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# Parkgate House
Sleeps 12
Family-friendly holiday home in Taunton with an outdoor pool
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- Overview
- Location
- Amenities
- Policies
In the heart of the countryside, Parkgate House offers a spacious and charming retreat. Explore an acre of gardens with an above ground swimming pool, al fresco dining area with BBQ, or simply unwind in your own farmhouse kitchen.
## Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
### Entire home
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12
## Popular amenities
- Kitchen
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Outdoor space
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## About this property
### Entire place
You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.
### Parkgate House
Sleeps 12
Parkgate House is a versatile and spacious country home with panoramic views of the Quantock Hills. The house is charmingly furnished with a wonderful farmhouse kitchen at its heart. Even the pets are well catered for with their very own room and large dog flap leading to an outdoor kennel. The gardens extend to just over one acre with an above ground swimming pool to cool down in on a hot summers day and al fresco entertaining area with a BBQ for tasty meals in the sun. This lovely holiday home is surrounded by beautiful countryside just waiting to be explored. Parkgate House is the perfect home away from home for a family getaway that you will want to revisit year after year.
## Property amenities
### Pool/Spa
- Outdoor pool
- Private pool
### Internet
- Available in the house: WiFi
### Parking and transport
- Car required
- Parking on site
### Kitchen
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Dishwasher
- Electric kettle
- Hob
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Spices
- Toaster
### Bedrooms
- 5 bedrooms
- Bedsheets provided
### Bathroom
- 2.5 bathrooms
- Bathtub
- Bidet
- Hair dryer
- Shower
- Toilet paper
- Towels provided
### Living spaces
- Fireplace
- Living room
- Wood stove
### Entertainment
- Books
- DVD player
- Games
- Music library
- Stereo
- TV with cable/satellite channels
- Video games
- Video library
### Outdoor areas
- Barbecue grill
- Garden
- Patio
### Laundry
- Laundry facilities
- Washing machine
### Comfort
- Heating
### Pets
- Pet friendly
### Suitability/Accessibility
- Designated smoking areas
- Note from host: Smoking allowed outside only
### Services and conveniences
- Iron/ironing board
### Location highlights
- In a rural location
- In a village
- Near a zoo
- Near the bay
- Near the sea
### Things to do
- Arcade/game room
- Billiards/pool table
- Foosball table
- Birdwatching nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Horseback riding nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Swimming nearby
### Safety features
- No carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances (host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property)
- Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
- First aid kit
- Fire extinguisher
### General
- Garden
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## Policies
### Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
### Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
### Special check-in instructions
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
### Rules
No Fireworks, Fire Lanterns or Drones
### Pets
Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation
### Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
### Events
Events allowed
### Smoking
Smoking allowed: in designated areas
Smoking allowed outside only
## Important information
### You need to know
This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
### We should mention
A car is required for transport to and from this property
### Property is also known as
Parkgate House Sleeps 12
Parkgate House Br Sleeps 12
Parkgate House
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Parkgate House
Sleeps 12 Taunton
Parkgate House
Sleeps 12 Private vacation home
Parkgate House
Sleeps 12 Private vacation home Taunton
## About the area
Located in Taunton, this holiday home is in a rural area and by the sea. Bishop's Lydeard Station and Bakelite Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Tarr Steps and Fyne Court. Travelling with kids? Consider AJ'z Activity Centre, or check out an event or a game at Darby Way. Fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking and horse riding nearby. [Visit our Taunton travel guide](https://www.expedia.co.uk/Taunton.dx5708)
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West Bagborough, Taunton, Somerset
### What's nearby
- 
Quantock Hills
9 min walk \- 0.5 miles
- 
Exmoor National Park
8 min drive \- 7.0 miles
- 
Glastonbury Abbey
53 min drive \- 34.9 miles
- 
Cheddar Gorge
55 min drive \- 43.3 miles
- University of Exeter
50 min drive \- 42.8 miles
### Getting around
- Taunton Station
18 min drive
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL)
135 min drive
### Restaurants
- The Cross Keys
8 min drive
- The Bear Inn
11 min drive
- Taste of India
11 min drive
- The Swan at Kingston
9 min drive
- The Rocking Horse
8 min drive
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## Parkgate House
Sleeps 12 Reviews
## Reviews
### Exceptional
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8 - Good
6
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### 8.8
Cleanliness
### 9.6
Location
## Reviews
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Glenn F., Bristol, UK
7 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Gorgeous house in a beautiful setting.
