Bristol Airport 1 hr 12
Yarn Market (17 min) Used by the town's once-flourishing yarn trade, this octagonal pavilion is now a local landmark. The Bakelite Museum of Historic Plastic and Compositions (7 min) Many retro objects made of the world’s first mass-produced plastic, plus a tearoom & gift shop. National Trust - Fyne Court (30 min) An arboretum & wild gardens in the grounds of a grand house, most of it destroyed by fire in 1894. Tropiquaria Wildlife Park (6 min) Family-friendly zoo for getting up close to exotic reptiles and birds, plus a tropical aquarium. Cleeve Abbey (9 min) Rural 1500s Cistercian monastery with preserved monks' dormitory and an exhibition about their life. Wimbleball Lake (26 min) Public reservoir lake for watersports, walking & other outdoor activities, plus showers & a cafe. Dunkery Beacon (33 min) Prominent, heather-covered hill featuring ancient burial mounds & a cairn at its summit. National Trust - Dunster Castle (18 min) Lavish Victorian home in Jacobean house and former 12th-century castle, on a wooded hillside. National Trust - Dunster Working Watermill (19 min) A restored working flour mill offering tours & educational facilities as well as a tea room & shop. Saint Audrie's Bay (7 min) Holnicote Estate (26 min) Watchet Boat Museum (4 min) Quantock Hills (17 min) Nature preserve with old ruins & hiking trails through woodlands, meadows & rocky coastline. Kilve Beach (14 min) Beach and fossil |