OUR HISTORY

A LITTLE HISTORY– Why Monks Yard?

Since the 1960’s our old site has been home to a dairy herd, farmed by Andrew Osborne and his father Arthur (pictured below) before him. So that’s the Yard bit, why Monks?

Before diversifying into the lovely venue you see now we researched the history of the site and surrounding area and found that it was home to a monastery and a small chapel building, the chapel once being described as “a picturesque ruin standing on elevated ground”. The exact whereabouts of these on the site is unclear although it is believed that one wall of the farmhouse could have been part of the monastery.

There is mention of the existence of the monastery as far back as the 13th century and was home at one time to eight monks, an abbot, and a prior.

MY Eating Place is now part of the Development Centre – an 8000 sqft building opened in 1993 by Paddy Ashdown MP. You can see that the building was modeled on a tithe barn, as hinted at by its long shape, ham stone frontage, and large windows.

The Osborne & Holling family are proud to have created a beautiful venue in a stunning part of Somerset.

In 2018 with a need for more space, we moved site to Horton Manor a mere stone’s throw from our original home.