The house is amazing. Such a good space for a family get together. Well equipped kitchen with loads of space and comfy lounge and bedrooms. Massive outdoor space too which is enclosed so perfect for kids and dogs alike. Loved it.
##### Glenn F.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Joe A.
4 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Group of 11 (aged 26 - 30)
Fantastic sized property for our group of 11 adults.
##### Joe A.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Alex S.
15 May 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Great Stay
Dave was very accommodating, fixed any issues quickly and the house was great!
##### Alex S.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Jake P.
4 Jan 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Lovely farm house with lots of character :)
Stayed here with 10 of us (5 couples) over New Years. Host was very helpful and made everything very easy for us to check in. Place was clean and presentable. Lots of character and plenty of space. Would recommend to anyone :)
##### Jake P.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
### 8/10 Good
#### Sharon T.
10 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Somerset Reunion
We were 2 sisters with husbands and adult children. Traveled from US to visit extended family- aunt, uncle and cousins. The house was perfect for us to get together. We were 9 staying at the house, and plenty of room for us to spread out. Would recommend.
##### Sharon T.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
### 10/10 Excellent
#### jo burden
5 Jul 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Excellent for social get togethers
We stayed here for my brother's 50th birthday celebration weekend with all the family from ages 12 up to 75\. It is a fabulous house for socialising, with large open plan kitchen/dining/games area. We never made it into the lounge! Dave was a great host and replied promptly to any questions throughout the booking process and when there. The house is well stocked and plenty of storage space for guests. The pool area and garden are slightly different now to the photos (garden is smaller) but still provided a great outdoor space for games/entertaining. It is an older style country house and possibly would benefit from a new coat of paint in the well used areas but we were very happy here and would return again for a repeat visit. Would highly recommend a visit to Sheppys near by for their private cider tours/tasting.
##### jo burden
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Liz P.
15 Sept 2025
Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely property
##### Liz P.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
### 6/10 Okay
#### Lisa M.
6 Nov 2022
Liked: Location
Disliked: Cleanliness
#### Not clean
The property was in a lovely location, with plenty of room, games room, even a piano. The property was a little tired inside, not many bulbs working in the kitchen, some chairs & curtain poles were broken, dust & cobwebs where everywhere, we opened one window upstairs & hundreds of flies came in, as they must have been living in the window frames. There was a problem with the Arger when we arrived on Fri evening, we called the owners to inform them it wasn't working, they couldn't come out that night & told us to use the electric oven, it was small for us to cook for 10 of us. The owner then came out on Sat lunchtime to look at the Arger, he said he couldn't fix it, & didn't know what else to suggest, what he should have done was called around earlier on the Sat morning & sorted an engineer to come out & look or offered us some money off. We ended up cooking a fry up for 10 people which took about 1 & half hours to cook on the electric oven & hob. We come from a B&B background family, so know what standard properties need to be. I think this property needs to be looked at by Air B&B.
##### Lisa M.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
### 8/10 Good
#### April H.
22 Sept 2022
Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Great location
We stayed at Parkgate House September 2022, with a party of 11 friends and family aging between 11-75 years. The house had something for everyone and was exactly what we had hoped for. We were fortunate that the weather offered us warm sunny afternoons which allowed us to make use of the outdoor space - this was great. We were also able to use the outdoor fire pit which Dave kindly dropped some wood off for. The pool was on the chilly side due to the time of year we were there however once in and swimming, it was fine. The only issue we had was that we thought we would be able to use the Aga but we couldn’t as there is a problem with it. There is a much smaller cooker tucked away in a corner for guests to use however it isn’t big enough to easily cook for large numbers. There was also no lighting in that corner as the extractor fan and lighting didn’t work which compound the challenges of cooking. However after lots of laughter we have taken a lot of memories away from trying to cook on that cooker. We had a wonderful weekend just being together. Lots of fun and laughter which was exactly what we wanted from the weekend.
##### April H.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### John M.
21 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Family get together
A weekend get together with both my family and my sister's family, who visited for a bbq on the Saturday. Ample space and facilities in the house and garden for the 18 of us to socialise together. Certainly would book again if circumstances permit.
##### John M.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### cheryl p.
14 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Lovely house
Whole family holiday plus the dog and the house was perfect, lovely large bedrooms, well equipped kitchen and eating area and plenty of out door space.would definitely come and stay again.
