The Mariner Watchet

29/09/2025

18/08/2025

18/08/2025

23/04/2024

Please note that we are fully booked for the foreseeable future having moved away from traditional seasonal lets to being permanently full all year round at a lower rate from local workers.
The abysmal weather of Summer 2023 resulted in very low bookings for us and many other UK establishments. We saw it as an opportunity to change our business model - here we are in late April 2024 and still fully booked.
A sincere THANKYOU to all who stayed with us over the years but sadly a busy 3 or 4 months doesn't make for a profitable year.

23/04/2024

SAVE THE DATE...
2nd Jun 2024 - 10AM to 4PM
VINTAGE BUS DAY
Sheppy's House of cider
This year the buses will be based at the old bus station in Taunton, but will be calling in to see us here on the farm. You can enjoy rides every 20 minutes from 10:00am - 4:00pm ride on the FREE Vintage buses between Taunton bus station and Wellington High Street STOPPING at Sheppy's House of Cider every 10 minutes.
You can jump on and off the buses all day, so you can see all the different styles.

https://www.sheppyscider.com/the-cider-farm/events/vintage-bus-day/

12/04/2024

A DfT consultation on lowering the minimum age for bus and coach drivers to drive over 50km is now live. At present, 18- and 19-year-old drivers are limited to regular services up to 50km in length. The consultation also investigates the possibility of allowing operators to take new recruits through...

15/08/2022

...and there's more :)

15/08/2022

we do try!