Set at the foot of the Blackdown Hills, The Apple Press is an 18th century barn conversion offering spacious and comfortable self - catering accommodation. Situated just three miles from the county town of Taunton in Somerset, Sweethay is a quiet hamlet in a peaceful setting. The Apple Press is perfectly situated to stay put and enjoy the locality or from which to act as a base to explore the beauty of Somerset and further afield.

Hi I’m Sarah, I love looking after my family, walking my dogs in this beautiful countryside and meeting up with my freinds when I can. As the Apple Press is adjacent to my home and shares an outlook to the main courtyard, I am easily on hand to help out should there be a need but unless you contact me I’ll leave you to enjoy your holiday. I maintain the hot tub daily around 9am to make sure it’s all working ok and the chemicals are at the right levels. The main and smaller courtyards are soley for your use during your stay.

Sweethay is a hamlet consisiting of eight houses and a working farm. Footpaths can be walked from the accomodation but dogs must be kept on leads as sheep and in the spring, lambs occupy the fields. On Sweethay Lane the farmer sells eggs, logs and seasonal vegetables. A 15 minute walk away is the village of Trull with a village shop, delicatessen, pub, community cafe, playing fields and Trull waterfall (which is definatley best seen after some rain) Taunton town is just a ten minute drive away with a mixture of high street and independant shops and coffee houses. Viviary park in the centre of Taunton has a high ropes centre and and mini golf course as well as a cafe, play parks. It's a great place to stroll and picnic. Park in Fons George car park just a 5 minute drive from the property. Remember to pay and display. The interactive Museum of Somerset is set in Taunton Castle and follows the history of Somerset through the ages, it is free to enter. Heading South and into the Blackdown Hills about ten minutes from the property is The Wellington Monument a 175ft tall obelisk . It is a visible feature landmark for miles around and overlooks the town of Wellington. It is run by the National Trust and you can book a tour to climb to the top. Kilve beach on the North coast is very stony but a great place to find fossils and the West Somerset Railway is a heritage railway running 20 miles from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead with stations in between. It's a great day out and a great way to see the west Somerset countryside.