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Dunster Castle Hotel
Situated in Dunster, this inn is within 1 mi (2 km) of Dunster Working Watermill and Dunster Castle. Minehead Beach is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) away.
from £58 per night for 2 guests
Dunster Castle Hotel£58
The Notley Arms Inn
Situated in Monksilver, this inn is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Combe Sydenham Hall and 2.8 mi (4.6 km) from Bakelite Museum. Nettlecombe Court and Cleeve Abbey are ...
from £60 per night for 2 guests
The Notley Arms Inn£60
The Ancient Mariner
Situated in Bridgwater, this inn is 0 mi (0 km) from Coleridge Cottage and within 9 miles (15 km) of Wills Neck and Fyne Court. Bakelite Museum and Admiral Blake ...
from £66 per night for 2 guests
The Ancient Mariner£66
White Hart
Situated in Taunton, this inn is within 12 miles (20 km) of Combe Sydenham Hall, Bakelite Museum and Nettlecombe Court. Church of St. Stephen and All Angels ...
from £41 per night for 2 guests
White Hart£41
The Castle at Taunton
Situated in Taunton, this hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from County Cricket Ground and within 12 miles (20 km) of Fyne Court and Wills Neck. Coleridge Cottage and ...
from £108 per night for 2 guests
The Castle at Taunton£108
Blorenge House
Located in the heart of Taunton, this bed & breakfast is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from County Cricket Ground and within 12 miles (20 km) of Fyne Court and Wills Neck. ...
from £89 per night for 2 guests
Blorenge House£89
Corner House Hotel
Located in the heart of Taunton, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from County Cricket Ground and within 12 miles (20 km) of Fyne Court and Wills Neck. Coleridge ...
from £48 per night for 2 guests
Corner House Hotel£48
The Rock Inn
Situated in Taunton, this inn is within 12 miles (20 km) of Church of St. Stephen and All Angels, Combe Sydenham Hall and Tiverton Golf Club. Nettlecombe Court ...
from £71 per night for 2 guests
The Rock Inn£71
Cedar Falls Health Spa
Situated in Bishops Lydeard, this spa country house is close to Wills Neck. Area attractions also include Fyne Court and County Cricket Ground.
from £165 per night for 2 guests
Cedar Falls Health Spa£165
Fitzhead Inn
Situated in Fitzhead, this inn is within 9 miles (15 km) of Combe Sydenham Hall, Nettlecombe Court and County Cricket Ground. Bakelite Museum and Fyne Court ...
from £50 per night for 2 guests
Fitzhead Inn£50Pocket Guide: Combe Sydenham Hall Combe Sydenham Hall Hotels
Combe Sydenham Hall was built in 1580 and is a fine example of a Tudor mansion. It actually incorporates an earlier gatehouse and was entirely rebuilt after the Restoration, in around 1660. It is mainly of interest because of its connections with Sir Francis Drake, although the house itself has interesting architectural details and is situated in some beautiful woodland scenery in an Exmoor valley.
Somerset Hotels for Sir Francis Drake
The Sydenham family resided here from the 1400s to the middle of the 18th Century, and George Sydenham's daughter married Sir Francis Drake in 1585. Folklore has surrounded this relationship ever since, and most of the stories of course feature cannon balls! In one of them, Drake disappeared on his Pelican soon after the marriage and his young wife understandably thought he must be dead and decided to remarry. Almost at the altar, however, a cannon ball fired from the other side of the world shot from the sky and the wedding was called off.
In another story, the girl's father tried to force a remarriage and again a cannon ball showed up as proof that Drake was still alive. A meteorite on display in the house is supposed to be that very ball. Visit the Hall from your Somerset B&B or hotel for slice of Elizabethan history, laced with a healthy dose of good, old-fashioned West Country hokum!
Combe Sydenham Hall Attractions from Somerset Hotels
There's another local legend about George Sydenham himself, as he apparently haunts the B3188 nearby. The story goes that during his lifetime he committed so many crimes that he's doomed to ride a headless horse forever towards Monksilver. It seems that in this part of Somerset the dead are not allowed to rest in peace, and Drake too is supposed to make his reappearance when the nation is under threat, beating his drum as he sails up the Thames to the rescue.
Combe Sydenham Hall is set in attractive gardens and is perfect as a summer destination if you're based in a nearby Somerset hotel or B&B. There's a great choice of these right across the region, from family-run guesthouses to smart historic hotels.
Destinations near Taunton
- Dunster Castle Hotels
- Bakelite Museum Hotels
- St George's Church Hotels
- Tarr Steps Hotels
- Minehead Beach Hotels
- Fyne Court Hotels
- Cothay Manor Hotels
- Cleeve Abbey Hotels
- Dunkery Beacon Hotels
- Enmore Park Golf Club Hotels
- Nettlecombe Court Hotels
- Crowcombe Hotels
- Coleridge Cottage Hotels
- Holnicote Estate Hotels
- The Chocolate House Hotels
- County Cricket Ground Hotels
- The County Ground Hotels
- Dunster Working Watermill Hotels
- Abbey Burton Clay Shooting Hotels
- Wills Neck Hotels
