Cottages in North Somerset

North Somerset is packed with history, stunning nature attractions and all sorts of unexpected surprises such as the incredible landscape of Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty! Visit waterfront towns like Portishead or Bristol bustling with fabulous shops, eateries and museums or enjoy a wonderfully nostalgic British seaside experience at Clevedon overlooking the Severn Estuary or the Victorian charm of Weston-super-Mare with its iconic promenade attractions! If you are in the mood for miles of scenic rambling, Somerset ticks all the boxes for stunning walks!

These delightful holiday cottages are dotted about in North Somerset in and around Bristol and the Avon Estuary, along the Bristol channel at Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare and around the northern border of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Choose from a wide selection of upmarket, refurbished heritage, or newly built cottages with lovely, fully equipped, stylish, contemporary interiors and comfortable furnishings. Many of these immaculate holiday cottages feature a lovely garden for relaxing after an exciting day out and about and the coastal options are just metres from the beach! Browse a selection of lovely cottages of varying sizes and find your perfect North Somerset home away from home for 2, 4, or even 6 guests!

North Somerset is a perfect destination for history buffs! Here you have fabulous day trip options for exploring two of Britain's most prized historical towns, exquisite Wells with its magnificent eleventh century cathedral and beautiful Bath with its Georgian grandeur and ancient Roman baths! You can have a sumptuous afternoon tea amidst the historical elegance of the Pump Room in Bath that dates back to 1795! Visit exciting North Somerset National Trust sites such as Tyntesfield or Blaise Castle where you will be amazed at the Gothic Revival and 18th century grandeur and you can step aboard a Victorian passenger liner museum ship in Bristol!

With more than 440 km of public footpaths on your doorstep in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty you are spoiled for choice in North Somerset if you love hiking! Explore a multitude of stunning loop trails of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty like the unforgettable 8km Cheddar Gorge Trail through an exquisite area replete with weathered rocky crags, pinnacles and unique plant and animal life! The splendid 8km Blagdon Lake walk offers you several kilometres of pristine lake shoreline to explore featuring reedbeds, sheltered bays and grassland teeming with birds and butterflies while the 8km Three Priddy Droves walk offers you a view of ancient dry stone walls and beautiful rugged scenery!

After a perfect morning on beautiful Weston-super-Mare´s golden beach, what could be more fun than a few hours of relaxing seaside fun by the pier! Try out the roller coaster or the Formula One simulator, stop by at the Museum of Memories for a nostalgic trip down memory lane and try one of the scrumptious foodie spots along the pier for melt in the mouth fish and chips, cotton candy or doughnuts!

Come and see the magnificent Gothic architecture of Wells cathedral and religious site that dates back to 1175 just over an hour south of Bristol by car! This stunning house of worship is a significant heritage landmark and you can admire one of the largest and most impressive collections of historic stained glass in Britain here alongside the famous Wells Clock, the oldest clock mechanism in England, the fabulous octagonal chapter house and a mystical, medieval chained library! Next to the cathedral you can see the Vicar’s Close, England’s only intact medieval street!

Come and spend a morning at this fabulously grand Victorian gothic revival house set amidst over 150 acres of lovely parkland filled with trees and landscaped gardens. This fairytale mansion with its mysterious spiralling turrets boasts a beautiful walled kitchen garden and a magnificent collection of over 70 000 objects on view inside the house! There are several fantastic themed play areas for kids making this a great destination for the whole family!

Head to the helicopter museum in Weston-super-Mare where you can admire the largest collection of helicopters and unusual gyrocopters in the world! See over 70 fantastic full size gleaming flying machines on display that include a formidable Russian gunship, a 36 seater super Frelon helicopter, craft that flew on active duty in the Vietnam war and a helicopter belonging to the Queen! With so many civilian and military craft on display you will get an incredible overview of the stellar abilities of this type of aircraft!

You are in for a nature treat like no other on this exhilarating 8 km circular hike that begins in the town of Cheddar and features two steep ascents that allow you to walk along the two gorge ridges offering magnificent views of the imposing, rugged grandeur of the 122 m high limestone cliffs of this spectacular Mendip Hills natural wonder! From the top you can also gaze out over The Somerset Hills and see Glastonbury Tor and the Bristol Channel in the distance! Look out for goats balancing along the cliff crags!

Come and spend the day strolling about in this unique UNESCO World Heritage Town amidst gorgeous Georgian architecture where you can browse lovely, upmarket independent shops and explore the fine dining options in a town buzzing with the best of Modern British cooking prepared by accomplished chiefs in a variety of upscale eateries! Visit the world renowned Roman bathhouses, the Jane Austen Centre for fascinating insights into the life and times of the celebrated author and hop on board a relaxing river cruise to the beautiful Avon Valley!

Come aboard what was the largest passenger ship museum in the world from 1845 to 1854! This incredibly well restored vessel that is docked in Bristol was the world's first ocean liner and this premier, interactive museum experience really makes the historical Bristol to New York sea passage come alive for visitors! Find out exactly what life was like aboard with a chance to explore the sumptuous first class and the truly awful steerage section, complete with authentic sounds and smells that provide a truly engaging experience!