Ham Hill Country Park is a mile from the The Cat Head Inn, and is open all year around. The park offers views of the Somerset Levels, Exmoor and the Mendip Hills. Ham Hill has something for everyone, large wild flower meadows, steeply sloping Iron-Age rampart, a deserted medieval village and historically managed native woodlands. Ham Hillfort’s outer ramparts on Ham Hill form a three mile long defensive perimeter around one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Britain.
Hollowell Cottage is a fantastic Bed & Breakfast which promises a comfortable stay in beautiful surroundings. It is only a few minutes walk from the pub so there is no excuse for not popping in and having a pint.
Nearby there are a number of National Trust properties:
- Montacute House is a magnificent, glittering mansion, built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips. There are many renaissance features, and the Long Gallery, the longest of its kind in England, displays more than 60 of the finest Tudor and Elizabethan portraits from the National Portrait Gallery collection.
- Tintinhull Garden is one of the most harmonious small gardens in Britain. It features secluded lawns, small pools and colourful borders.
- Treasurer’s House is a Medieval house with Great Hall, completed 1293.
- Barrington Court. Echoes of the past haunt this now empty Tudor manor house, so beautifully restored in the 1920s by the Lyle family. They lived in style, installing a sprung dance floor; the winding mechanism of which can still be seen under the sweeping main staircase.
