Welcome to West Harptree

West Harptree is a small village located in the county of Somerset, England. The village is situated on the northern slopes of the Mendip Hills, which provides stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The village is known for its beautiful architecture, with many of the buildings dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The village is also home to a number of historic landmarks, including the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, which dates back to the 13th century.

One of the main attractions in West Harptree is the Mendip Hills, which offer a range of outdoor activities for visitors to enjoy. The hills are home to a number of walking and cycling trails, which provide stunning views of the surrounding countryside. The hills are also home to a number of wildlife species, including deer, badgers, and foxes. Visitors can also explore the nearby Cheddar Gorge, which is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area.

West Harptree is also known for its vibrant community, with a range of events and activities taking place throughout the year. The village hosts an annual summer fete, which features a range of stalls, games, and entertainment for visitors of all ages. The village also has a number of local pubs and restaurants, which serve traditional Somerset cuisine and locally brewed ale. Overall, West Harptree is a charming village that offers visitors a unique blend of history, natural beauty, and community spirit.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 10.2°C

Feels Like: 6.9°C

Wind: 18.3 MPH

Wind Dir: SW

Local Schools

School	Details
East Harptree Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Ian Harvey	Church Lane East Harptree Bristol Somerset BS40 6BD 1761221492 School Website
Bishop Sutton Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr D Cook	Wick Road Bishop Sutton Bristol BS39 5XD 1275332817 School Website
Ubley Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Ian Harvey	The Street Ubley Bristol BS40 6PJ 1761462654 School Website
Chew Stoke Church School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr B Hewett	School Lane Chew Stoke Chew Stoke Somerset BS40 8UY 01275332354 School Website
Chew Valley School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Gareth Beynon	Chew Magna Bristol Somerset BS40 8QB 1275332272 School Website
Chewton Mendip Church Of England Va Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Clare Duggan	Chewton Mendip Radstock Somerset BA3 4LL 01761241465 School Website
Cameley Cevc Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Miss Hannah Maggs	Meadway Temple Cloud Bristol BS39 5BD 1761452644 School Website
Clutton Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dan Turull	Station Road Clutton Bristol Somerset BS39 5RA 1761452510 School Website
Chew Magna Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Annie Spencer	Butham Lane Chew Magna Bristol BS40 8RQ 1275332409 School Website
Stanton Drew Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dieter Cook	Upper Stanton Stanton Drew Bristol BS39 4EQ 1275332820 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Parson Street Parson Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol, BS3 5PU 8.04 Miles

Bedminster Fraser Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4LU 8.57 Miles

Keynsham Station Road, Keynsham, Somerset, BS31 2BN 8.82 Miles

Nailsea And Backwell Station Road, Backwell, Somerset, BS48 3LH 9.01 Miles

Bristol Temple Meads Station Approach, Off Bath Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 6QF 9.35 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Chew Cars 01761 462336 The Caravan/Street Farm, Bristol, Bristol, BS40 8YW 3.11 Miles
Farrington Taxi Hire 07928 516837 Lyn House, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 6EN 3.97 Miles
Home James Hire Class Travel Ltd 07790 343271 12 Kingston Lane, Bristol, Bristol, BS40 8DA 5.28 Miles
Somerset Taxis 01761 411234 6 Winterfield Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 7RF 5.37 Miles
Ansomcabs Taxi 01761 413421 Crossways, Bristol, Bristol, BS39 7LS 5.45 Miles
Welton Cabs 01761 417600 3 Phillis Hill, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2SW 5.74 Miles
Roma Cabs 07902 856634 52 Hillside Avenue, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2NA 5.90 Miles
Checker Cars 01275 475000 New Terminal Building, Bristol, Bristol, BS48 3DY 6.24 Miles
Hertz Car Hire Bristol Airport 0870 850 7193 Northside House, Bristol, Bristol, BS48 3DY 6.24 Miles
Bristol Airport Parking 0871 334 4444 North Side Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS48 3DY 6.24 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Blue Bowl Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
West Harptree Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Townsend Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sutton Wick Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
South Widcombe Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
East Harptree Village Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Sutton Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Proud Cross Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Compton Martin Post Office Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:45 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Coley Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hinton Blewett Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Top Sutton Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bishop Sutton Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:15 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Harptree Hill Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:08:30
Main Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Harptree Surgery 01761 221406	Harptree Surgery Bristol Rd, West Harptree Bristol BS40 6HF
Chew Medical Practice 01275 332420	Chew Medical Practice Chew Lane, Chew Stoke Bristol BS40 8UE
Dr Gollin & Partners 01761 452205	Cameley Surgery Wells Road Temple Cloud Bristol Avon BS39 5BW
Elm Hayes Surgery 01761 413155	Elm Hayes Surgery Clandown Road, Paulton Bristol BS39 7SF
St. Mary's Surgery 01761 470880	St. Mary's Surgery St. Mary's Close,Timsbury Bath BA2 0HX

Local Stores

Chew Magna
Harford Square
Chew Magna
Bristol
Somerset
BS40 8RA
01275 332492
Store Website
3.42 miles

