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Great breakfast and coffee.

good food and service well worth a stop off

Quirky little spot and lovely garden

Be patient at busy times.

can get busy but plenty of seats inside and out lovely walk or ride along the river

Chris Osborne, a well known local figure who was active in community affairs and chaired the Town Council, was instrumental in rescuing a long-disused water pump and putting it on display in the Walter Bagehot Town Garden in 2011. This is his story explaining the significance of the pump to the town. The floods in the winter of 1960 were worse than usual. The river had burst its banks and the moors were flooded. It looked as though Bow Street would be flooded again, and badly. Houses and businesses were at risk. Chris, then a young man in his 20s, was busy in his workshop at the Great Bow Yard. He had come to Langport to construct the Langport Huish sewer system, replacing the old channel of waterways and canals. He remembers the following events well. He said: “I was wearing my Wellington boots because the water came up to your shins. I was working in my workshop when a chap called Hugh Binder walked in. He said: ‘Chris, this bloody flood is getting serious.’ Everybody was concerned at the level of rising water and could see what was going to happen. “The next thing there were four or five Green Goddess fire engines at the bank and pumping water and chucking it on the moor. I said: ‘What about the pump?'” A huge G & H Gwynne of London water pump installed in the early decades of the 20th century, sat redundant by the side of the Parrett. It was called the Invincible. He said: “It was rusty and solid as anything. We got a tractor to pull it out and we stripped it down. We replaced the glands, the bearings and totally cleaned it out. It’s a remarkable piece of engineering. “We managed to get it going about 3.15am and the noise woke everybody in the town. We removed two inches of water in the first hour and just needed to keep it going. We then got to removing eight inches per hour no problem. It worked like a dream.” The pump was kept running and drained enough water to reduce the level running through the town and keep it out of the properties. Many years later, that same pump was rescued from the river bank again and put on display www.langportheritage.co.uk

The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was largely rebuilt in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. St Mary's impressive tower dates from around 1500 and was built in four stages replacing an earlier central tower. The tower was depicted on a postage stamp in 1972

The Hanging Chapel is a 13th Century archway which used to be part of the east gate of the town. For part of its history itwas used as a chapel which is where its name comes due to its construction over the road.

The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. The church’s west tower, covered with gargoyles and its east window contains the largest collection of medieval stained glass in Somerset.

Views from the bridge over the River Parrett in Langport. Parrett Trail Bikes shop and hire open 9:30 - 16:00 Wed to Sun. Closed Mon and Tue. The Bridge café open 8:00 - 16:00 Wed to Sun. Open until 20:00 on a Fri. Closed Mon and Tue.

Great coffee in the cafe, and a great bike repair/sales shop as well. Crank arm came loose in middle of the ride, the chaps in the shop tightened it up, all for free.

Fabulous Brownies with great service and a fair price. Lockdown Heroes!

The River Parrett is 37 miles long (60 km) and sweeps through the Somerset Levels on its way from Dorset to Bridport Bay and the Bristol Channel. It’s tidal for around 19 miles (31 km) and once saw a significant amount of commercial traffic. Here, just outside Langport, the river is wide and starts its journey to more visibly today areas, such as the docks at Dunball.

Great stop point. Super coffee and selection of freshly baked cakes and tempting pastries.

There's a bike shop (hire, repair and purchase) as well. Currently they are open until 8.00pm!

Fantastic food for cyclists and walkers - leaving Langport westwards - turn left and left again immediately after the road bridge. Watch all the fun happening on the river!