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The leader of the Labour Party has been spotted relaxing in Somerset this week, enjoying everything the county has to offer.

Jeremy Corbyn was snapped at a cafe in Burnham-on-Sea on Tuesday (August 7) and it's thought that the people with him were his family.

He was also seen at a tea room in Cheddar, where he sampled the soup of the day before taking on a local walking route, the manager has said.

There have also been reports that the politician has been enjoying strolls on the Somerset coast, taking in tourist destinations and even trying his hand at a spot of lawn games.

A spokesman for the Labour party has said that it will not comment on Jeremy Corbyn's private holiday.

Have you spotted Jeremy Corbyn in Somerset? Get in touch with reporter Tomas Malloy at tomas.malloy@reachplc.com

Soup of the day

Jeremy Corbyn was snapped with staff at Lion Rock Tea Rooms in Cheddar after he popped in for some lunch today (Wednesday, August 8).

Manger Tamsin said the politician came into the popular tea room with his family.

She said: "He came in around lunchtime, and he had our homemade sweet potato, coconut and lime soup.

"He was more than happy to talk, and was very pleasant to all the staff here.

"He said he was going to do Jacob's Ladder later on in the afternoon."

Lawn games?

Liane Persaud got in touch with Somerset Live - she says she spotted Corbyn at a well-known Somerset tourist spot.

She claims she saw the Labour leader enjoying the sights at the National Trust's Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey, near Bridgwater.

She said: "We spotted Jez in Coleridge Cottage at about 2.30pm today (Tuesday, August 7).

"He was looking casual in shorts. He played one of the garden games, I think it was quoits, but he couldn't get the hoops on the posts.

"He was with several people, possibly one was his wife."

Beach strolls?

James Hunt also believes he spotted the leader of the opposition enjoying the sun at a well-known Somerset beach.

On Twitter, he wrote: "Think I’ve just seen Jeremy Corbyn on Burnham beach."

A holiday village retreat?

There are also unconfirmed reports from members of BSC Brean Seasonal Caravaners that Mr Corbyn has been staying at the Haven resort in Burnham-on-Sea.

The holiday village could not confirm or deny the rumours.

Lowery Arbury, general manager, said: “We don’t have the details of Jeremy Corbyn’s summer holiday getaway."

A spot of seaside lunch

On Tuesday (August 7), Corbyn looked relaxed in a casual t-shirt when he was snapped outside the Bay View Cafe in Burnham-on-Sea.

The manager of the Bay View Cafe said that Jeremy Corbyn had been in to the shop at lunch-time.

She said: "There is not much of a fuss around him, he is just going about his day."

Bay View cafe is a traditional seaside cafe right on the beach in Burnham-on-Sea, serving traditional English breakfasts, sandwiches and ice creams.

Rekindling old friendships?

Mr Corbyn famously visited Somerset in June 2017 when he appeared on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival (see the video at the top of this article).

(Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

He spoke in front of thousands of people on the Pyramid Stage and embraced festival organiser Michael Eavis.

In October, he also visited social housing in the nearby village of Pilton which Michael Eavis helped to develop.

Perhaps the politician might swing by Worthy Farm again while he is in the neighbourhood to catch up with his old chum?

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The House of Commons is currently on recess until September 4, and politicians often take holidays away during this period.

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