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It’s so
handy when you can take a trip out shopping for a bit of
interior inspiration, and come across two neighbouring
towns that can provide the whole ensemble! Langport
claims to be the smallest town in England, but it
certainly doesn’t lack in charming shops and places to
eat.
Everything, from unique pieces of upholstered or bespoke
painted furniture, to carefully selected fabrics and
soft furnishings can be unearthed, with all the advice
you’ll need to guide you. Just five miles down the road
is the beautiful town of Somerton, which has a strong
sense of community, with various cafés, tearooms,
country pubs, and restaurants in which to meet.
The town
also has an interesting selection of specialist shops
and one of the UK’s most respected fireplace carving
companies is based here. With the sheer volume of
dealers present within the town’s antiques centres, it
earns the well deserved title as a hot spot for
interiors.
Getting there: Langport is situated between the M5
at Taunton, and the A303. Somerton is just five minutes
from the Podimore junction of the A303, and 20 minutes
from junction 25 on the M5.
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Parking: Both towns provide good sized paid-for car
parks for their visitors, with free roadside parking in
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Situated
right in the centre of Somerton,
are two of the towns’ most
popular antique centres, Old
Town Hall Antiques and Market
Cross Antiques & Decorative
Furnishings. The 50 dealers who
trade across both premises,
offer the visitor a delightful
mix of antique and contemporary
designs to furnish the modern
home.
Open
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.
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Muchelney, Langport,
Somerset, TA10 0DW |
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A well-known pottery with modern
purpose-built gallery selling
ceramics, sculpture and
paintings including signed pots
by John Leach, Mark Melbourne
and Nick Rees. There are regular
exhibitions by artists of
international status.
The
adjacent pottery shop sells the
famous range of Muchelney handthrown, wood-fired
kitchenware which is also
available by mail order and
online.
Open all year round
Monday to Saturday 9am - 1pm,
2pm - 5pm.
Muchelney is just two
miles south of Langport
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14f Wessex Park,
Somerton Business Park,
Somerton, Somerset, TA11
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Spencer
and Richman, specialist
chimneypiece carvers, hand
carved in Somerset. “The next
time you marvel at an amazing
chimneypiece, pause and reflect
on when it was created. Be
heartened that the craftsmanship
still exists which makes it
possible to know the answer. Our
talent lies in reproducing or
restoring a piece so perfectly
that it looks like it has always
been there”. Carved Originals,
Meticulously Recreated Classics,
Restoration, Bespoke Commissions
and In-house Stone Collection.
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The Corner Shop,
Cheapside Langport,
Somerset, TA10 9PW |
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Lafleure transforms the classic
into the extraordinary by
melding traditionally-crafted,
unique furniture with
highly-skilled, expert
craftsmen, from upholsterers to
cabinet-makers, and decorative
painters to gilders. They sell
antique French and English
furniture, mirrors, lighting,
paintings and decorative items
complimented by a carefully
selected contemporary range of
fabrics and soft furnishings. In
the large showroom opposite
there is a fascinating
collection of architectural
antiques and luxury bed linen,
together with handcrafted,
upholstered furniture.
As well as advising on
decorating interiors, Lafleure
accept commissions to find
specific items for clients.
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