A £10 million scheme designed to reduce the risk of flooding on the Somerset Levels is nearly finished. More than a mile of banking on King's Sedgemoor Drain near Bridgwater is being raised to a ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). For decades, Somerset was chiefly famous for three things — cider, cheddar cheese and ‘scrumpy and western’ band The Wurzels, whose ...

As Glastonbury Festival came to an end, the sun kept shining over the county. People in Castle Cary made a range of different scare crows, including Spongebob and Harry Kane, while young grebes were ...

The flood system serves a critical function when the River Parrett reaches capacity. Water is diverted through the River Sowy ...

Set beside the River Parrett, next to a bicycle hire shop from where you can explore the Somerset Levels, this independent bakery and canteen is brimming with tasty goods. The main counter is laden ...

image: A low-lying tract of land in southwestern England known as the Somerset Levels stands just a few meters above sea level; some of the lowest parts even dip below sea level. A natural marshland, ...

Michelle Farrell, M. Jane Bunting, Fraser Sturt, Michael Grant, Gerard Aalbersberg, Rob Batchelor, Alex Brown, Denise Druce, Tom Hill, Arthur Hollinrake, Julie Jones ...

The legendary music festival is just one reason to visit an area many are calling ‘the new Cotswolds’ – a hotbed of rural creativity home to some of the UK’s finest food. Glastonbury Tor has scenic ...