Higher Farm is situated in the small village of Hornblotton to the south of Shepton Mallet. The nearby villages of Keinton Mandeville and East Lydford offers a village primary school and shop whilst Shepton Mallet, 8 miles to the north and Yeovil 14 miles to the south, provide a more comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities. The towns of Street, Somerton, Castle Cary, Wincanton and the City of Wells, are also nearby.
There are many recreational opportunities in the area; these include golf at Wheathill and Mendip, spectator sports of rugby at Bath, Wincanton and Taunton, cricket at Taunton and Horse racing at Wincanton and hunting with the Blackmoor vale hunt.
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