12 May 2021

The whole village is delighted to see our local, The Swan at Kingston, reopen and doing well, sharing a guest review like this one is a real pleasure. “Following a rest over lockdown, it was a delight to see the village pub finally open again. And with an enthusiastic…

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11 May 2021

Today is Somerset Day ! The motto of our county, Sumorsǣte ealle, which in Old English means “all the people of Somerset” originated in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and was adopted in 1911 A.D. 878. This year about mid-winter, after twelfth-night, the Danish army stole out to Chippenham, and rode…

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01 May 2021

May is upon us and with it the Somerset countryside around us is at its best, apple blossom promising autumn cider, our bee hives are full of activity and Mother Nature is doing her thing! In Somerset Everyone is Welcome and at Mill Meadow we work to provide “Something…

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26 Oct 2020

Visit Somerset are promoting a range of fun ideas this October Half Term and I particularly love their suggestion for an alternative to Trick or Treat… “Sadly it looks as though Trick or Treat traditions will not be happening this year due to the safety precautions around Covid-19. Therefore…

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21 Oct 2020

Our visiting fishing coach, Martin, has been a great hit with guests over the summer months and so we have arranged two days during half term when guests can learn essential and helpful skills. Rods, nets and bait will be provided free of charge and there will be no…

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23 Sep 2020

We recently welcomed back David and Andrea O’Sullivan and again David had me spell bound as he talked with a deep passion and affection for one of our more slippery Mill Meadow residents! The life cycle of the humble, and now rare Eel is fascinating and we are very…

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22 Feb 2020

Suzanne & I met up with Abbey Ling of Ling Shooting last week as we linked up to provide another Great Experience for guests at Somerset premier clay shooting venue, 30 minutes from their Mill Meadow Lodge. We were very impressed with the facilities and privileged to be able to…

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15 Feb 2020

Remember this guest, well he/she was recognised from our posts and apparently has a backstory that goes back to 2013 when he/she was ringed at a location some 38 miles away (slightly less as the Great Tit flies). Some 7 years later he/she turns up at Mill Meadow. Now…

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06 Feb 2020

Our guests enjoy the wonderful lake and wildlife areas here at Mill Meadow  We are now delighted to confirm that we have linked with Secret World Wildlife Rescue to provide Mill Meadow as a release site for some of the numerous wild animals taken into their care throughout the…

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01 Jan 2020

With Christmas and the New Year behind us here in Somerset folk eagerly await the festivities of the Wassail an evening of traditional ceremony, friendship, fun, dancing and of course the all important cider. Local cider maker Sheppy’s will host their Wassail 2020 on Friday 17th January and we…

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