Cycling and Cycle Routes – just outside the front door!

Explore the local countryside and recommended cycle routes using us as your base.  Cycle maps and information can be purchased from local newsagents or the Tourist Information in Wells – or you may wish to make up your own!  We are able to provide a secure area for bikes to be stored, provide laundry services if needed, and packed lunches upon request. 

Rambling and Local Walks – again just outside the front door!

There are pretty walks everywhere around us. The Somerset levels, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and local towns and villages provide an abundance of places to explore on foot, to suit all levels of enthusiast’s.  Maps and Route information can be found in the local newsagents and Tourist Information Centres, again, we can provide laundry facilities and packed lunches if required. 

City of Wells, Wells Cathedral, Bishops Palace and Vicars Close – 5 mins drive

A lovely place to spend the day.  On Wednesday’s and Saturday’s there is an open air market held in the Market place at the top of the High Street. The Market Place also leads to two C15th stone gateways, one which leads to the magnificent Wells Cathedral and Vicars Close (the oldest medieval, intact residential street in Europe) and the other to the tranquillity of the Bishops Palace and Moat, where you can wander among the ruins and beautiful gardens, or sit alongside the moat, relax, and watch the world go by. 

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset Rural Life Museum – 6 mins drive

Glastonbury Tor – quite a climb - but well worth the effort for the outstanding panorama that you are rewarded with when you reach the summit of this ancient monument. Views across the Somerset levels to the Mendip Hills and Quantocks.

Glastonbury Town and Glastonbury Abbey – certainly a town with a diverse array of shops where you can learn about the myths and legends of the Tor and it’s surrounding area, and wander around the Abbey ruins. 

Glastonbury Extravaganza – 6 mins drive

Open air musical event held annually on the second weekend in August in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, a great evening out. 

Royal Bath and West Showground – 20 minutes drive

Host to a large diversity of events and shows all year round, such as The Bath and West Show, Gardening, Dairy, Horticultural, Flower, and Bridal Shows, Horse Trials, Extreme Sports and Motorcycle events, Spring Festival, and Christmas Fair, plus many, many more, all within easy driving distance of Coxley Vineyard Hotel which provides a great base for visitors and Exhibitors.