Bristol Airport 58 min
Glastonbury Abbey (24 min) Fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to King Arthur and Guinevere and a visitor centre. Hestercombe House & Gardens (27 min) Temples, lakes and formal beds, joint work of design greats Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edward Lutyens. National Trust - Montacute House (28 min) National Trust country manor from 1601 with Tudor art in noted Long Gallery, plus formal gardens. Somerset Rural Life Museum (24 min) Timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. Barrington Court (23 min) Restored, unfurnished Tudor mansion set in colourful gardens, with a walled orchard and restaurant. Chalice Well (25 min) Sacred well more than 2,000 years old, in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. National Trust - Lytes Cary Manor (20 min) East Lambrook Manor Gardens (20 min) Glastonbury Tor (27 min) Church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush, terraced hilltop. Coates English Willow Visitor Centre (16 min) Hestercombe House (28 min) Stately country home with a Georgian facade, featuring an art gallery, restaurant & bookshop. Burrow Mump (7 min) Ruins and history Fleet Air Arm Museum (21 min) Huge military and civilian airplane collection, plus interactive aircraft carrier exhibit. Museum of Somerset (29 min) Exhibits, film and audio explore the county's history (includes the Frome Hoard of Roman coins). Tintinhull Garden (24 min) This picturesque garden with areas separated by walls & hedges surrounds a 17th-century house. |