Welcome

Sue and Pete welcome you to Fern Cottage, Award Winning Bed and Breakfast.  We're a smallholding set in 2 acres of conservation/greenbelt area, with panoramic views, yet only 15 minutes from the centre of Bath and Bristol.  Our passion is good food and guests can enjoy an exceptional quality breakfast, using local, home grown, home made and organic produce. 

We have four double bedrooms with en-suites (one with king size bed), all with panoramic countryside views.  Three rooms are in the stable block overlooking the wildlife field and the fourth room is situated at the rear of the cottage.  Each room has it’s own separate entrance.  Our beautiful accommodation reflects the high standard of quality, attention to detail and offers affordable luxury which is complemented by excellent food and service.

We're in an ideal place to see the many local attractions in the West Country, such as Bath, Bristol, Lacock, Castle Combe, Tyntesfield, Dyrham Park, Longleat, Stonehenge, Slimbridge, the Cotswolds and Cheddar. 

We specialise in giving our guests an exceptional and extensive breakfast menu complimented on by top Chefs Gary Rhodes and Michael Caines on the UKTV Local Food Heroes programme, for using only local/home grown/home made/seasonal and organic produce.  We can also provide guests with "Evening Meals" using local/home made/home grown and seasonal produce.  Our evening meals are available in the Guests' Dining Room.  Just bring your own wine!  The current evening menu consists of local wild venison, free range pork, free range chicken and homemade quiches or sandwiches.  Sunday evening we do a roast beef dinner (minimum 2 people having roast dinner).  See our Evening Meal page. 

If you would like to find out more please do not hesitate to call or email us.  We are able to cater for any dietary requirements, such as coeliacs or vegetarians.  Our web site is quite extensive and hopefully you will find it of interest when making your decision about where to stay for that special break away.

Sue and Pete

UKTV Food

Fern Cottage was one of 5 companies from the whole of the South West to have reached Finalists in the UKTV Food Local Food Hero and the only Bed and Breakfast business to have ever been included in the competiton.  We had the excitement of Michael Caines OBE and film crew, spend 6 1/2 hours with us filming Sue cooking.  We then went to Plymouth and cooked our Baked Egg and Heavenly Devilled Pigs Kidneys on Hot Buttered Toast Specials for Gary Rhodes.  See the video below. This prestigious award pays tribute to people like us who go that extra mile to bring fantastic local food to your shopping bags, homes and pub and breakfast and restaurant tables. 

Facilities

Hot Tub

Whatever the weather, you can relax in our hot tub in the comforts of our summerhouse.  Enjoy the calming experience of stepping into a warm bubbling hot tub while enjoying the views of the fields and beyond, whether its to reduce stress, soothe aching muscles or just relax and recharge your batteries.

There is a small charge for using the hot tub.  The hot tub is only available between end March to end of October, depending on the weather

Wi-Fi Broadband

We have installed a wireless network at Fern Cottage so that guests can access broadband internet from the breakfast room computer to check on theatre/travel/email etc.  A laptop is provided for this purpose - if you have your own laptop (with wireless connection), you can access the internet from the guest accommodation (with a password obtained from Pete and Sue).  This Wi-Fi service is offered free to guests during your stay.

Bicycles:

Bring your own bikes and experience the Bristol/Bath Cycle Path or go from here to the prettiest village in England - Castle Combe or cycle into Bath/Bristol for the day. If you haven't got bikes, why not hire one from Webbs of Warmley www.bristolcycles.co.uk.