Adult Only Touring Caravan Park & Camping
Self-catering Holiday Lodge Accommodation For hire
Sparkford Somerset
ADULT ONLY CARAVAN PARK WITH JULY AVAILABILITY
It's summer in Somerset and a wonderful time to get out and about to see the county. As an adult only touring and camping park, you won't have to worry about the school holidays getting in the way of your relaxing break. We have both standard and fully serviced hardstandings for your motorhome or caravan and lots of tent pitches available with availability for a short break, a weekend away in Somerset or a whole week to explore nearby!
Visit the new Phyllida Barlow exhibition at nearby world-famous gallery, Hauser & Wirth in Bruton. For 60 years, Barlow's work has featured in solo exhibitions at the Tate Modern, the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst in Germany and the Hepworth Wakefield. She was awarded a Damehood for her services to the arts in 2015.
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The exhibition will cover sculptures, drawings and paintings which have travelled across the world from her extensive career. The gallery is free to visit and also houses a great restaurant, gardens and farm shop.
See our local National Trust properties in full bloom and brilliant sunshine! We're situated within a short distance of many properties in Somerset, as well as just over the borders in Dorset and Wiltshire.
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Our National Trust page has ideas for 15 nearby days out, with gardens and outdoor monuments with wonderful views taking prime position on our list for summer adventures. Our nearest property is just 5 miles away, near Somerton, and some are so close they can even be completed in one day.
Hauser & Wirth will be holding a summer fete to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Bruton gallery. With signature cocktails and food cooked over the fire in amongst the Phyllida Barlow sculptures, this will be a truly fantastic event.
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There will be stalls set up from some of Bruton's independent businesses including new and vintage clothing, sustainably made leather goods, books and homeware. Live music will be supplied by a New Orleans street band, Brass Junkies and a DJ.
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The event is free to attend.
After this Spring's excitement of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, it's a great time to visit their sponsor garden, The Newt in Somerset.
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The Newt took a version of their Roman Villa to the Chelsea Flower Show, with their giant replica and Roman remains on display at their main gardens. Situated at the Georgian manor of Hadspen, The Newt falls between our nearby towns of Castle Cary and Bruton. You'll find ancient artifacts from across the country, as well as Roman food and drink to try.
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The Newt is situated in 30 acres of gardens and hundreds of acres of woodland and is perfect to explore in the summer sunshine, with events often held on site. Entry is free for RHS members on Tuesdays.
The South West's largest Flea Market returns to Shepton Mallet on Sunday 7 July. A very popular event with our guests, the Royal Bath and West Showground hosts this enormous market, with over 250 indoor and outdoor stalls.
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You will find furniture, garden statutory, art and retro gifts across the stalls. Alongside these, there's also food and drink and modern crafts and jewellery.
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Our local bus route from Sparkford takes you directly to the showground. To take a look at more ideas for antiques hunting in Somerset, see our page:
Enjoy three historical-style days out at The Bishop's Palace and Gardens in Wells this July. There are plays being put on in open air in the gardens, where you're welcome to bring your own picnic to enjoy during the performances.
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21 July - The Lord Chamberlain's Men - Hamlet
24 July - The Pantaloons - The Merry Wives of Windsor
31 July - The Pantaloons - Robin Hood
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The Bishop's Palace is an RHS partner garden with 14 acres of walled gardens and grade 1 listed buildings to explore. You will find two of the wells of Wells in the Palace's grounds.
There's lots of interesting events across Somerset in July, from live music and historical talks to something a bit different:
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Thursday 5 - Tony Christie: A Life in Music Celebrating 80 Years, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Thursday 11 - WW2 talks, Somerton
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Saturday 13 - Wessex Country Market, Somerton
Comic Art Masterclass, The Awesome Studio, Frome
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Friday 19 - The Importance of Being Earnest, Glastonbury Abbey
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Thursday 25 - Hort Course: Home Grown Floristry, The Newt, Castle Cary
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Saturday 27 - Wessex Country Market, Somerton
The South West Heritage Trust has some fantastic events across the county this July:
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Ancient Music Day - Hear sounds from the distant past with replica Roman and Iron Age instruments, Avalon Archaeology, Glastonbury
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Practical Archive Preservation - Learn how to look after your family or community archive, Somerset Heritage Centre, Taunton
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Introduction to linocut - Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury
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Viking Invasion - Avalon Archaeology, Glastonbury
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Beowulf Storytelling - Avalon Archaeology, Glastonbury
The Frome festival has something for everyone this July! Running from 5 - 14 July, there's multiple events on every day. Some of our favourites on the calendare are:
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Bach by Candlelight, Christ Church, Frome
The Festival Food Feast, Cattle Market Car Park, Frome
The Frome Independent Market at Frome Festival
30 Mile Feast with Vallis Farm
An Evening with Jenny Eclair, Merlin Theatre
Dore & Rees Auctioneers - Ever Wondered What It's Worth?
The Frome Independent Summer Night Market
Hidden Gardens of Frome
Visit new exhibition of work by Somerset printmakers at the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury. The exhibition runs throughout June until September and features 13 local printmakers using traditional and experimental techniques. The exhibition will be influenced by their lives and experiences in Somerset.
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The Somerset Rural Life Museum is within a short distance of Glastonbury Tor and is a great place to research rural history of the area, including a 14th century Abbey Barn, deemed one of the West Country's finest buildings.
Spend a day out at one of our 15 most local National Trust gardens, houses and places of interest. With so many National Trust members visiting us for the famous sights of Stourhead gardens and the country's longest "long gallery" at Montacute, run by the National Portrait Gallery, we'd also recommend many other days out to make the most of your membership.
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With Glastonbury Tor just a short drive away, we'd recommend climbing up for views across Somerset. Lytes Cary Manor is another popular NT house, and our nearest at just 5 miles away. The Grade 1 listed gardens and house of Tintinhull with a traditional arts and craft style garden. The Priest's House at Muchelney near Langport is a medieval hall dating from 1308 with connections to local author Thomas Hardy.
With Somerset regularly featuring in the major newspapers and travel magazines as a top destination for food and drink, there's more restaurants than ever to enjoy this spring.
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Enjoy locally grown food from local farms, with warmer weather in Spring enabling outdoor eating once again! You'll also find lots of great farm shops nearby, including one within a mile of our caravan park, which also accepts dogs in their cafe area.
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Take a look at our top tips for eating in Somerset:
As a Premier Parks top site, and a VisitEngland 5 star Touring and Camping Park and a Practical Caravan Top 100 site, we're also a past winner of the Gold Award winner of the South West Tourism Awards Best Camping and Caravanning Park in the South West region.
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We are open all year, with room for up to 26 touring units and 20 tents.
Enjoy a challenging walk around one of the most undiscovered parts of Somerset and take in some of the West Country's most important history. Nearby Cadbury Hillfort is known to be the gateway to the South West and is thought to have been occupied by King Arthur in 470-580 BC. Take a look at our history of Somerset and learn about the wonderful surroundings:
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