The Walnut Tree
Bridgwater
📍 87 Fore Street, Bridgwater, TA6 6QA
🚆 Nearest station: · 2.6 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Roger Cornfoot (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- 18th-century coaching inn with historic character and modern comfort
- 34 individually styled hotel rooms and suites
- Six conference rooms for 2 to 100 delegates
- Ideal base for touring Exmoor and the Quantocks
- Caters for weddings, parties and family gatherings
The Walnut Tree is an 18th-century coaching inn in North Petherton, near Bridgwater, Somerset, blending historic character with modern comfort across 34 hotel rooms and suites, each with its own individual style. On site you'll find a restaurant and bar, plus 6 conference rooms accommodating groups of 2 to 100 delegates. The hotel makes an ideal base for touring Exmoor or The Quantocks, with a pleasant walk along a nearby canal and easy reach of the M5 motorway. It's well placed for local heritage too, with the Admiral Blake Museum, the Brick & Tile Museum and Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum all a short drive away, plus Bridgwater station just 2.6 miles off.
How far to…
- M5 Junction 24
- 3 to 4 minutes
- Station
- 2.6 miles
- The Admiral Blake Museum
- 2.4 miles
- Brick & Tile Museum
- 2.9 miles
- Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum
- 3.1 miles
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ WiFi
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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