A relaxing stay at HOLM, Somerset
[Advertisement – this post is based on a press stay, but all words and opinions are my own.] Last week Chris and I hopped across the county border into Somerset for a couple of days at wonderful restaurant-with-rooms HOLM – a relaxing and very welcome escape from the renovation chaos at home. Founded and run by Chef Director Nicholas Balfe, who opened London eateries Salon, Levan and Larry’s before moving back to his West Country roots, HOLM sits in the honey-hued Hamstone village of South Petherton, 15 minutes outside Yeovil. It began welcoming diners in 2021, with the guest rooms following a couple of years later, and an overnight stay had been at the top of my wishlist ever since we took my parents there for a birthday meal back in 2023. So, when we were invited on a midweek break by Curated Spaces Club , we leapt at the chance – and it certainly lived up to our (very high!) expectations. The design HOLM occupies a smart 1830s townhouse, origin...