On a 140-acre farm, you’ve got a full acre of garden in which to fire up the coal barbecue, with bread and meat from Blackmore Farm Shop and the Field Bakery which can be found next door. Eat out on the terrace, with seating for 16.
Walk the tranquil grounds, say hi to the grouse, take a picnic down to the lake, grab a coffee in the courtyard. Stay out for starlit nights. Mix with friends and folks around the firepit, then mix another cocktail.
Be lulled into a lazy, languorous sojourn in a range of stylish farm buildings. Tranquility reigns here among lovingly converted cattle sheds and milking parlours that are all exposed wooden roof timbers and stone walls. Restricted mobility? Head this way for step-free access, wheelchair-friendly spaces and a mobility lift.
You can help save the planet here, too. Electricity comes from solar panels, water from a local spring and heat from a biomass boiler. Set up your holiday soundtrack on the Bluetooth. Stream Netflix in the log-lit snug. Bring your DVDs for the Blu-ray or play board games. Take time out with a title or two from the library.
Cook like a pro on the electric Rangemaster with dual oven and six-burner induction hob. Stock up the fridge/freezer, undercounter fridge and undercounter freezer with goodies from Field Bakery and Blackmore Farm Shop and wine from Majestic or nearby Oatley Vineyard.
Or hang up your whites and hand over to the true pros. Order bespoke menus tailored to your budget with Miranda at The Kitchen Garden. Eat around the monster dining table for 20 or out in the terrace sunshine with space for 16. Chill your drinks with the ice machine and wrap up with a Nespresso.
Enjoy lazy takeaways from Saffron in Cannington for Asian delights, Perry Green Pizza, or Admiral Blake fish and chips. Pop out to pubs such as the Hood Arms in Kilve, with its views as far as Wales, for great walking country followed by Devon crab and coriander Scotch eggs. Or the funky, urban-style Sheppy.
Going Greek? Enjoy meze-style fare at Green Olive in Bridgwater such as chicken halep and olive burger. Tackle Indian and Bangladeshi favourites at walkable Saffron in Cannington. Or get your mouth watering over Greenway Farm’s home-made borlotti and chanterelle burger on a toasted brioche bun with chilli jam or 28-day hung steak.
In a secluded one-acre garden that’s wrapped in 140 acres of farmland hidden within the hills and dales of the Quantocks, Perrymoor Retreat won’t keep you awake too long. Sleep on 100% cotton, 400-thread-count Savoy cotton, mattress protectors and quilted toppers in eight en-suite bedrooms that sleep 16. All rooms are ground floor.
Bedroom one is a superking with the option of twins. You’ve an en-suite wet room and excellent access for those with restricted mobility. Bedrooms two, three and four are also superkings or twins, while bedrooms five, six, seven and eight are doubles, some with feature stone walls.
All rooms come with tea- and coffee-making facilities and a 14” TV. Most will accommodate a cot.
