Our Location
"A fantastic house in a beautiful and peaceful location" The Lane Family, Thorton Heath Surrey
"We have had a brilliant week in a superb setting and lovely countryside" Lyn & Colin Wisbey, Verwood
Gray Manes is beautifully located on the edge of the Somerset Levels and Moors in the tranquil and peaceful hamlet of Low Ham, accessed by quiet country lanes and surrounded by stunning countryside. There are lovely walks and cycle routes near Low Ham from the gentle amble to the more challenging routes - Detailed maps are provided. Low Ham lies 16 miles east of Taunton. We are well placed to visit some well-known attractions including Glastonbury, Wookey Hole, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Hayes Motor Museum, Clarks Village at Street with great bargains to be had and the cathedral town of Wells.
Just two miles away is the historic town of Langport on the banks of the River Parrett, it claims to be the smallest town in England. Langport offers fishing (day tickets can be bought from the newsagents), paddleboarding and canoeing. Langport has a good selection of restaurants, pubs and shops (including a supermarket)
Somerton is under 4 miles away and is said to have given its name to the county of Somerset. Somerton has many wonderful churches, historic buildings and plenty of restaurants, cafés, tearooms and public houses.
A bit more about the Somerset Levels and Moors....
It is home to a diverse range of wildlife including wading birds, curlews, bitterns, otters, dragonflies and an abundance of wildflowers. In winter over 80,000 water birds gather across the area and often flocks of thousands of starlings can be seen swirling in the skies at dusk before coming to roost in the reed beds. Every year between Autumn and February, Somerset starlings flock together over the Somerset Levels Moors to create huge and magnificent starling murmurations. Surely one of nature's best and most magnificent sights, the starlings form into sweeping ball like shapes in their thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands before flying down and roosting in the trees. Although the murmurations can be seen across the Somerset Levels, the best places to see them are at the National Nature Reserves of Westhay Moor, Shapwick Heath and RSPB Ham Wall all of which are under 8 miles from Low Ham.
A bit more about Somerton ....
There are many delights within the town including an old market place with a lovely Buttercross which is floodlit at night. Around and in the Market Place you can find the old Town Hall, arms houses, the old courthouse which is now The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Courthouse Gallery. Somerton was certainly one of the main residences of the Saxon kings who built a castle here. Somerton was the stronghold of King Alfred the Great, and has had many connections with royalty throughout the ages.
A bit more about Langport ....
Langport and all the villages that surround it are linked by the network of country lanes and droves that make up the picturesque Somerset Levels. The ancient market town has several interesting and distinctive houses. It is believed that the fronts of the buildings along Bows street are built on the foundations of the original Roman causeway - which is why they lean slightly backwards, not having the same support at the rear! A medieval chapel, known as the Hanging Chapel, dates from the 14th century and is situated over an arched medieval gateway in the town walls.
"A beautiful place in a tranquil location with superb facilities and excellently equipped. The whole family had a wonderful time - A Place to Remember." M Townend, Kingshill
