Bristol Airport 1 hr 8
Lytes Cary (13 min.) garden and architecture Tintinhull Garden (11 min.) this picturesque garden with areas separated by walls & hedges surrounds a 17th-century house. The Church (3 min) Fleet Air Arm Museum (15 min.) huge military and civilian airplane collection plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Barrington Court (21 min.) restored unfurnished tudor mansion set in colourful gardens with a walled orchard and restaurant. Sherborne Abbey (27 min.) abbey founded in 705ad and famed for its elizabethan tombs and its unique ornate vaulted ceiling. Glastonbury Abbey (26 min.) fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to king arthur and guinevere and a visitor centre. Chalice Well (26 min.) sacred well more than 2 000 years old in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. Haynes International Motor Museum (18 min.) uk s biggest exhibition of cars and motorbikes dating from 1900 to today plus kids play areas. Glastonbury Tor (29 min.) church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush terraced hilltop. Sherborne Old Castle (29 min.) remains of a medieval castle with a well-preserved gatehouse & verdant grounds home to birdlife. Cadbury Castle (21 min.) king arthur archaeological excavation and history East Lambrook Manor Gardens (10 min.) garden Ham Hill (13 min.) picturesque hill offering picnic spots hiking/mountain biking trails & a wwi & wwii memorial. Somerset Rural Life Museum (26 min.) timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. |