To Rest A While

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The parking area next to the unit
The parking area next to the unit
Side view
The secluded garden
Our shepherd's hut
The beautiful shepherd’s hut of “to rest a while”
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Seating area
Cosy stays
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Side view
The secluded garden
Our shepherd's hut

  • Scenic adults-only shepherd's hut overlooking the Somerset Levels
  • A five-minute drive from Wells and 10 from Glastonbury
  • Secluded lanes, spectacular views, and welcoming cream tea on arrival
When all you need is a break from the chaos of daily life, trundle along to Somerset and snuggle up nice and cosy at To Rest A While, an adults-only site on a working dairy farm five minutes’ drive from the city of Wells. This is a top spot for curing stress and overwork, with quiet and secluded lanes to wander along, soothing views over the fields of Somerset Levels towards the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and a real West Country cream tea waiting for you on arrival – not to mention a complete lack of kids scurrying around making noise… If spending days unwinding in the silence of the site isn’t enough for a proper holiday, maintain a sense of calm with explores and wanders nearby: join the Monarch’s Way walking route in Wells for lengthy rambles to Glastonbury (then saunter up to Glastonbury Tor on arrival), or take to the saddle for peaceful pedals along the West Country Way, which links Cornwall and the river Avon (and passes through Wells on the way). On chilly evenings, head back to your cosy shepherd's hut and cuddle up by the woodfired stove to warm aching bones and muscles after long days of adventuring, cook up a feast in the kitchen and then settle in for the night, with nothing at all to disturb your rest…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 14 April
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 14 Apr to

Open from Tue, 31 Mar to

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site with everything you need for a little getaway.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: Great location, lovely hut with everything you need for your stay, tuck away with a little nice outdoor seating. Definitely would come again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect for a long weekend exploring Wells and Glastonbury.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Lettuce B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: Anne was very welcoming and provided a lovely cream tea.
We really enjoyed our stay, the bed was comfortable, the shower was hot and the kitchen was better equipped than our one at home!
It was a quiet location and very convenient for visiting Wells and Glastonbury and we had a lovely weekend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Carol A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: A real cocoon and beautifully located just near Wells. We will definitely go back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect peaceful getaway, great facilities can't wait to return!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Charlie G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Shepherd's hut

Liked: We were met by the lovely Anne who showed us around and we were welcomed with a delicious cream tea and bottle of bubbly which we enjoyed in the private garden.The hut is in a great location on the farm, right opposite the 5 sheep and the cows who are very friendly (we even met the farm cat one evening who joined us for dinner).

In the hut there is everything you could need, tea, coffee, milk, all the cooking equipment, fridge, cutlery and even a tv and dvd's, books and games in case of a rainy day. There is a great shower and a private bathroom in the hut too and the bed is super comfy! Even a fan for the warmer nights and an electric fireplace for the winter.

Only a short walk into the City of Wells, we were very excited when we realised it was the filming location for the movie Hot Fuzz! Wells is a beautiful place with a stunning cathedral and great shops (I highly recommend the flapjack shop on the corner!) We also met a few locals who were very friendly, and we were lucky to have a great sunny weekend and managed to catch the market on the Saturday where we bought lots of fresh local produce for our dinners for the next few days (we realised the butter we bought was actually produced with the milk from the cows on the farm we were staying on! Highly recommend it was delicious!)

We had to call Anne for some assistance on the second day and she was more than happy to help and arrived with us within minutes, even though she lives off site, and was more than happy to help us.

In the evenings we sat and watched the sunset over the mendip hills from the Hut and drank local cider in the private garden, the farm is a working farm but we barely heard it at all, and when we did it was only when we were outside but even then it was such a peaceful getaway, the perfect place to get away from it all and unwind. I can't recommend this place highly enough, if we could give more than 5 stars we would. Thank you so much to Anne we cannot wait to come back and visit again!

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Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

To Rest A While

Manor Farm

Woodford Lane

Wells

Somerset

England

BA5 1QS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.19119°N
-2.66713°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.3 mi Wells Bus Station
3.8 mi Town Hall
3.8 mi Glastonbury Town Hall
Rail
8.9 mi Castle Cary Rail Station
11 mi Bruton Rail Station
13.4 mi Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station
Ferry
14.5 mi Bridgwater Ferry Terminal
17.8 mi Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour
17.8 mi The Cottage Ferry Landing
Airport
13.6 mi Bristol International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Start hols with a jaunt into the city of Wells, five minutes’ drive away: the spectacularly stunning Wells Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace and Gardens, and the highly photographable Vicar’s Close are all worthy of explores, and there are shops and markets to pass more retaily days. If credit cards are still begging to be swiped, there are more than 90 high street and designer shops at Clarks Village outlet centre 25 minutes away; otherwise stay in the car for a trip to Glastonbury where shopping can be complemented by a stop at the shoe museum, and non-shopaholics can opt for the Somerset Rural Life Museum or Glastonbury Abbey. Those with their noses in the past have plenty to investigate round here: the stately piles of Montacute House, Lytes Carey Manor and King John’s Hunting Lodge give a taste of grandeur within 40 minutes, the Fleet Air Arm Museum and Haynes International Motoring Museum are both around 35 minutes away for the mechanically minded, and the site is 50 minutes from Bath, where Austen-themed strolls, Roman baths and architectural masterpieces entice. For time in the great wide open, guests can flap along to RSPB Ham Wall to see some of the UK’s best starling murmurations, travel 40 minutes west to sandy beaches and the Brean Theme Park at Burnham-on-Sea, or travel 40 minutes east to Longleat Safari Park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Berrow North Of Unity Farm 16.4 mi Estuary N/AExcellentGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Uphill Slipway 16.7 mi Estuary PoorPoorN/APoor
Weston Main 17.2 mi Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A
Brean 17.4 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 17.6 mi Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Wells Cathedral 1.6 mi

Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve 2.4 mi

Wookey Hole Caves & Papermill 2.5 mi

Glastonbury Tor 3.5 mi

Glastonbury Abbey 3.7 mi

National Trust

West Pennard Court Barn 4.2 mi

King John's Hunting Lodge 9.3 mi

Stembridge Tower Mill 10.6 mi

Lytes Cary Manor 10.7 mi

Priest's House 13.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

BISHOP'S PALACE, WELLS 1.7 mi

MILTON LODGE AND THE COMBE, WELLS 2 mi

Wookey Hole and Ebbor Gorge 2.4 mi

Wookey Hole - Priddy - Ebbor Gorge 3.1 mi

Glastonbury 3.8 mi

Local events

  • Glastonbury Festival (Wednesday 25 June 2025 – Wednesday 25 June 2025)

    Glastonbury, Somerset 4.1 mi

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 8 August 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 17.4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does To Rest A While have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is To Rest A While dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near To Rest A While? Start hols with a jaunt into the city of Wells, five minutes’ drive away: the spectacularly stunning Wells Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace and Gardens, and the highly photographable Vicar’s Close are all worthy … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of To Rest A While?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at To Rest A While? From £180 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.