Rachel Mead

3 days ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Rachel Mead

It’s one of those glorious spring mornings when the sky is thankfully more blue than grey, there’s splashes of colour in the flowerbeds again and the birds are joyously singing their dawn chorus. Mother Nature is working her feel-good magic which aligns perfectly with my meeting of Jessica Jones; Somerset’s latest talent to appear on the BBC’s popular daytime TV show, Make It at Market.

6 days ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Rachel Mead

As the county prepares to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday this year, historian, author and television presenter Lucy Worsley is inviting you to join her in Yeovil for a talk about the beloved author of timeless classics. There are some surprising revelations! Lucy, Jane Austen is one of English Literature’s most cherished authors. In researching her for your books and TV programmes, what did you learn about her character, that perhaps we would be surprised to know?

1 week ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Rachel Mead

When I was asked if I’d like to head to Weston-super-Mare and taste-test some chocolates I shamelessly replied within moments: ‘Yes, please!’ My destination was the food and drink innovation centre, Food WorksSW, where I would be meeting Steve Russell and Giles Atwell, founders of fresh chocolate brand, Russell & Atwell. For those of you who are fans of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, you may recognise these chaps from when they appeared on the programme three years ago.

1 month ago | greatbritishlife.co.uk | Rachel Mead

I think you just know, with houses. The moment we walked into our house on the edge of Exmoor, it felt familiar, like it could be home. It was once a single large Georgian house which was divided into two in the eighties. When we first saw it, it was run down but I could see the potential.

1 month ago | somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Rachel Mead

Corton Denham Nestling close to the Dorset border, Corton Denham lies seven miles east of Yeovil and due south of Cadbury Castle. Where to eat? Although the Queens Arms welcomes muddy boots and dogs, this pub is a pub of a certain level. Having undergone new ownership a few years ago, the interior isn’t your standard country pub. You’d be just as welcome here in heels as you would be in your Wellingtons.