An old almshouse has been imaginatively converted into a bistro. The town’s merchant guild founded an almshouse here in 1480. The opening of the Axbridge...

This timber-framed house might be fine enough for royalty, but it has no association with King John. It seems someone guessed that it had and...

The two compartments of Axbridge church wells are positioned under late medieval chamfered arches, and were restored during the latter part of the 19th Century....

King John’s Hunting Lodge offers visitors a fascinating look at a time when the country was a very different place. This lodge would have...

We are the only working Cheddar dairy in Cheddar which makes ours is the only authentic Cheddar in the world. Visitors can see the cheese...

At Cheddar Caves & Gorge you’ll find beauty and pre-history explored with the latest technology. Visit Britain’s two most beautifully illuminated showcaves – Gough’s Cave...

If you enjoy the romanticism of the Middle Ages, but not its discomforts, Banwell Castle is the perfect place. It is a Victorian replacement for...

This museum has been specifically designed to engage both the young and old visitor, offering an exciting and interactive place to visit. Go back...

Explore the 23 acres of delightful Somerset countryside, home to lots of friendly animals. Make friends with the farm animals and enjoy our seasonal treasure...

Without a doubt, this is one of the most dramatic pieces of coastline in all of Somerset, and has been managed by the National Trust...

Set on the beautiful Somerset coast, this fascinating Palmerston fort was built in 1865 and was rearmed during the Second World War. Owned and...

Hailed as the South West’s largest fun park, Brean Leisure Park is the ideal place to go if you’re looking for a great family day...

The famous caves and much, much more. New for this year is the ‘Valley of the Dinosaurs’ and the Enchanted Fairy Garden, plus indoors we’ve...

Visit our romantic garden with its colourful collections of rose species, grasses, waterlilies and hemerocallis. Old walls and clipped hedges divide the 6 acres into...

This unique collection brings together over seventy helicopters into one place at the museum in Weston Super Mare. As a visitor you will have...

To celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1887, Bishop Hervey gave Wells a park. He granted the town land alongside the Bishop’s Palace. So now children...

A fire in 1878 all but destroyed the 13th Century St Peter and All Hallows Church in West Huntspill and the Ham stone pillars of...

Remnants of the Norman church are still visible in St Michael’s Church in Brent Knoll. The nave has a wagon roof, beautifully carved 14th Century...

The North Somerset Museum is a great place to learn more about this fascinating area of the countryside. Holding a significant collection of archaeological...

This peaceful enclave was built in the 14th century as the College of the Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral. The terraces on either side contained...

Wells Cathedral is the highlight of any visit to the small city of Wells. It has intricate Gothic carvings, one of the earliest mechanical clocks...

The museum was founded in 1893 by Herbert Balch, a man so driven by curiosity about our world that he became a pioneer caver, as...

Clevedon Court is an outstanding 14th Century manor house in the heart of the North Somerset countryside, surrounded by a beautiful 18th Century terraced garden....

This imposing Neo-Classical edifice was built by public subscription in 1779. Or at least the core of of was. Some of the most striking features...

The appeal of the palace at Wells lies as much in its tranquil setting as its mellow buildings. Begun in the Middle Ages, it lies...

The Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare is 1½ miles long and was intended to serve two purposes: for shipping at all tides at the far end...

This famous landmark rises dramatically above the Somerset Levels. From the top there are panoramic views all around. The stark tower at the summit is...

This appealing old building houses the Glastonbury Tourist Information Centre and Glastonbury Lake Village Museum. It makes a good introduction to the long history of...

Glastonbury Lake Village Museum has a fine and well researched collection on offer to the visitor that helps to bring to life the history of...

Every year, people from over seventy countries on six different continents visit the sacred site of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, England. The 2,000 years of...

Marine lakes were once very fashionable - and very useful. Clevedon lies on the Bristol Channel, which has the second highest tidal range in the...

Salthouse Fields, next to the sea front, were once used to process salt left by the tides. Now they’re a green area offering seaside activities...

Medieval hospitals were more like almshouses than today's hospitals. This one was founded by Glastonbury Abbey to house 10 poor men. The standard layout...

Waterloo House in Clevedon was built in 1829, by a local man, George Somerton, whose family owned it for almost a hundred years. The Grade...

The only intact Grade I listed pier in the country was built from scrap metal. Clevedon Pier’s designers, John Grover and Richard Ward, bought 37...

Stroll along The Beach in Clevedon and you’ll come upon the town’s decorative bandstand. It was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria...

The Grade II listed drinking fountain situated on The Beach in Clevedon was built by the Rev. J.S. Newman in memory of his wife, Annie....

Across the road from Clevedon Pier you will find a first rate example of one of the town’s specialities – a superb Grade II Listed...

As Clarks gradually closed down their shoe factory in Street in the 1990s, the site was converted into a special kind of shopping centre. It...

The Lookout in Clevedon can be located on an incline a little way past the Marine Lake. It was built in 1835 by Ferdinand Beeston....