Experience a Beautiful Day at The Newt in Somerset: A Guide

Are you looking for a stunning destination to spend your day in Somerset? Look no further than The Newt. This beautiful country estate in Somerset boasts a range of activities and sights, from its well-kept gardens to exploratory woodlands, for visitors to enjoy.

Start your day off with a visit to the estate's gardens. The gardens feature a variety of flowers and plants, including apple orchards, cascading water features, and abundant wildlife. Take a stroll through the gardens and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. With plenty of benches, there are many opportunities to sit, stop, and take in the natural landscape.

You can wander through their walled Parabola, which conceals an apple tree maze home to hundreds of different apple varieties, each with its unique story. Over 3000 cyder apple trees are growing in the landscape, and the team at The Newt has revived many orchards that thrived in the landscape 300 years ago.

After exploring the gardens, head to the estate's Cyder Bar. Here, you can sample a range of ciders, including those made on the estate itself. The bar also serves a variety of snacks and light bites, perfect for a midday pick-me-up.

Before you leave, make sure to visit the estate's farm shop. You'll find a range of local produce made right there on the grounds, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, cheeses, and more. Take some time to browse the shop and pick up a few items to take home with you. We always love to sample some of their wine and can't leave without a few bottles of the homegrown cider!

We enjoyed wandering around the Kitchen Garden, where all the food is grown for diners to enjoy in the restaurant, hotel, and cafe before having our lunch at the Garden Cafe.

The food served here is fresh, seasonal fare, led by what is growing in the gardens and offering a delicious vegetable-led menu. Walking around the grounds, you can take creative inspiration from their planted landscape, admiring the various flowers blooming and carefully designed landscapes.

A personal favorite was the on-mass soft purple grasses that rippled with grace in the wind and dark red cosmos. The beauty of visiting The Newt is that with each changing season, you can enjoy different plant combinations and seasonal flowers in bloom each time you visit.

Just an hour's drive from our floral home in Keynsham, it's a wonderful day out to enjoy and a place we frequently visit to connect with nature.