Bruton, Somerset, England · 1 hr from Bristol · Working estate hotel
The Newt in Somerset
A working farm estate where the room rate is effectively an all-access pass to gardens, farm, Roman villa and daily wellness classes.
A working farm estate in Somerset with three Michelin Keys, where the room rate behaves like a membership. Forty rooms across Hadspen House and the Farmyard.
The Bathing House has an indoor-outdoor heated pool that flows into a hydrotherapy pool, a cold wild plunge, a full hammam, a mud rasul chamber, a salt room, sauna and steam — set in a walled Medieval Herb Garden.
What is genuinely included is the striking part: the garden, estate, deer park and woodland tours; the Villa Ventorum Roman villa; the Story of Gardening; the Beezantium; the red squirrel tour; a cyder tour and tasting; daily yoga, Pilates and HIIT; croquet, bikes and buggies. Breakfast, a complimentary cream tea between three and five, and a bottle of cyder on arrival. No dogs — the livestock roam.
Northern Europe — the region, not the property. Photograph Martin Bennie
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The facilities
The Bathing House and Threshing Barn, in the walled garden
Indoor–outdoor heated pool flowing into a hydrotherapy pool
Cold wild plunge pool
Full hammam
Mud rasul chamber
Salt and halotherapy room, sauna and steam room, in a Medieval Herb Garden setting
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The rooms
CategorySizeSleeps
Hadspen HouseTwelve rooms in the Georgian main house, garden views to loft roomsnot publishednot published
Stable Yard RoomsEleven rooms in the former stable yard; some with log burnersnot publishednot published
Stay & Steam RoomsAt the Farmyard; seven have their own steam podnot publishednot published
Farmyard RoomsFive rooms in converted farm buildingsnot publishednot published
Farmhouse RoomsFour rooms at the Farmyardnot publishednot published
A Room with a ViewA two-bedroom family suite at the Farmyardnot publishednot published
40 rooms and suites in all. 6 categories from the hotel's own pages, in the order it lists them — see their own page ↗. The Newt publishes no categories with sizes or occupancy — only these groupings by building, with the number of rooms in each.
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What the rate covers
What you will not have to think about
Breakfast
08:00–10:30 Botanical Rooms and Farmyard Kitchen; 09:30–11:30 Garden Café
Daily
Cream tea
15:00–17:00
Complimentary
In-room larder
all day
Plus a chilled bottle of cyder on arrival
Drinks, and the small printLunch and dinner à la carte across five restaurants.
Yours, at no extra cost
Garden, Estate, Deer Park and Woodland tours
Daily
Villa Ventorum Roman Villa
Included
Story of Gardening and the Beezantium
Included
Red Squirrel Tour
Included
Cyder Tour and Tasting
Included
Sundown Badminton with cyder
Included
Daily wellness classes
Yoga, Pilates and HIIT
Pool and gym
Included
Croquet, bikes and buggies
Across the estate
Also in the rate
Free parking with EV charging
Forty rooms across Hadspen House and The Farmyard
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Before you book
Before you go2 things worth knowing first
Minimum stay of 2 nights on saturdays; some offers 3. Shorter stays are usually possible off-season, but ask.
Dogs — Not accepted — livestock roam; assistance dogs only.
Compiled from the hotel's own published pages where available, otherwise from trade and press sources, correct as at September 2026. Anything marked "not published" is something the hotel does not state — we would rather tell you that than guess. The image above is a generated illustration, not a photograph of the property.
