Coffee Shops in Taunton and Bridgwater
We visited Hisercombe House and, overall, I had mixed feelings about the experience. The gardens are lovely and, as a full time wheelchair user, I was pleased that I was …
A jewel on the edge of Taunton. Beautiful gardens, interesting house and very good cafe. Plant and secondhand bookstore. Good venue for events as well. Like a National Trust really.
Large gardens, beautiful house, excellent restaurant. Expect to spend a full day here. It’s so nice to see the house still being used and creating its own stories to add …
OMG,wat a delicious burger,I will tell you,the chef in there is top class 😉👍👍👍👍👍
We love going for a stroll around Hestercombe, all seasons, all weathers. I especially like it on a rainy day because it's so beautiful and so peaceful. Sadly the food …
Extensive landscaped and formal gardens and nicely preserved house with arts exhibition
An absolute delight, inside and out. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The whole site is truly dog-friendly, since they are allowed everywhere people can go inside the house and in …
An absolute delight, inside and out. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The whole site is truly dog-friendly, since they are allowed everywhere people can go inside the house and in …
Friendly staff and enjoyed our day.
La casa se veía algo descuidada y no tenía muebles.En su día seria espléndidoa.
Great to see a bit of colour back in the gardens. Views are spectacular 💝
One of the most dog friendly places I have visited! We started with the landscape garden walk, which is great fun for dogs, with wooded areas, ponds, and even a …
Used our 2 for 1 Gardeners World Magazine voucher. A wonderful day out, so much to see across the house and gardens. Everyone was really friendly, from the ladies on …
Visited the house and gardens with my elderly mother, small grandchildren and a dog. The purpose of the visit was to enjoy the Alice in Wonderland trail and have lunch …
We visited today. The entrance staff were really friendly. There is a nice cafe where the staff gave us a jug of water as we were patched, rather like the …
The most wonderful ladscape gardens , very extensive & full of follies, ponds, etc. My favorite is the formal gardens.
Beautiful location, lovely scenery. Stunning views of somerset. Not a huge location, advise walking all the routes on the map, meaning you may double back on yourself, but to ensure …
House and grounds were amazing ,can't say the same for cafe , service was awful, everything took forever and hardly any customers there
Leider leidet auch hier durch die andauernde Trockenheit die Natur. Es war hier nichts desto trotz schön. Sehr freundliche und hilfsbereite Mitarbeiter die einen gerne alles erklären. Was für mich …
We had a lovely relaxed day eating in the restaurant, walking and sitting in the grounds and the children's art was brilliant for our 2yr old granddaughter, mum and grandma. …
Amazing restored formal gardens and a landscaped wilderness up the Combe. Interesting exhibitions in the house. Great restaurant on site too
Even though it was dry the woodland walk around the ponds was lovely with great views. We had coffee and cake in the restaurant when we arrived and lunch after …
We had a very enjoyable day at this fascinating place. The gardens are extensive and varied. Keeping them looking at their most impressive in this prolonged heatwave must be very …
The gardens are lovely and, as a full time wheelchair user, I was pleased that I was able to get around most of them in my electric wheelchair. There is also the option to hire a Tramper, which is a great facility. If you are using a manual wheelchair, however, I think some areas may be more challenging, particularly depending on the weather.
Parking was adequate and getting around the grounds was generally straightforward.
One area where I felt there was room for improvement was the reception experience. The staff would benefit from some additional hospitality and disability awareness training. A little more understanding of the needs and experiences of disabled visitors would make a real difference to the welcome.
Unfortunately, our visit coincided with a hosepipe ban following a long period of very dry weather. This meant that the waterfall and some of the water themed areas of the gardens were not looking their best. Of course, that wasn't the fault of the attraction, and the gardens were still pleasant to walk around, but it did affect some of the experience.
I was also disappointed with the house itself. The rooms mainly featured an art installation, and I felt that the space could have been used to offer visitors much more, particularly considering the entrance price. I had expected there to be more to explore inside the house.
The café was a much more positive experience. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and the food was nice.
Knowing what I know now, I probably would have chosen to visit at a different time of year when the water themed gardens were looking their best, as that seems to be a significant part of what makes the gardens special.
Would I go back? Probably not. It wasn't a bad visit, and there were certainly things I enjoyed, particularly the accessible gardens and café, but for the entrance price I expected a little more from the overall experience.