##### cheryl p.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Neil B.
8 Sept 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Ideal for our family get together
The property was ideal for our family get together, plenty of space for us all and large garden for 3 dogs to run in. Everything was supplied within the property to enable us to cater for a party of 9 adults and 3 children. The host was very helpful and replied promptly via email to any queries. The only slight negative was that we were unable to turn off the heated towel rails in the en suite bathrooms but the cleaner explained this was to do with the hot water supply within the property.
##### Neil B.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
### 8/10 Good
#### Michael M.
28 Jul 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Great size house for a vacation
Stayed at the property for a week with some friends who were visiting from the US. The house is huge, bedrooms are large and easily enough space for the ten of us staying there. Communication with Dave was absolutely spot on and any issues we had were dealt with promptly. Lots of nice touches to keep kids amused (pool, table football, etc)
##### Michael M.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Debbie H.
6 Jul 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Lovely setting
The house was perfect for what we needed. So many different places to chill
##### Debbie H.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
### 8/10 Good
#### Alan W., Fordingbridge
5 Jun 2022
Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Great weekend in a Lovely property with amazing garden
Excellent for a large family gathering
##### Alan W.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Ileana B.
11 May 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Great house and amazing experience
This home is gorgeous and was perfect for twelve friends over the weekend. Location was great to get away and we walked into town for a bite at the pub. Kitchen is fully stocked and loads of different spaces to entertain within the home. Dave was super responsive and we just had the best time.
##### Ileana B.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Amy B.
9 Feb 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Amazing weekend away
We stayed at Parkgate House for a birthday weekend and the house and gardens was lovely. Dave was available when needed and replied quickly to messages. The house was perfect for a weekend away, we especially loved the games room and piano! Already talking about dates to come back - thank you!
##### Amy B.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
### 8/10 Good
#### Nadine H., Berkshire
30 Aug 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Lovely house with a great layout for all the family
Spacious family home with beautiful garden. Lovely bedrooms & bathrooms too. Shame the pool isn't heated but the children didn't seem to mind.
##### Nadine H.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Aimee B.
16 Jul 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
#### Amazing house for a large family group of all ages!
We had such a wonderful time at Parkgate House, it’s beautiful and so spacious with wonderful facilities. We had thought the pool was going to be small and not anything special but it was fantastic and the perfect size to have fun and enjoy with the kids. The garden is very well kept and huge, with lots of room for games and plenty of outdoor seating. The kitchen/dining/games room is huge and was a great space for us to have dinners and socialise in the evenings. We brought our dog with us and it was safe and secure, plus there is a doggy room with a dog flap going to a fenced off part of the garden. The only thing I would say as a negative is the water pressure in the showers, which wasn’t great but still manageable. We also hadn’t received a notification that there wasn’t going to be any towels provided because of COVID but we called Dave our host and he came over and was very happy to provide them for our stay and was very friendly. We will definitely be coming back for another family holiday, when we can!
##### Aimee B.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Sarah B.
4 Jun 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### A Happy Holiday
A wonderful week spent at this lovely property situated in a beautiful part of the country. Lots of space to have fun together both indoors and out. Four teenagers and two dogs. Brilliant bike rides, snooker and cooling off in the pool.
##### Sarah B.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Justin P.
28 Sept 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Excellent stay
Great house and garden, extremely well equipped to suit friends get together or family of all ages. Would highly recommend
##### Justin P.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Ben R.
9 Mar 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
#### Lovely house and hosts
Everything as expected, had a lovely time. Thanks again
##### Ben R.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Verified traveller
12 Jan 2019
#### Absolutely amazing family home and would recommend to anyone
We had the best ever Christmas in this house and the owners were very helpful and provided everything we needed. Would definitely stay again.. thank you so much Steph for everything
##### Verified traveller
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018
### 10/10 Excellent
#### Bryan P.
18 Nov 2018
#### Lovely place .so much to keep you occupied ,even this time of year ,
Well set out ,easy access to and from the main road, without even hearing it. Loads to do both inside and out ,even at this time of the season ,It would great in season when the pool was in use .Overall great place plenty to do and plenty of places to see.. Thanks from my family and my self. Cheers Bryan
##### Bryan P.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018
### 6/10 Okay
#### Elizabeth F.
11 Sept 2018
#### Great week and good homely feel to house, good for larger families. Needs a few DIY jobs addressed.
All the family enjoyed themselves especially with the swimming pool, pool table, chess and outside games badminton, etc. Visited Taunton and Minehead and a few different Beaches. Good weather, family chill out and fun. Would recommend. Beautiful scenery and mainly quiet but private location. Owners very nice and friendly.
##### Elizabeth F.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
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