History of the Court

The origin of The Court is far from clear and is clouded with rumour.

It is strategically placed at the edge of the Mendip Hills with commanding views to the North. Previously known as The Thousand Pound House, Perry's Coffee Rooms and Lynch Hill House, the current name is generally accepted to be associated with possible Court Trials (Judge Jeffrey's etc). A picture of the Judge Jeffrey that was previously hung in the famous Wig & Pen Club, Fleet Street, London now greets guests as they enter the hotel lounge area.

The Turkey Oak standing in the grounds of The Court is reputed to be one of the hanging trees and a tall stone nearby is looked upon as a memorial. Common graves were found many years ago in the vicinity and in 1940 a skeleton was found during the construction of a Pill Box.

Lynch Hill, despite the obvious connection, is more probably named after the coal mining term meaning "fault" or the agricultural term meaning "an unploughed strip of land on rising ground".

It has been a country hotel and restaurant for as long as the locals can remember and was once owned by one of Winston Churchill's former cooks.

The current owners purchased the hotel in 1992 as a derelict building; it has been restored in an Edwardian theme in order to compliment the architecture and to assure a warm and satisfying environment.

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