"A Very Special Historic House and Gardens to Rent in Rural Somerset"

Winner of Gold Award for Exceptional Quality of Accommodation and Customer Service 2010 by Visit England

Winner of Silver Excellence Award for Self Catering Holiday of the Years 2008-09 & 2009-10 by South West Tourism

One of The Sunday Times Top 100 places to stay in 2010

Welcome to Cossington Park - my home and home to my ancestors for over 300 years - now available to you for special celebrations, reunions of family and friends, as a retreat and studio/film set. Self-catering or catered.

At the heart of one of England's finest tourist locations, yet only five minutes from the M5 motorway, Cossington Park is a superb home, full of family books, portraits and antiques. Cossington Park sleeps up to 12/14 in six beautifully decorated bedrooms. There are 22 acres of wonderful gardens and grounds. It is rated five stars by VisitBritain and recommended in The Sunday Times as one of the best places to stay in the UK.

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The house and gardens are looked after by a dedicated and caring team and we pride ourselves on providing exceptional service. We have the best equipped kitchens of any self-catering property we know. We provide a generous hamper of local foods, carefully chosen wines and my cousin's locally produced apple juice. We can offer superb cooks if you would like someone to prepare for a special occasion and a wonderful natural beauty therapist if you need further pampering. We can arrange many special events & activities such as horse-drawn carriage rides, archery and falcony in the gardens or a hot air balloon over Cheddar Gorge. We have something for everyone including: a children's play area with playhouse, swing and fort; games field; broadband internet access and Sky satellite TV.

For corporate clients and individuals, we offer the services of All Being Well, which provides mediation, coaching, leadership and other personal and business development services. The Owner-Guardian of Cossington Park is the Co-founder of All Being Well - All Being Well

For further information and enquiries, contact Lorraine Bentley:

• UK Freephone: 0800 043 3468 or mobile 07951 256278
• International: +44 7951 256 278
• Email: info@cossingtonpark.com

Cossington Park is located in the pretty village of Cossington in Somerset, on the edge of the Polden Hills and the Somerset Levels, between Glastonbury and Bridgwater, just three and a half miles from the M5 motorway. Within easy access are many of the West Country's beauty spots and attractions including: Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole Caves; Dunster Castle; Exmoor, the Quantocks, Mendips and Brendon Hills; the cities of Bath and Wells; Glastonbury Priory and Tor; Longleat.

Cossington Park has been home to a family of explorers, adventurers, sailors, politicians and philanthropists, including:

• One of the founders of the Reform Club and promoter of the 1832 Reform Bill; and
• Founder of the national UK children’s charity – ICAN.

Because it is a private home, Cossington Park's furniture and paintings reflect the family history: the bookcase in The Drawing Room carved by my father's stepmother; the wheel supports in The Library taken from our grandfather's ship, 'The Devonshire'; the 5000 books collected by successive generations since the late 17th Century. Many family portraits, photographs and papers are on display.

You will find the atmosphere at Cossington Park informal and friendly, and yet very special. We will do whatever we can to make your stay hugely enjoyable. Cossington Park is above all a place to relax, to be at peace, with good friends and family, and good books. We hope that your stay here will be memorable and that you will come again.

Cossington Park is non profit-making. All revenues are ploughed back into the estate so that it may be enjoyed by future as well as present generations. The owner/guardian contributes his time unpaid and takes nothing out.

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