Site of Otterhead House

The foundations are all that remain of Otterhead House, and honestly, it takes a bit of imagination to picture what once stood here. This Tudor-era site sits quietly in the Devon countryside between Taunton and the Quantock Hills, the sort of place you'd stumble upon while walking a bridleway rather than seek out deliberately.

What you get is essentially earthworks and buried archaeology - the ground plan is traceable if you know what you're looking at, and there's a certain appeal to that for history types who enjoy piecing together the past from scraps. The setting itself is pleasant enough: rolling fields, the kind of gentle landscape that makes sense for an old manor house. But let's be straight - there's no visitor centre, no interpretation boards that I could find, and no reconstructed building to photograph. You're reading the land itself.

It suits walkers far more than casual tourists. If you're tackling the Quantock Hills trails or combining this with a longer ramble around Taunton, you could work it into an afternoon. Otherwise, it's a niche interest. Families with young kids won't find much to hold their attention for long.

Staying at one of the nearby parks - Holly Bush Caravan Park is closest at a mile and a half - gives you a decent base for exploring the broader area. The real draw would be combining it with walks to bigger attractions, rather than making the site itself your destination. It's more about context than spectacle.