LOCAL AREA & USEFUL LINKS
We are lucky to be situated in a beautiful part of the country, with a wealth of things to do and places to visit right on our doorstep. We’ve provided useful information on this page, plus links to other resources.
Please click here or on the image to download a printable map of the local area.
We recommend the Destination Bristol service for a wealth of information about local attractions.
Local Villages
Wrington (1 mile)
- Amors (small general stores), Buglers (off licence), shop
- chemist, hairdresser, Post Office, playgrounds, tennis court
- The Golden Lion pub – good for local ciders/ales ( sports tv,live music)
- The plough pub & restaurant (open fire)
- The Rec Bar, Sports TV, skittles, Pool, Darts, next the the recreation groud
- Butcombe Brewery shop
- The White Hart pub & restaurant (open fire )
- Linen cleaning services
Blagdon village (3 miles)
- Local store & Post Office, 7 days a week
- butcher offering local produce
- The New Inn – (open fire) pub and good restaurant (open fire and great veiws of Blagdon lake
- The Queen Adelade – Indian restaurant and takeaway
- The Seymour Arms – food served
- Blagdon Lake
Churchill (3 miles)
- Touts, 24 hour store , petrol station & cash point,
- The Market Kitchen Cafe
- The Stag & Hounds – large 2 for1 restaurant
- The Churchill Inn – pub and restaurant
- The Nelson Arms – pub and carvery
- The Crown – Open fire great lunches, good range of drinks
- Mendip Activity Centre
Redhill (1 mile)
- Redhill Club
- The Darlington Arms & restaurant
- The Walled Garden – fruit, veg, art studios,
- The Ethicurean cafe & Michelin Star restaurant
- Downside tyres 0117 3251312
Langford (2 miles)
- Suzie’s hairdresser,
- Touts, 24 hour store , petrol station & cash point,
- Buffy Hair Studio
- The Langford Inn & Restaurant
Sandford (4 miles)
- Thatchers Cider Shop
- The Railway Inn – pub and restaurant
Attractions in the Mendip Area
- Burrington Combe
- The Community Farm
- The Castle of Comfort (3 miles)
- Mendip Outdoor Pursuits (Congresbury)
- Glastonbury – Town, Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury Abby
- Wells – smallest city in England, Wells Catherdral
- Wookey Hole
- Mendip Spring Golf Club
Get Active
Walking & Cycling
- Ordanace survey map located on the wall in the 24hr information room
- We offer a selection of walking routes for our local area and the Mendip Hills
- Mendip Hills routes
- North Somerset cycle routes
- Strawberry Line
- Cycle Shop & Repairs (1 mile, Burrington Combe)
- Taunton Leisure (Bristol)
- Network of country lanes & cycle routes please see map or ask at reception
- Free local area maps available at reception or click here to print a copy now to plan your routes
- Click here for woodland walks within 5 miles of Brook Lodge Farm
Fishing
- Fly fishing – Blagdon Lake (2.5 Miles) & Chew Valley Lake (4 miles)
- For full details of all prices and offers please contact Woodford Lodge, 01275 332339
- Bristol Water
Nature and the Environment
Please ask in reception as we have many books, magazines & educational leaflets covering a variety of wildlife, nature & sustainable method subjects for you to read during your stay with us.
Brook Lodge Farm Camping & Caravan Park has a 12 acre nature conservation area in the Area of Natural Beauty bordering Blagdon Lake which you are welcome to visit on prior arrangement to be able to enjoy this beautiful unspoilt habitat which maintains some of the best wildfoul and birds of prey known in the South West.
Other Useful Links
Shopping Centres In Bristol
Clevedon
Places Of Interest