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Specialty Museum Attractions In Somerset

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Chew Valley Lake

Emma Rose Art Works

Dundas Aqueduct

The Bishop's Palace and Gardens

Cheddar Gorge

No 1 Royal Crescent, Bath

American Museum

The Roman Baths

Somerset Levels and Moors Wetland

Walking tours

Bath Soft Cheese

The Square

Wookey Hole Caves

Fashion Museum Bath

Royal Victoria Park

Somerset is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west. It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel, its coastline facing southeastern Wales. Its traditional border with Gloucestershire is the River Avon. Somerset's county town is Taunton. Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills, the Blackdown Hills, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Paleolithic times, and of subsequen...
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Somerset

1. No 1 Royal Crescent, Bath Bath
2. Fashion Museum Bath Bath
The Fashion Museum is housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset, England. The collection was started by Doris Langley Moore, who gave her collection to the city of Bath in 1963. It focuses on fashionable dress for men, women and children from the late 16th century to the present day and has more than 100,000 objects. The earliest pieces are embroidered shirts and gloves from about 1600. The Museum receives about 130,000 visitors a year including tourists, fashion specialists, students and locals of the area.
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3. The Jane Austen Centre Bath
Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles west of London and 11 miles south-east of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath s...
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4. The Museum of Somerset Taunton
Taunton is a large regional town in Somerset, England. The town's population in 2011 was 69,570. Taunton has over 1,000 years of religious and military history, including a 10th century monastery and Taunton Castle, which has origins in the Anglo Saxon period and was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone structured castle, which belonged to the Bishops of Winchester. The current heavily reconstructed buildings are the inner ward, which now houses the Museum of Somerset and the Somerset Military Museum. Taunton is undergoing a regeneration project with redevelopment of the town centre. It has various transport links which support its central role in economy and commerce. These have included the Grand Western Canal which reached Taunton in 1839 and arrival of the railway...
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5. Chard & District Museum/Heritage Centre Chard
Chard is a town and a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, 15 miles south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 13,000 and, at an elevation of 121 metres , Chard is the southernmost and one of the highest towns in Somerset. Administratively Chard forms part of the district of South Somerset. The name of the town was Cerden in 1065 and Cerdre in the Domesday Book of 1086. After the Norman Conquest, Chard was held by the Bishop of Wells. The town's first charter was from King John in 1234. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1577, and it was further damaged during the English Civil War. A 1663 will by Richard Harvey of Exeter established Almshouses known as Harvey's Hospital. In 1685 Chard was one of the t...
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6. The Shoe Museum Street
The Shoe Museum in Street, Somerset, England exhibits shoes dating from the Roman era to the present day. It shows the history of the Clark family and their company C. & J. Clark and its connection with the development of shoemaking in the town. The Clarks started making slippers, shoes and boots in the town in the 1820s and the company grew, introducing mechanised processes in the 1860s. Production continued until after 2000 when it was moved off-shore, using third party factories, predominantly located in Asia. In the 19th century, in line with the family’s Quaker values, the capital was also extended beyond the factory to benefit social initiatives in Street: a school was founded so that young men and women could combine working in the factory with continuing their education, a theatr...
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7. Somerset & Dorset Railway Museum Watchet
Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Somerset, with a population of 3,785. It is situated 15 miles west of Bridgwater, 15 miles north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles east of Minehead. The parish includes the hamlet of Beggearn Huish. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The original settlement may have been at the Iron Age fort Daw's Castle. It then moved to the mouth of the river and a small harbour developed, named by the celts as Gwo Coed meaning Under the Wood. After the Saxon conquest of the area the town developed and was known as Weced or Waeced and was attacked by Vikings in the 10th century. Trade using the harbour gradually grew, despite...
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8. Haynes International Motor Museum Sparkford
Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford near Yeovil in Somerset, England, contains over 400 cars and motorcycles and a collection of other automobilia. The museum, which was established in 1985, is an Educational Charitable Trust chaired by John Haynes OBE. The museum is divided into fifteen exhibitions: The Dawn of Motoring includes exhibits dating from 1886 including a replica 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen. Veteran and Vintage includes 1903 Darracq Type L and a 1922 Rover Bhp. Wheels around the World includes a 1975 Bricklin SVI and a 1967 Citroen DS. Minis and Micros includes a 1964 Trojan 200 and a 1965 Morris Mini MK2. Great British Marques contains a 1965 Jaguar E Type and a 1977 Lotus Elite Type 75. Custom and Bespoke includes a 1941 Chevrolet 1/2 ton Custom Pick Up and a 1958 ...
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9. The Helicopter Museum Weston Super Mare
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England, is a museum featuring a collection of more than 80 helicopters and autogyros from around the world, both civilian and military. It is based on the south-eastern corner of the former Weston-super-Mare Airport.
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10. Castle Cary Museum Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a small market town and civil parish in south Somerset, England, 5 miles north west of Wincanton and 8 miles south of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett.
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12. Watchet Boat Museum Watchet
Watchet is a harbour town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Somerset, with a population of 3,785. It is situated 15 miles west of Bridgwater, 15 miles north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles east of Minehead. The parish includes the hamlet of Beggearn Huish. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and on the edge of Exmoor National Park. The original settlement may have been at the Iron Age fort Daw's Castle. It then moved to the mouth of the river and a small harbour developed, named by the celts as Gwo Coed meaning Under the Wood. After the Saxon conquest of the area the town developed and was known as Weced or Waeced and was attacked by Vikings in the 10th century. Trade using the harbour gradually grew, despite...
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13. Bishops Lydeard mill Taunton
Bishops Lydeard is a village and civil parish located in Somerset, England, 5 miles north-west of Taunton in the district of Taunton Deane. The civil parish had a population of 2,839 persons as recorded in the 2011 census; this figure however includes the village of Cotford St Luke.The village is bypassed, since 1967, by the A358 road; the West Somerset Railway also runs through the area. The hamlet of East Lydeard is less than a mile to the east of the village; west of the village is Sandhill Park, an eighteenth-century country house.
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14. Wells and Mendip Museum Wells
The Wells and Mendip Museum is a small museum next to Wells Cathedral in the city of Wells. It is a registered charity and an accredited member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The exhibits include items of local history and archaeological finds.
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15. Minehead Museum Minehead
The West Somerset Railway is a 22.75-mile heritage railway line in Somerset, England. The freehold of the line and stations is owned by Somerset County Council; the railway is leased to and operated by West Somerset Railway plc ; which is supported and minority-owned by charitable trust the West Somerset Railway Association and the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust . The WSR plc operates services using both heritage steam and diesel trains. It originally opened in 1862 between Taunton and Watchet. In 1874 it was extended from Watchet to Minehead by the Minehead Railway. Although just a single line, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the significant number of tourists that wished to travel to the Somerset coast. The line was closed by British ...
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Top 10 things to do in and around Taunton, Somerset (UK)

