Last-minute family friendly hotel deals in Somerset

With a stay at Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport in Barry (Rhoose), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Barry Island Beach and Penmark Castle. This hotel is 11 mi (17.6 km) from Principality Stadium and 9.7 mi (15.7 km) from Cardiff Bay.

With a stay at The Z Hotel Bath in Bath (Bath City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Thermae Bath Spa and Ustinov Theatre. This hotel is 12.9 mi (20.7 km) from Cabot Circus Shopping Centre and 13.7 mi (22.1 km) from University of Bristol.

Hilton Cardiff is centrally located in Cardiff – a 5-minute walk from St. David's and 6 minutes by foot from Cardiff Castle. This family-friendly hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Principality Stadium and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Cardiff University.

With a stay at Holiday Inn NEWPORT by IHG in Newport (Ringland), you'll be a 2-minute drive from Celtic Manor Resort Golf Club and 7 minutes from Newport Stadium. This golf hotel is 4.9 mi (7.9 km) from Newport Transporter Bridge and 8.2 mi (13.3 km) from Tredegar House.

With views across to the River Severn, this hotel is located in the rural village of Almondsbury but within 2 minutes’ drive of the M4 and M5 motorways.

Free private parking is available and Bristol city centre is just a 10-minute drive away. Bristol Airport can be reached after a 30-minute drive and Bath’s historic city centre is 35 minutes’ drive from The Swan.

Rooms at The Swan Hotel are located in a separate annex and feature free WiFi, a flat-screen TV with Freeview channels and an en-suite bathroom. Tea/coffee making facilities and Egyptian cotton bed sheets are also provided.

The award-winning gastropub serves food all day long, with dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. There is also ample space in the bar and on-site meeting room for a morning coffee and business meeting or catch-up. All areas of the bar, hotel and meeting room have access to free Wi-Fi. For guests wishing to leave before breakfast is served, a take-away breakfast pack can be provided.

The traditional pub serves food all day long, with dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. There is also ample space in the bar and on-site meeting room for a morning coffee and business meeting or catch-up. All areas of the bar, hotel and meeting room have access to free Wi-Fi. For guests wishing to have breakfast, this can be arranged for you with our partner hotel which is next door - please speak to a member of the team when you check-in.

• Loads of restaurants
• 3 championship golf courses
• Activities like high ropes and archery

You’ll never get bored at the Celtic Manor Resort. This five-star hotel, on the outskirts of Newport in Wales, has enough restaurants and bars for every day of the week, a trio of golf courses, and endless activities.

Its three golf courses hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup. Budding golfers can hone their swings at the golf academy or driving range. But the activities don’t stop there. Because this place serves up everything from axe throwing and adventure golf to archery and a high ropes course. Plus, it’s all set in 2,000 acres of Welsh countryside, so walks are a must.

Relaxing is easy, too. The hotel’s Forum Spa has been voted Spa of the Year at the Welsh Hair & Beauty Awards. And there are bars and restaurants for days. There’s an eatery specialising in Welsh food, a grill, an award-winning steak joint and an Asian-inspired restaurant. What’s more, the bars list includes a cellar bar for watching sports, a Johnnie Walker bar in the golfing clubhouse and a handful of other watering holes.

With a stay at The Old Barn in Barry, you'll be 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Fonmon Castle and 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Barry Island Beach. This bed & breakfast is 9.5 mi (15.4 km) from St. Fagans National Museum of History and 11.1 mi (17.8 km) from Llandaff Cathedral.

Located in Salisbury, this cottage is within a 15-minute drive of Dinton Park & Philipps House and Church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas. This cottage is 12 mi (19.3 km) from Stonehenge and 10 mi (16.2 km) from Salisbury Cathedral.

A stay at Alexandra Hotel places you in the heart of Weymouth, within a 10-minute walk of Weymouth Beach and Weymouth Bay. This hotel is 14.5 mi (23.4 km) from Durdle Door and 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Chesil Beach.

With a stay at CoalShed in Bristol (Southville), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Bristol Hippodrome Theatre and Cabot Circus Shopping Centre. This hostel is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from University of Bristol and 8.9 mi (14.3 km) from The Mall at Cribbs Causeway.

Set in a 19th-century pub just a 10-minute drive from Dorchester town centre, The Black Dog Inn has an outdoor children’s playground. Real ales are served in the traditional bar, and food is served 7 days a week. Each soundproofed room has a flat-screen TV with Freesat.

Free private parking is provided and the seaside town of Weymouth is a 20-minute car journey from The Black Dog.

During the summer months, guests can relax with a drink in the large garden seating area. Full English breakfasts and an evening menu are available in the restaurant.

The bright and airy bedrooms also have an en suite bathroom and tea and coffee making facilities.

With a stay at Woolley Grange Hotel in Bradford-on-Avon, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Thermae Bath Spa and Avonleigh Organic Vineyard. This family-friendly hotel is 14.2 mi (22.9 km) from Longleat Safari and Adventure Park and 15.2 mi (24.5 km) from Center Parcs Longleat Forest.

With a stay at Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa in Warminster, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Center Parcs Longleat Forest and Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs. This spa hotel is 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Longleat Safari and Adventure Park and 4.3 mi (6.8 km) from Shearwater Lake.

A stay at The Roseate Villa Bath places you in the heart of Bath, within a 15-minute walk of Thermae Bath Spa and Great Pulteney Street. This luxury guest house is 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Cabot Circus Shopping Centre and 14.5 mi (23.3 km) from University of Bristol.

With a stay at St Johns Guest House in Weymouth, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 15-minute walk of Jubilee Clock Tower of Weymouth and Sandworld. This beach bed & breakfast is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Weymouth Beach and 0.7 mi (1 km) from SEA LIFE Centre Weymouth.

Located in Bristol (Almondsbury), Almondsbury Inn & Lounge is within a 10-minute drive of The Mall at Cribbs Causeway and Thornbury Castle. This hotel is 9.1 mi (14.6 km) from Cabot Circus Shopping Centre and 9.9 mi (15.9 km) from Bristol Hippodrome Theatre.

With a stay at The Jubilee Hotel East- with Spa Facilities, you'll be centrally located in Weymouth, within a 5-minute drive of Weymouth Beach and Weymouth Bay. This beach hotel is 13.8 mi (22.3 km) from Durdle Door and 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Chesil Beach.

With a stay at this holiday home in Cardiff (Roath), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Cardiff Castle and Principality Stadium. This holiday home is 1.8 mi (3 km) from Cardiff University and 2 mi (3.1 km) from Cardiff Bay.

Located in Dorchester, Gaggle Of Geese Pub & Shepherd Huts is in a rural location – a 2-minute drive from Badger Watch Dorset and 10 minutes from Cerne Abbas Giant. This inn is 7.3 mi (11.7 km) from Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 8.2 mi (13.1 km) from Clay Pigeon Raceway.

Located in Bath (Upper Town), Brocks Guest House is within a 5-minute walk of Royal Crescent and Jane Austen Centre. This guest house is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Bath Abbey and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Bath Christmas Market.