The House
Follow the path from the car park to Quantock Barns; round to the right is The Wagon House, the main barn, sleeping 4 in 2 ensuite bedrooms. Downstairs is a large light and airy open plan living space with a well-equipped kitchen/dining area to one end and a dining table seating, to the other end are sofas and a wood-burner. French doors open onto a courtyard with a private hot tub and outdoor furniture. Upstairs are Bedrooms 1 and 2.
Beneath the Wagon House are Wagon Wheel and Double Tree, 2 separate suites both sleeping 2, with shower rooms and kitchen areas. Interiors are modern throughout Quantock Barns, finished in neutral tones that give a very calm ambience.
Next to The Wagon House is the games room, with a pool table, a big U-shaped sofa, widescreen TV, a kitchen area and WC. Then there’s Shire Horse suite, tucked away in the corner of the courtyard, sleeping 2 with an ensuite wet room. Next to this are Paddock 1 and Paddock 2; both sleep 2 and have ensuite shower rooms. Between these two rooms is The Grazing Paddock, a shared living space with comfy seating and a kitchen area. This suite is well suited to a family or two couples.
The central courtyard is paved and gravelled, with raised flower beds and plenty of room for you all to gather together for breakfast in the sunshine, for a leisurely barbecue or evening cocktails.
To the side of the courtyard are 4 further suites (extra charge – see Extras). 3 of them sleep 2 and the other sleeps 4; all have ensuite facilities and an open plan living area with a kitchen, dining area and comfy seating (see Rooms for info). Quantock Barns work really well for groups of 14-24 people enjoying holidays or weekends away together, allowing time to yourselves and time with the crowd.
Please note that the communal areas for the barns are designed for the initial 14 guests.
Local Area
A stone's throw from Quantock Barns is Kitchen at Quantock Lakes; wander along for breakfast, lunch or coffee and cake. Over the road is the village of Nether Stowey, where you can visit Coleridge Cottage, once home to Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Get outdoors and embrace the wild beauty of the Quantock Hills National Landscape; walk from Lydeard Hill to Wills Neck, the highest point in the hills; stroll across Aisholt Common, or up through the sun-dappled woods at Holford Combe to the bracken-clad ridge, find a cosy country pub for a hearty homemade lunch.
Spend a day by the sea on the Somerset Coast; Minehead and Blue Anchor are great for family fun on the wide sands, Watchet is good for just watching the world go by at the hrabour, Kilve is one for fossil hunting and rockpooling, or for dog walks and beautiful sunsets, go to Brean.
Visit Dunster with its medieval Yarn Market and standing high above the streets, a medieval castle (NT). Have an Exmoor adventure, discovering the heather-topped heaths and steep wooded combes; while away a couple of hours at Porlock Weir, walk up the tree-lined cliffs to tiny Culbone Church, or amble along the river at Watersmeet. Happy ways to enjoy happy days when you stay at Quantock Barns, sharing the joy, making memories.