I had my wedding reception in Penny Square Barn. What an amazing venue this was for a wedding…read morereception. The barn is owned by the fabulous farmer Bruno and Gill, such wonderful people! I stayed with Bruno and Gill for B&B and one of my fondest memories is having a bottle of vino and a gas with Gill in the kitchen. Honestly Batcombe is just a fantastic place with some amazing friendly, interesting people. Bruno had just put in toilets when we got married here which was fantastic and the barn had not been used all winter so we had a lot of cleaning up to do. Its no frills but it makes it for economic sense as a wedding venue if you have the vision and want to get married in a glorious location. The main barn itself is gorgeously rustic, just put some dichroic floods as a backdrop and it becomes wonderfully atmospheric. We had a friend climb around like a monkey and do an amazing job on lighting and hung long swathes of black fabric over the not so pretty metal door entrance to the barn. In the smaller barn annex we also hung fabric to disguise the galvanised roof. We were able to have a fire going outside and allowed to have fireworks (before 10pm of course) and a flamethrowing fire engine. The villagers were just fantastic and welcoming and Bruno was an absolute star! Not only was he a bell-ringer, but he ran the bar at the village hall and made sure we had enough fuel to run the genny for the weekend. Barn does get cold at night so its worth renting a couple of space heaters. We got a TENS from Mendip council and ran our own bar which was fab. This is a beautiful quiet village so its not the spot to pound music late into the night as noise does carry but its a perfect venue for an event such as a wedding in the summer.

Pop in with my Mum who was down from the Highlands of Scotland on a wet day…read more We both had the homemade soup, I went for Tomato & Basil, can't remember what Mother went for. Lovely & thick, we both could not finish, very filling.

Friendly welcoming tea room…read more The breakfast here is out of this world. I loved every bit of it. Staff are friendly and cant do enough to ensure your stay is a happy one. The breakfast was hot, high quality and delicious. The tea was a really nice tasty blend, really enjoyed it here. I will be back for more

I popped in recently for a coffee and I really enjoyed the ambiance. The coffee was good, the…read moreservice was prompt and friendly, the decor is good, and with some good relaxing background music, I would like to have stayed longer, but, had to return to work.