LONG HAZEL PARK
Adult Only Touring Caravan Park & Camping
Sparkford Somerset
01963440002
longhazelpark@hotmail.com
OPEN ALL YEAR
ADULT ONLY CARAVAN PARK WITH JUNE AVAILABILITY
Things are well and truly heating up in the West Country in June and it's a great time for touring and camping holidays in Somerset. 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!
It's a big month for antiques in Somerset, with two main events at The Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet.
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Sunday 7 June will welcome back the South West's largest Flea Market. Featuring both indoor and outdoor stalls, you'll find a great range of vintage and antique homeware; garden ornaments and trinkets.
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12 - 14 June will see the return of the Antique & Collectors Fair, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, which is hugely popular with antique dealers and enthusiasts.
Visit the new Angel Otero exhibition at nearby world-famous gallery, Hauser & Wirth in Bruton. This is the artist's first UK exhibition and features a range of oil paintings which were painted during his residency in Bruton. The Puerto Rican painter's exhibition looks at his personal history and surroundings from his upbringing in San Juan, whilst using innovative painting techniques including the production of "oil skins" which are then mounted on to canvas or sculpture.
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The gallery is free to visit and also houses a great restaurant, gardens and farm shop.
From 22 May - 12 September you'll be able to see the Botanical Sculptures Exhibition by Jenny Pickford at The Bishop's Palace, Wells.
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These sculptures are set across the 14 acres of ground at The Bishop's Palace. Entry is free to the Bishop's Palace for RHS members on Mondays and Fridays.
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Jenny Pickford is an artist-blacksmith known for her distinctive botanical sculptures created from forged steel and glass. Entry to the exhibition is included with admission to the Bishop's Palace.
2026 is a fallow year for the famous Glastonbury Festival, but that doesn't mean Somerset is quiet this summer! There's plenty of ourdoor theatre to enjoy across the county:
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Friday 5 - Othello - The Lord Chamberlain's Men, Glastonbury Abbey
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Wednesday 10 - King Arthur & the Holy Fail. Glastonbury Abbey
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Thursday 11 - Secret Supper Club, The Bishop's Palace, Wells
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Thursday 25 - Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles, The Bishop's Palace, Wells​
There's some fantastic events for vintage fans and collectors in Somerset this June. The Antique and Collectors Fair is the largest of its kind in the South West and the showground is accessed by our local bus route, leaving just 100 yards from the entrance to our caravan park on Sparkford High Street.
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Saturday 6 - Castle Cary Vintage Market
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Sunday 7 - Frome Flea Market and Car Meet
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12 - 24 - Antique and Collectors Fair, The Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet
There's some great musical events in Somerset this June! Take a look at these top picks:
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Thursday 4 - Queen of the Night: A Tribute to Whitney Houston, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Friday 5 - Craig Revel Horwood: Revelations - Songs Boys Don't Sing, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Saturday 18 - Thank ABBA for the Music, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Yeovil
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Friday 19 - Pink Floyd by Candlelight, Wells Cathedral
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Saturday 20 - Motown by Candlelight, Wells Cathedral
High on the list for many visitors to Somerset is the Royal Bath and West Show, held from 28 - 30 May 2026. This annual show features the best local food and drink with cider and cheese tents, as well as celebrity chefs and displays.
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The agricultural show is home to the best of the West's livestock, steam vehicles, dog shows and car displays. You'll find so much to do at this fantastic show, it's a good idea to set aside a whole day.
Sign up for an event at The Newt near Castle Cary, which has a great selection of courses and tours for gardening fans this season.
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Tuesday 9 - Somerset Safari
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Wednesday 10 - Dry Stone Walling
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Thursday 18 June - Garden Lates
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Sunday 21 June - Midsummer's Day Lunch
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Tuesday 23 - Somerset Safari
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Wednesday 24 - Dry Stone Walling
For vintage train fanatics, the East Somerset Railway have some fantastic events throughout June. Based in Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet, the heritage steam trains provide a 5 mile round trip across the Mendips and you can even visit the engine shed and workshop to see restoration in progress.
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11 June - Diesel Day
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13 June - Cream tea on the Mendip Belle dining carriage
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20 June - Meet Paddington
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As a previous winner of the Practical Caravan Best Site for Cyclists, June is the perfect time to get on your bike! With great pedal cycle, electric bike and handcycle routes available on our Cycle Routes page, there's something for everyone!
We'd recommend taking a look at the Top 20 Cycle Routes via Komoot, or trying the 12 mile route from Castle Cary to Sherborne, just over the border in Dorset. Alternatively, many of our guests use their e-bikes to travel to The Newt, just make sure you don't overindulge in their homemade cider!
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Visit the Bishop's Palace in Wells for their exciting event: History Live. Held on 20 June, the 14 acres of the RHS Partner Garden will play host to a day of historical reinactments and a chance to explore the gardens with Knights of the Warwick Warriors.
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On 20 June, the Bishop's Palace will be hosting a Medieval Banquet. Tickets can be bought from the Bishop's Palace website to enjoy a Medieval feast complete with entertainment from a court jester.
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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