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SPAR Wick Road
Wick Road
Bishop Sutton
BS39 5XQ
01275 333008
Store Website
1.4 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Golden Valley Vets
40A High Street Chew Magna Somerset BS40 8PW 01275 332442 lab@goldenvalley.co.uk Website 3.36 miles

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Natures Vet Clinic
Paulton Surgery, The Old School House Church Street Paulton Bristol Gloucestershire BS39 7LG 01761 411 705 naturesvet@hotmail.co.uk Website 5.13 miles
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Tibbs And Simmons Farm Vets Ltd
Nates Lane Wrington Bristol North Somerset BS40 5RS 01934 862808 office@tibbsandsimmons.co.uk Website 6.26 miles

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Midsomer Veterinary Centre
53 North Road Radstock Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 2QE 01761 412 132 enquiries@midsomervets.co.uk Website 6.26 miles
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Highcroft Veterinary Group - Silva House Veterinary Centre
Silver Street Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 2ET 01761 412223 enquiries@highcroftvet.co.uk Website 6.45 miles
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Bristol Imperial Vets4pets Ltd
Inside Pets At Home Imperial Retail Park Hartcliffe Way Bristol BS13 7TJ 0117 937 0920 bristolimperial@vets4pets.com Website 6.90 miles

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Local Dog Walks

East Harptree Forest
Found This A Few Years Ago With My Late Husband And Now Go There With My Daughter. Together We Have For Dogs. Easy Walking With A Few Tracks Off To The Sides. It Was Only By Chance That We Found Out It Has An Old Chimney There. It Is Called The Smitham Chimney And Was Used Many Years Ago For Smelting Lead And Zinc. It Is Almost Surrounded By Water. Beautiful Array Of Trees And Flora Abound. Carters Cottage Smithams Hill East Harptree Bristol BS40 6BZ 1.91 miles East Harptree, Somerset

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Black Down Burrington Coombe
Slight Walk Up To The Top Of The Hill But The Views Are Stunning From The Top. If You Take The Left Path Once Up The Top, You Can Walk Down To Cheddar Gorge Or You Can Take The Right Path And Walk Down Into The Woods To Rowberrow Warren And Dolebury Warren. Livestock On Route And Can Get Very Muddy In The Winter Due To The Horses And Cows Churning Up The Mud Making It Very Hard To Walk Up The Hill. Lovely Walk During The Summer. We Often Spend All Day Walking There And My Two Cockers Love It! Burrington Combe Blagdon 4.82 miles Once You Enter Burrington Coombe, You’Ll See A Lay-By Further Down Beneath Burrington Ham. Park Up In The Lay-By And Cross The Road. Follow The Road Up And You’Ll See A Sign Saying Black Down On Your Right. Walk Down Past The Driveway And Make Your Way Up To The Top!

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Ebbor Gorge (Red Trail)
Beautiful Walk Through Woodland Which Climbs Up Some Pretty Steep Paths To An Amazing View Across Somerset And Glastonbury Tor. Well Marked Paths. Some Of The Path Is Very Steep But Week With The Effort! West Mendip Way Wells Lancashire BA5 1AY 6.36 miles

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Cheddar Gorge
Lovely Walk Around The Gorge. It Is Best To Keep Dogs On Lead Because Of The Cliffs Edge But There Are Some Lovely Views At The Top. It Is A Very Hilly Walk And Is Also Fairly Long. You Can Walk Down Into The Village And There Are Toilets, Places To Eat And Have A Break Too. I Usually Walk Down From Black Down Which Makes It An All Day Walk And Means You Don’T Have To Pay For Parking Cliff Top Gorge Walk Cheddar Lancashire BA5 3BT 6.40 miles

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Cheddar Gorge
A Circular Dog Walk At Cheddar Gorge. At Almost 122 Metres Deep And 3 Miles Long, This Is England’S Largest Gorge, With Weathered Crags And Pinnacles. BS27 3QF 6.74 miles For Cheddar Cliffs Take A371 To Wells From Weston-Super-Mare. 8 Miles North-West Of Wells, Signposted Off M5, A371 Axbridge To Wells Road And A38 Burnham To Bristol Road.

Wookey Fords
38 Knowle Ln Wookey Wells BA5 1LB 8.15 miles

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Weather Forecast

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

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Temp	-1.5°C	-2.8°C	-3.5°C	-3.6°C	-4.3°C	-2.7°C	0°C	2.4°C	2.2°C	1.5°C	0°C	-0.8°C
Feels Like	-7.5°C	-8.9°C	-9.9°C	-10.1°C	-9.9°C	-8.2°C	-4.6°C	-1.3°C	0.1°C	-1.7°C	-3.6°C	-4.9°C

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	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Clear	Clear
Temp	-0.8°C	-0.8°C	-0.9°C	-1°C	-0.2°C	2.2°C	5.8°C	7.2°C	7°C	5.9°C	4.4°C	1.5°C
Feels Like	-5.4°C	-5.8°C	-6.3°C	-6.6°C	-5.4°C	-2.2°C	2.5°C	4.7°C	4.8°C	3.7°C	2.1°C	-1.9°C

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