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A Stroll Around FromeMystic poetesses, riots and ageing rock stars all play their part in Malcolm Rigby's tour of the attractive Somerset market town of Frome. Photos by Neville Stanikk. READ MORE »  OTHER ARTICLES
A Stroll Around Burnham-on-Sea Crooked churches, tsunamis and Nobel Prize winners weave their way through Malcolm Rigby’s exploration of Burnham-on-Sea, a classic Victorian seaside resort. Photos by Neville Stanikk. READ MORE » 
TauntonJoin Liz Pickering as she explores the riches that Taunton, the county capital of Somerset, has to offer. Photos by Neville Stanikk.
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Points of View: Discover the Somerset Village of WMalcolm Rigby explores Wedmore, a village that for years has been bustling with retail activity and was host to a major historic event. READ MORE » 
CliftonClifton sits – the more petite, elegant and refined sister of sprawling, big-hearted, colourful Bristol – replete with green space, architectural treasures, a majestic and awe-inspiring gorge, a magnificent zoo, a superb antiques market, and an urbane mix of wine bars, restaurants and boutiques. Clifton, you see, oozes class – but it is a class overlaid with a richly artistic, bohemian atmosphere which draws visitors from all over the UK. READ MORE » 
And so to BathA tabloid journalist once asked writer Helen Fielding, creator of Bridget Jones, where her heroine would have most wanted to spend the mini break over which she obsessed for so much of her diary. ‘Bath – no question’, she replied unhesitatingly. It’s easy to see why. If ever a city and a character were made for each other it is Bridget and Bath. Bath is that most paradoxical and quixotic of cities – as eternal, unchanging and ravishingly beautiful as Rome, but able to reinvent itself for each new generation of visitors, citizens and observers. READ MORE » 
| A Stroll Around Clifton Join Malcolm Rigby as he walks around Clifton and discovers what Sydney Harbour, parachuting Victorians and an empress nicknamed 'carrots' have to do with this glorious pocket of Bristol. Photos by Neville Stanikk
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Explore Beautiful BathLiz Pickering explores Bath, a city brimming with elegance, culture, heritage and more than a touch of luxury. Photos by Neville Stanikk READ MORE » 
Christmas Around SomersetDo you approach Christmas shopping with a sense of trepidation? Perhaps you start off full of enthusiasm which begins to wane as the enormity of present- and food-buying becomes a little too much to cope with. It would be all too tempting at this time of year to sit at home and buy your nearest and dearest their gifts with a click of a computer mouse button. But where’s the joy in that? READ MORE » 
48 Hours in... GlastonburyGlastonbury is revered by many as a sacred place and to this day it still attracts pilgrims as it did hundreds and possibly thousands of years ago. The town is an impressive blend of medieval, Georgian and Victorian architecture, historic winding streets and traditional shop fronts, with free-thinking creativity and celebration of individuality thrown in. Spend a weekend exploring the sights and get swept up in the magic and mysticism that is Glastonbury. READ MORE » 
48 Hours in… Weston-super-MareWeston-super-Mare lounges along the sandy, south-western side of the Severn Estuary, like a quiet Sunday, indulging visitors in the seaside comforts of a traditional English seaside resort. Cod and chips, vanilla ice cream, chocolate flake, perm-pink candy floss, sea shells, donkey rides and a Victorian pier with amusements at the far end, where spellbound holidaymakers can offload their loose change. This August, why don’t you soak up some sun on a weekend in this delightful Victorian seaside town. READ MORE » 
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Somerset Walks
Whether you choose a woodland trail, a stroll through Lorna Doone country, a walk centred around impressive geological features or on spectacular viewpoints, our wonderful selection of Somerset walks, which feature monthly in the magazine, will bring you chance encounters with Exmoor ponies, feral goats, rabbits, kestrels, buzzards, red deer and butterflies.
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Garden Visits
Inspirational visits to gardens across the county feature in Somerset Life every month and here we give you a taste of just six of them, most of which are open to the public and guaranteed to enlighten and enthral.
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Celebrity Interviews
Characters from the county talk to us every month about their lives and loves, and this selection captures the flavour and variety of six of these celebrity interviews. You can catch up with the latest interview in the current issue of Somerset Life.
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10 good reasons to visit...
In this popular series which features every month in Somerset Life, we take a deeper look at what there is to see and do in villages and towns across the county.
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