The Pilgrims Restaurant is owned by us, Sally and Jools Mitchison. Sally runs the place with a relaxed efficiency that ensures a warm welcome and superb service. Jools’ cooking is based simply on treating the finest local ingredients with the imagination they inspire and the respect they deserve. We have five highly individual rooms. Beds range from old-fashioned bedsteads to a deep walnut French sleigh bed or a sumptuous contemporary leather bed, all with Egyptian cotton sheets and duvets, although blankets are available should you prefer. Pillows and duvets are anti-allergenic. Each room is equipped with a flat screen television, DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer, clock radio, touch activated bedside lamps, and internet via a hard-wired double internet/email RJ45/cat5 link (we’ll even supply a cable - the walls are too thick for reliable wifi). Bathrooms have shaver points, robes and complimentary slippers, shampoos, lotions etc and sun tunnels bring in natural daylight. Rooms one, two, three and four have kingsize beds and luxuriously appointed bathrooms with roll-top baths and walk-in ‘wet-room’ style showers Room five has two single beds and a luxury bathroom with a wet-room shower but no bath. This bathroom is equipped for guests with limited mobility. If we say so ourselves Jools’ skill is in feeding a small number of people with simply wonderful food, in an unhurried manner, and that’s the way we try to make the restaurant run. Our dining guests come here to dine finely - as opposed to being attracted by promises of Faine Daining. With the produce we have available to us the most important quality in a chef is restraint. Let the intrinsic quality work its magic then leave it alone. Bring out the flavours but keep it simple. Our presentation may seem a little stark, not as primped as devotees of Masterchef may expect, but we don’t ‘gratuitously garnish’ even if it fashionable. Geographically we are in a peaceful backwater a country mile from the old Roman Fosse Way (A37), between the pretty little country town of Castle Cary and the ancient settlement of Somerton. Shepton Mallet and Wells lie to the north, Street and Glastonbury to the west, Yeovil south west, Sherborne south, and Wincanton to the east, all a quarter of an hour away, give or take. Bath is 40 minutes and Bristol just shy of an hour to the north, Shaftesbury 25 and Salisbury 45 minutes east, Dorchester similar to the south and Taunton about 35 minutes west. Bristol Airport is on our side of the city and only about 40 minutes away. The Dorset coast, known as the Jurassic coast, around Lyme bay is a pretty 45 minute drive and the Somerset coast, the bottom end of the Bristol Channel around Breen and Berrow is about the same to the vaguely north west. Rates: From £80 per room per night based on 2 people sharing. Children over 16 are welcome. No smoking. Sorry, no pets. Disabled facilities. Off street parking. Dinner available. Wi-Fi/internet access.

Situated on the edge of the pretty village of Exford in Exmoor National Park Monks Cleeve has stunning views from all aspects of the house across to Room Hill and the Exe Valley. It is the ideal bed and breakfast to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life to enjoy Exmoor’s glorious countryside and attractions. Start the day with our delicious home cooked breakfast of locally sourced produce. The location is perfect for those who wish to explore on foot or on horse back, with easy access to thousands of acres of open moorland and river valleys. Relax in our lovely garden after your day exploring Exmoor with its heather moorland, river valleys, pretty thatched cottages. Or perhaps you prefer walking, horse riding, fishing or other country pursuits - they can all be found not too far from here or they can be arranged for you. The area has many popular tourist attractions including West Somerset Steam Railway, the medieval village of Dunster with its National Trust run castle, Tarr Steps, Lorna Doone country and the north Devon surfing beaches not too far away. Enjoy your breakfast in our large sunny dining room before setting off for the day. We use home or locally sourced produce and cater for special diets (please inform us before your stay). Bedroom one is a spacious, light and airy with good views. It's comfortable seating area and 3 aspect windows, TV and en-suite bathroom make this a popular choice with our returning guests. TV, tea and coffee making facilities. Bedroom 2 is light and sunny with en-suite bathroom and tea/coffee making facilities. Bedroom 3 has excellent views across to Room Hill and the Exe Valley. Again en-suite and tea/coffee making facilities. We have excellent stabling facilities for visiting horses and you will find miles of bridleways to explore over the beautiful moorland and streams of Exmoor. What ever the season there is always something to see. Maybe your horse would enjoy a gallop on the beach? Rates: From £35 per person per night. Children are welcome. No smoking. Pets are allowed. Wi-fi/internet access.

Wheddon Cross is the highest village on Exmoor and surrounded by unspoilt countryside and moorland but only a short distance from the West Somerset and North Devon coasts. Some of the loveliest walks on the moor start just a few minutes from Beechcroft. We are close to Snowdrop Valley a wonderful sight during February Full English or Continental breakfast served in guests' dining room Packed lunches are available most days by prior arrangement. Special diets can be catered for with a little notice. Two very comfortable bedrooms, one double and one twin. Both bedrooms have colour TV. Hot and cold Tea making facilities Guest's bathroom and shower room. Exmoor is a real walkers' paradise with the newly introduced Coleridge Way, The Macmillian Way, the South West Coastal Path, the Exe Valley Walk to name but a few. Pick up facilities can be arranged between walks. During your stay at Beechcroft there are many places you can visit. These include National Trust properties at Dunster Castle, Arlington Court and Knightshayes. A ride on West Somerset Steam Railway. The sandy surfing beaches on the North Devon coast at Croyde, Woolacombe and Putsborough. Minehead and Porlock are only a 20 minute drive away. A visit to Rosemore Gardens and the Dartington Glass Factory at Torrington makes a lovely day out. Or perhaps the Doone Valley with a visit to Oare Church, Watersmeet and Malmsmead. Rates: £30 to £34 per person per night. Children are welcome. No smoking. Pets are allowed. Off street parking. 50 % reduction for children under 12.