Lake Valley View guidebook
City/town information
Bristol
Glastonbury
Wells
The Roman Baths
Abbey ChurchyardCity Centre
Beautiful Georgian city of Bath
Sightseeing
Glastonbury Tor
Fantastic marine lake, free to use, occasionally closed for maintenance so please check their website before going.
23 locals recommend
Clevedon Marine Lake
170 Old Church RdFantastic marine lake, free to use, occasionally closed for maintenance so please check their website before going.
Cheddar Gorge
Chalice Well Spring Garden
Glastonbury Abbey
Magdalene StreetLots of walks, cycle paths. Amazing bird watching and also option to fly fish on a boat (from woodford lodge). Chew valley lake is considered one of the best fly fishing lakes in the country.
71 locals recommend
Chew Valley Lake
Lots of walks, cycle paths. Amazing bird watching and also option to fly fish on a boat (from woodford lodge). Chew valley lake is considered one of the best fly fishing lakes in the country.
Great place to walk/scooter/ride child bikes just down the road. Can walk to it or drive.
Litton Reservoirs
Great place to walk/scooter/ride child bikes just down the road. Can walk to it or drive.
Blagdon Lake
Long (85 minute) but gentle easy drive down mainly country lanes to fantastic beach with fossils and suitable for swimming for all ages.
58 locals recommend
Charmouth Beach
Long (85 minute) but gentle easy drive down mainly country lanes to fantastic beach with fossils and suitable for swimming for all ages.
Weston Super Mare Beach
Brean Down Fort
Wookey Hole Caves
High StreetRSPB Ham Wall
Fantastic bird wildlife and spotting.
Mendip Hills
Fantastic walking and road/mountain biking area.
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge RoadThe Roman Baths
Abbey ChurchyardBrunel's SS Great Britain
Gas Ferry RoadUnderfall Yard
Cumberland RoadBishops Palace Gardens
Bishops palace in Wells. Beautiful gardens.
Stonehenge
Lyme Regis Beach
beautiful seaside town and wonderful clean sea water to swim in.
Food scene
New Manor Farm Shop
Nice café locally. Breakfast and lunch.
Waldegrave Arms East Harptree
Church LaneThe local pub! 16th century. Beer garden.
Local pub with an extensive menu. Also do breakfast. More expensive than most local pubs.
33 locals recommend
The Litton
Local pub with an extensive menu. Also do breakfast. More expensive than most local pubs.
Amazing fish and chips takeaway and also restaurant and café in a great lakeside setting. Breakfast through to evening meals. Also a children's play area and lakeside strolls.
43 locals recommend
Salt and Malt Chew Valley
Wally LaneAmazing fish and chips takeaway and also restaurant and café in a great lakeside setting. Breakfast through to evening meals. Also a children's play area and lakeside strolls.
Fantastic location lakeside café and restaurant, great views of the lake and a cycle path alongside the lake too. Breakfast through to evening dinner.
13 locals recommend
Woodford Lodge
Fantastic location lakeside café and restaurant, great views of the lake and a cycle path alongside the lake too. Breakfast through to evening dinner.
At the Yeo Valley HQ. As of 27/4/23, the cafe is open every Tuesday-Friday from 9-11.30. A unique interior and amazing views across Blagdon lake. Well worth a visit! Bacon rolls, coffee, pastries and you can buy yeo valley products at about 50% of high street prices. Either drive through Compton Martin, Ubley etc or straight over the hills past Charterhouse.
11 locals recommend
Yeo Valley Canteen
RhodyateAt the Yeo Valley HQ. As of 27/4/23, the cafe is open every Tuesday-Friday from 9-11.30. A unique interior and amazing views across Blagdon lake. Well worth a visit! Bacon rolls, coffee, pastries and you can buy yeo valley products at about 50% of high street prices. Either drive through Compton Martin, Ubley etc or straight over the hills past Charterhouse.
Amazing gardens and garden café but please check opening times.
16 locals recommend
Yeo Valley Blagdon
Amazing gardens and garden café but please check opening times.
Moondance Cafe and Catering
5 S ParadePopular cafe in Chew Magna.
Great old pub with good beers and great beer garden and play area for Children in picturesque location.
12 locals recommend
Ring O Bells
The StreetGreat old pub with good beers and great beer garden and play area for Children in picturesque location.
Farrington Farm Shop
Main StreetGreat farm shop and café.
The Blue Bowl Inn
Bristol RoadVery popular especially for a Sunday lunch. Good value.
Proper pub, very popular with all the caving clubs, no mobile phones allowed (landlord will get furious with you if he catches you!), good basic pub food, very good value.
Hunters Lodge
Proper pub, very popular with all the caving clubs, no mobile phones allowed (landlord will get furious with you if he catches you!), good basic pub food, very good value.
Shops
Local community shop in the centre of East Harptree, open in the morning 9-11ish, and in afternoon 3-5 during school term.
East Harptree Community Shop
Whitecross RoadLocal community shop in the centre of East Harptree, open in the morning 9-11ish, and in afternoon 3-5 during school term.
The Community Farm
Denny LaneVeg shed is open on Saturday mornings.
Post Office
High StreetLocal shop stocks food and drinks etc.
Bishop Sutton
Local shop stocks food and drinks etc
Wells has Waitrose, Tesco, Lidl's and lots of high street shops. About 15 minute drive away.
295 locals recommend
Wells
Wells has Waitrose, Tesco, Lidl's and lots of high street shops. About 15 minute drive away.
Chew Magna
Co-op and other small shops.
Tesco Superstore
TownsendTesco - 15min drive.
Children's playgrounds
East Harptree Playing Field
The village playground
Wells Recreation Ground
Cathedral GreenGreat park for all ages of children.
Ancient/historic sites
Aveline’s Hole
The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain. A cave in Burrington coombe.
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
One of the best examples of a long barrow and accessible to walk into.
There is also a very large stone circle in Priddy however it is on private land but the nine barrows are accessible.
Priddy Nine Barrows Cemetery
There is also a very large stone circle in Priddy however it is on private land but the nine barrows are accessible.
One of the largest and oldest stone circles in the UK.
19 locals recommend
Stanton Drew Circles and Cove
Stanton DrewOne of the largest and oldest stone circles in the UK.
Great local walks
Beacon Batch
Highest point on the Mendip hills. Fantastic area for walking or mountain biking.
Black Down
Burrington Combe
Burrington CombeEast Harptree Woods
Coombe Lane
Coombe LaneAmazing coombe in the village, with stream, rocks and caves.
Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve
DeerleapAmazing viewpoint across the Somerset flats out to the Bristol channel and across to South Wales.
Deerleap
DeerleapAmazing viewpoint across the Somerset flats out to the Bristol channel and across to South Wales.
Just across the valley from Lake Valley View, great place to scooter with the children or walk.
Litton Reservoirs
Just across the valley from Lake Valley View, great place to scooter with the children or walk.
Draycott Sleights
New RoadGreat area in Mendips to explore.