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Bed and Breakfast in Chard...
At Glebelands Bed and Breakfast

Prestigious B&B Accommodation
" Glebelands is a special place"
 

Glebelands  - Country House  B and B in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset  

Enjoy a warm and friendly atmosphere and country house charm at Glebelands, a lovely large period house set in 1/3 acre of delightful gardens overlooking Chard's medieval parish church.
Stroll just 500yds to one of Chard's excellent restaurants, the High Street's amenities or out into glorious open countryside.

The historic town of Chard is set in South Somerset, nestled between Camelot country and the Jurasssic Heritage Coast in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - and just 11 miles from Lyme Regis and the beaches of Devon and Dorset.


  • Enjoy fresh cut flowers in your room
  • Fluffy white towels and crisp white bed linen
  • Feather and down duvets
  • A ground floor Garden Apartment
  • We like to use fresh local and organic produce and home made preserves
  • For your comfort we are non smoking throughout.
  • Off road gated parking
  • TV and tea/coffee making facilities

Accommodation

Choose the Garden Apartment

This charming ground floor "apartment" is perfect for a short break or long week end. Enjoy the space and privacy of the sunny sitting room with french doors onto the garden, your own kitchen / dining area and a separate double (or twin ) bedroom and bathroom.

Glebelands  - Country House Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Glebelands  - Country House Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Enjoy The twin Mahogany Room

Beautifully furnished, this catches the morning sun and benefits from its own private bathroom.Which ever room you choose, you will be spoilt at Glebelands.

 

Glebelands  - Country House  bed and breakfast in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Glebelands  - Country House  bed and breakfast in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset   Glebelands  - Country House  bed and breakfast in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Relax in The Master Suite

Set around a splendid pentagonal bay window overlooking the gardens, unwind in the elegant surroundings and relaxed atmosphere of this light and spacious suite, together with its separate family sized bathroom.

Glebelands  - Country House Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Glebelands  - Country House Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset

Glebelands  - Country House Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset


BREAKFAST

Enjoy flexibility and independence - breakfast at a time that suits you! We like to use good quality foods, fresh produce, home made preserves and local honey.

Glebelands  - Country House  B and B in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset
 

Glebelands was originally built for Dr. Fawcus "the beloved physician of Chard" and has now been sympathetically refurbished to a high standard. We are not a guest house, and with a maximum of only 6 guests you are assured a very personal service in comfortable and relaxed surroundings.

TARIFFS

Garden Apartment £65 per night
Master Suite £65 per night
Twin / double Mahogany Room
 
All prices inclusive of Breakfast

Availability & Short Break Offers - For info on availabilty & special offers click here


MUST SEE

12 Gardens within a 20 mile radius
National Trust properties galore

Here are a few close by:

  • Forde Abbey
  • Hestercombe Gardens
  • Montacute House
  • East Lambrook Manor Gardens
 
  • Barrington Court
  • Mapperton Gardens
  • Lytes Cary
  • Lower Severalls Gardens
  • Knightshayes
  • Burrow Farm Gardens
  • Stourhead House and Gardens
  • Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park
  • Seaton open topped Tramway
  • West Somerset Steam Railway
     
 

DAYS OUT


Forde Abbey

Splendid house and gardens, a former monastry  founded 800yrs ago - rated one of top 10 places in England. Tapestries - commissioned for the Cistine Chapel in Rome. Gardens, lakes, very good restaurant.
www.fordeabbey.co.uk

Barrington Court & Gardens

Tudor manor house and a series of Gertrude Gekyll gardens plus a huge walled kitchen garden.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Montacute House

"A glittering Elizabethan mansion set in beautiful formal gardens and parkland." Portrait gallery, tapestries and samplers.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

10 Gardens in South Somerset

Including some Gertrude Jekyll, a Grade 1 listed cottage garden at East Lambrook and Hestercombe - Jekyll and Lutyens in a 1750's landscape, one of Alan Tichmarsh's favourites.
www.visitclassicgardens.co.uk

Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park

Get close up to over 600 animals - specialists in endangered species and conservation, set in beautiful landscaped valley.
Recognise the set from "To the Manor Born."
www.wild.org.uk

Seaton Tramway

Take an open topped tram up 3 miles of unspoilt Axe Valley estuary. Bird watching specials and Events throughout the year. www.tram.co.uk

Perry's Cider Mills and Rural Museum

traditional working cider mill set in idyllic village. Free tastings, cider brandy, apple juices - drop before you shop!
www.perryscider.co.uk

Fleet Air Arm

Concorde,helicopters, "rides" museum and much more
www.fleetairarm.com


Chard boasts numerous restaurants, pubs, a wonderful deli and a wine bar with regular art exhibitions. Peruse the weekly Antiques market and Farmers' market. Take a round of golf on Windwhistle Hill or watch for kingfishers from the hide over the lake at Chard's Nature Reserve.

Explore hidden villages, quaint pubs and local fayre. Discover King Arthur's Camelot, a rare butterfly on The Levels or hunt for fossils on the beach. Wander the wilds of Exmoor, Jane Austen's Bath, Thomas Hardy Country .......... or simply relax in our gardens with a cup of herbal tea. Come and be spoilt!

 

Glebelands  - Country House  B and B in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset


 

CONTACT US

Address:

Glebelands
1 Forton Road
Chard
Somerset
TA20 2HJ

Tel no: 01460 62028

Email: stay@glebelandsbandb.co.uk

 


HOW TO FIND US

On entering Chard, turn right up the High St (signed A30 ) passing the Town Hall on your left. Turn next left into Holyrood St. Continue over the mini roundabout to the T junction with the church on your right. Turn right (signed A358 Axminster ) then immediately left into Forton Road . As you turn left, Glebelands is the cream coloured house set back behind the flint stone wall opposite the church.

Turn into the first driveway on the left in Forton Road then left again through the 5 bar gate where there is off road parking.

We are just a 5 minute walk from the High St.

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Glebelands  - Country House  B and B in Chard, Nr Taunon, Somerset