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September 24, 2019

Downton Abbey Somerset Retreat – live like a Lord and Lady!

This week, Cossington Park featured in an article within the Country File Magazine. With Downton Abbey hitting the big screens this month, Country File Magazine listed some Downton Abbey styled retreats across the UK. One such retreat was our own Cossington Park. Located, near Glastonbury in Somerset, England, Cossington Park…

September 9, 2019

Park House & Park Cottage VisitEngland Review 2019!

We are thrilled once again to announce that we have just received an absolutely glowing review from VisitEngland and retained our Four Star Self Catering Gold Award for another year for Park House and Park Cottage. Park Cottage has also retained its Accessibility Award Levels M1 an M2. VisitEngland is…

March 15, 2019

Patter of tiny feet welcome at Cossington Park

Cossington Park opened its gardens up to a local nursery, Cherrytrees Montessori, last week. The youngsters, along with their parents and guardians, spent an enjoyable time completing a treasure hunt organised by Cossington Park under the watchful eye of Cherrytrees Manager, Margaret Dobbs. House Manager, Dave, commented: “It was a…

November 12, 2018

Cossington welcomes Erasmus+ students

A group of students and staff from the Netherlands, Spain and Finland have been staying here at Cossington Park whilst they participate in a week’s programme with Bridgwater & Taunton College. The students are participating in an Erasmus+ funded project (short for the European Community Action Scheme for…

July 2, 2018

Wedding Licence Granted

We are delighted to announce that Cossington Park has been granted a licence to conduct Civil Wedding Ceremonies. Set in 22 acres our beautiful grounds and house makes it the ideal venue for a wedding with exclusive use of the whole of Cossington Park estate.

March 26, 2018

Testing time for Cossington Park staff

The owner, Graham Wason, with Cossington Park team members and an invited guest, spent an overnight stay in both Park House and Park Cottage to see how everything worked and what could be improved to make sure future guests enjoy their stay at Cossington Park Estate. By posing as guests…

January 17, 2018

Another Award for Somerset’s Luxury Cossington Park

Cossington Park is delighted to announce that it has received a Silver Award in the Self Catering Business of the Year category at the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards. A capacity audience of the best tourism businesses from across the region witnessed 70 trophies being presented to the winners…

July 28, 2017

Wildlife in Cossington Park’s Gardens

“We saw many electric-blue damsel-flies mating on the water in the warm morning sunshine.” At Cossington Park we keep a book for guests to record wildlife notes as well as our usual guest comments book; we have so much local wildlife enjoying the grounds that it is lovely to share…

May 5, 2017

Rev. Allen D Graham

Rev ALLEN D. GRAHAM (1837-1905) My great grandfather the Rev. Allen D Graham lived in Cossington Grange but sold this manor, together with much of the family silver and paintings, to pay for the 100 disadvantaged children that he looked after. He founded the Invalid Children’s Aid Association in 1888,…

January 31, 2017

How Cossington Park evolved – a journey through time

Cossington Park is situated in the picturesque Somerset village of Cossington. The village might have been part of the ancient Polden Estate of Glastonbury Abbey. The house initially consisted of a two-room dwelling, which is thought to have been constructed at some point during the 16th Century. However, it is…