4 star bed and breakfast approximately 4 miles/7 minute drive from Oake. Tel: 01823 330081.

Located at junction 26 M5, Wellington.  Approximately a 10 minute drive to Oake Manor.

Quiet/popular, good village pub, 5 minute drive, B&B £60 single, £70 double. Tel: 01823 432352, www.newinnhalse.com

200yr old cottage B&B, 5 minute drive. Robert and Lesley Orr. Tel: 01823 663458, www.causewaycottage.co.uk

Charming Country Inn, less than 1 mile from Oake Manor Golf Club. . Tel: 01823 461334, www.theanchorinn.net

Refurbished B&B farmhouse on the working farm. Gill & Richard Gothard. Tel: 01823 451331, www.lowermarshfarm.co.uk

Excellent Victorian town hotel + outdoor pool, 15 minute drive. Phil Painter. Tel: 01823 283005, www.blorengehouse.co.uk

20 minute drive. Tel: 01823 284683, www.corner-house.co.uk

All rooms are en suite and have a hospitality tray, radio/baby/alarms, direct dial telephones and remote controlled, flat screen digital televisions. Tel: 01823 337445, www.meryanhouse.co.uk

Set in the heart of the Vale of Taunton Deane, with views to the Quantock Hills on one side and the Blackdowns on the other, the Long Barn at Pontispool is the ideal holiday retreat for up to 12 people: www.somersetlongbarn.co.uk

‘The Shed’ is under 3 miles away (less than a 10 minute drive) from Oake and sleeps up to 14 guests. It has a heated indoor pool, cinema, games room and fabulous views. Short stays are available.

Self-catering accommodation close to the Somerset Levels in the village of Huntsworth. Tel: 01278 661584, www.lakeviewholidaycottages.co.uk

The Castle Hotel is located in Taunton’s town centre, a short drive from Oake Manor Golf Club. An independent hotel, it has been run by the same family for 65 years and has built a reputation for its excellent food. Its two restaurants – BRAZZ, the buzzing brasserie, and Castle Bow, its flagship restaurant, serve the very best of locally produced ingredients. If you are looking for history and hospitality, this is the hotel for you.

www.the-castle-hotel.com T: 01823 272671 E: reservations@the-castle-hotel.com