Top 10 things to do in and around Taunton, Somerset (UK)

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, in the South West of England. I recently visited the town for a long weekend, staying in Castle House thanks to Classic Cottages - visit classic.co.uk for more details and see my video tour of the apartment at

While we were in Taunton, we found lots of interesting things to do and explore. It's a lovely town to visit, even in the British winter!

Here are my top ten suggestions for things to do when visiting Taunton

1 - Museum of Somerset -
2 - Somerset Military Museum
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3 - Hestercombe House and Gardens -

4 - Vivary Park -
5 - Watch Somerset play cricket at the County Ground -

6 - Visit the Somerset Cricket Museum -
7 - Admire Taunton's Architecture on a walk around town
8 - Enjoy a glass of local cider
9 - Sheppy's House of Cider -
10 - West Somerset Railway -

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Top 10 Best Things to do in Totnes‎, United Kingdom UK

Totnes‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Totnes‎ ‎‎‎‎‎. We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Totnes‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ for You. Discover Totnes‎ ‎‎‎‎‎ as per the Traveler Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Totnes‎ ‎‎‎‎‎.

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List of Best Things to do in Totnes‎, United Kingdom (UK)

The Timehouse
Dartington Hall Estate and Gardens
Totnes Rare Breeds Farm
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Leather School
Sharpham Wine and Cheese
Totnes Kayaks
Totnes Guildhall
St Mary's Church
Totnes Elizabethan House Museum

10 Best Tourist Attractions In Wells, England

10 Best Tourist Attractions In Wells, England

Somerset Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit

Planning to visit Somerset? Check out our Somerset Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Somerset.

Top Places to visit in Somerset:
The Roman Baths, Wells Cathedral, Glastonbury Tor, West Somerset Railway, Vicar's Close, The Museum of Somerset, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Chalice Well, The Bishop's Palace and Gardens, Haynes International Motor Museum, Glastonbury Abbey, Bath Abbey, Montacute House, No. 1 Royal Crescent, Pulteney Bridge

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Top 10 Best Things To Do in Dorchester, United Kingdom UK

Dorchester Travel Guide. MUST WATCH. Top 10 things you have to do in Dorchester. We have sorted Tourist Attractions in Dorchester for You. Discover Dorchester as per the Traveller Resources given by our Travel Specialists. You will not miss any fun thing to do in Dorchester.

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List of Best Things to do in Dorchester, United Kingdom (UK)

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Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum
The Keep Military Museum
Sculpture by the Lakes
Athelhampton House and Gardens
Hardy's Cottage
Maiden Castle
Max Gate
Dorset County Museum
Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens

WELLS Top 20 Tourist Places | Wells Tourism | ENGLAND

Wells (Things to do - Places to Visit) - WELLS Top Tourist Places
City in England
Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2011 census was only 10,536, and with a built-up area of just 3.245 square kilometers, Wells has had city status since medieval times, because of the presence of Wells Cathedral.

Often described as England's smallest city, it is second only to the City of London in area and population, though not part of a larger urban agglomeration. Wells is named from three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral.

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Exploring the sites of Wells Somerset

Touring of Wells Somerset - Hot Fuzz & Cathedrals

In this episode we continue our tour of Somerset by visiting one of the must see places in Somerset - the City of Wells. A short drive from Cheddar is the city of Wells. England's smallest city.

Wells City is famous for lots of things but mainly for it's amazing cathedral which towers above the city. Ever wondered where the movie Hot Fuzz was filmed - yes that's correct - it was filmed in the City of Wells, Somerset. They even now do Hot Fuzz walking tours. Watch the movie before you come and it's fun trying to spot different filming locations as you wander around.

We started our day in the main market square ( the main area in the movie). There is a market there twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdaya. We were there on Market day and enjoyed looking at all the offering for sale - from hats to local foods.

One of the nicest roads I have ever seen is Vicars Close - claimed to be the oldest purely residential street with original buildings surviving intact in Europe. It is well worth a visit and to get some great photos.

Then have a walk around the Bishops Palace -a wonderful area to explore to the right of Wells cathedral, especially on a sunny day.

Then you MUST go inside and have a walk around the Cathedral. What an amazing building - they really don't make buildings like this anymore - A wonderful Cathedral which was built between 1175 and 1490,

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Visit Bath - What to See & Do in Bath, England

Visit Bath - What to You Should Know Before You Visit Bath, England.
Bath, England is one of the best travel destinations to visit in The UK. Whether you like beautiful Georgian architecture or want to relive history in the Roman Baths or just take in the Bath Abbey there are a lot of sights and things to enjoy when you visit Bath. Jocelyn loved the Jane Austen Centre and the Boys loved running around in the numerous parks around town.
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