, or the ‘Angel of the South‘,Serena de la Hey’s gigantic sculpture made from woven willow stems.

WatchetWatchet is a pleasant little harbour town. It’s around a fifteen minute drive from The Old Stone Barns, or ascenic trip on the West Somerset Steam Railway. The surrounding coast is brilliant for rock pooling and fossilhunting and the town itself is a great place to enjoy an ice cream by the sea.

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Useful information

The Old Stone Barns at a glance

Bedrooms and Bathrooms• Sleeps 20-24• Ten bedrooms in total• Six double rooms, one of which has a day bed• Two of the double rooms are ensuite• Four twin rooms• Chair & sofa beds available for extra guests• Downstairs bedrooms and bathrooms with wheelchair access

Cooking and Dining• Main dining table seats 16 comfortably• Kitchen table seats 12 comfortably• Fantastic chef available for a special meal or throughout the weekend• Drop-off meals available• Rangemaster cooker• American-style fridge-freezer• Microwave and toaster• Dishwasher• Tables and chairs on terrace• Walk to a good pub, one mile away• Good dining nearby• Online deliveries

Things to Do Inside• HD TV with Freeview• DVD player• Wi-fi• Stereo system• Pool table

Things to Do Outside• Hot tub• Large enclosed garden• BBQ patio• Picnic tables

Activities• Clay pigeon shooting• Golf• Horse riding• Paintballing• Pampering and beauty treatments

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Where We Are• The postcode is TA4 3HA• The nearest town is Williton, 7 miles from the house• The nearest station is Taunton, a twenty minute drive away• The nearest airport is Exeter International• Taxis available• Parking for plenty of cars

Payment Process• We take a one third deposit at the time of booking• The balance is due three months before the date booked

Cautionary Deposit• £500 refundable deposit

House Restrictions• Dogs welcome on request at a charge of £50 per dog• Suitable for stag parties• Suitable for hen parties

Arrival and Departure• Check in 4pm• Check out 10am

What’s Included• Linen• Towels• Utilities• Extra housekeeping available on request

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Useful information

Hot Tub Usage

We hope you’ll enjoy using the hot tub. We want to make sure it is as safe as possible for everyone, so we ask all guests to ensure that the following guidelines are respected. These guidelines are designed to meet basic health and safety regulations, so ensure that all members of your party have read the rules regarding the use of the hot tub.

1. Swimming costumes are obligatory and you may need to bring your own towels 2. You must shower before entering the hot tub to remove any skin oils, make-up, hair products etc. This is vital to ensure a clean and healthy hot tub. If this rule is abused the hot tub may need to be closed for several days so that the water can be thoroughly refreshed. In the event of closure, no refund will be made and cleaning costs will be charged to your party.3. Outdoor shoes and coats must be taken off around the hot tub area.4. No alcohol or smoking is allowed in the hot tub.5. Do not bring any form of glass into the hot tub area.6. Do not bring in any electrical equipment into the hot tub area where you could be in contact with water.7. Before using the hot tub, please take out the chlorine dispenser. Put it back in when everyone has left the hot tub.8. Do not over-occupy the hot tub as this will lead to water spillage and will cause the hot tub to stop working. This is because the filter needs to be covered with water to work. 9. Children must be supervised in and around the hot tub and must not use it without an adult present. Some children can overheat; please seek medical advice if this occurs.10. Please keep noise levels to an acceptable level. The hot tub is a place of peace and relaxation – be mindful that there are neighbouring properties.11. It is safer and more enjoyable to use the hot tub with another person. We advise against using the hot tub alone without a member of your group knowing of your whereabouts.12. On leaving the hot tub, please switch off all jets and lights and make sure that the hot tub is sealed with the cover provided.13. Please note that you must not use the hot tub if you are suffering from an infectious disease or you have an open wound or sore that cannot be covered by a waterproof plaster.14. You must not use the hot tub within 48 hours of suffering any stomach illness.15. Certain medical conditions can be affected by the hot tub, particularly those involving extremes of temperature. You are advised to consult your doctor if you are pregnant or suffer from any of the following: heart disease; circulatory problems; high or low blood pressure; diabetes; or any other condition that affects your body’s ability to react to heat.16. Prevent taking any medication which may affect your circulation or your ability to react to heat.

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Guest Reviews

“Beautiful, remote, welcoming. It was the perfect holiday. Beds were comfy. I loved the log burner – it made itvery nice like an old friend. Delicious crumbly biscuits.“ - Alicia

“Lovely cosy clean & comfortable accommodation. Thank you for the delicious cookies and the pint of milk onarrival – much appreciated. Lovely power shower and fluffy towels – would definitely recommend it.” - Johnand Angela

“lovely property, peaceful. Tim & Liz very welcoming. Would go there again. Very romantic - the pictures don’tdo it justice.” - Martin and Sandra

“Lovely cosy and comfortable cottage in peaceful location” - Roy and Lisa

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