Activities
Horse Racing - Wincanton Races
If you fancy a sporting day out rather than a tourist attraction – you may fancy a day at the races at one of our local tracks. Wincanton (10mins), Taunton (50mins), all boast top class National Hunt Racing throughout the Autumn and Winter.
During the summer, Bath(1hr 15mins) hosts highly competitive flat racing with day and evening fixtures. All courses have on course restaurants and bars – tables for the restaurants can be booked in advance.
For fixture card and advance tickets as well as restaurant bookings visit the following websites:
www.wincantonracecourse.co.uk
www.tauntonracecourse.co.uk
www.bath-racecourse.co.uk
Cricket
Enjoy an exciting evening watching a 20/20 cricket match at the County Ground Taunton, home of Somerset County Cricket Club. Alternatively spend a lazy day sat in the crowd with a glass of cider watching one of the many limited over and one day matches.
It pays to book tickets for 20/20 matches before you book your stay to avoid disappointment, as these tickets sell out very quickly.
Walking & Cycling
The surrounding area offers excellent cycling or walking with lots of variations of terrain including hills or level road routes, plenty for the serious cyclist or just enough for a leisurely afternoon ride. If you prefer walking there are plenty of footpaths to walk directly from the farm and the lanes are very quiet. You will find maps at Courtyard Barn and a booklet with suggested circular walking routes of different lenghts.
Golf
Wincanton Golf Course - 10 minutes.
Wincanton Golf Course is a 9 hole doubled up to 18, par 70, measuring 6,266 yards. The course has a challenging layout for golfers of all abilities.
With well maintained greens that are playable for golfers all year round. Set inside Wincanton Racecourse it offers a compact, easily accessible and quick 9 holes open to everybody. There is a well stocked Pro Shop and a pleasant cafeteria with coffee and alcoholic beverages available to members and non members alike.
www.wincantongolfclub.com
Bullpits Golf Club, Bourton, North Dorset 15 mins away
Bullpits Golf Club is home to a delightful 18 hole short challenging course with pint sized greens and tight fairways. It was established around 25 years ago in wooded parkland and on the valley sides of the River Stour and boasts bubbling springs and picturesque ravines and leats in historic surroundings. The 60 par course currently covers 3132 yards
www.bullpitsgolfcourse.co.uk
Speedway
The Oaktree Arena at Highbridge is the home of the Somerset Rebels. Exciting floodlit action on Friday evenings is a great night out with speedway teams coming from all over the country to take on the Rebels. Take away food is available or on site restaurant tables can be booked in the Oaktree restaurant.
www.somersetrebels.co