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Badgers Folly, Castle Cary, South Somerset, Somerset
BA7 7BF South Somerset District
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of BA7 7BF:
Homewood Park
Abbey Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, Avon, BA27TB
Set in 10 acres of mature parklands and award-winning gardens with gorgeous views over of the beautiful Limpley Stoke valley, Homewood Park is delightfully rural and peaceful. Step inside and you'll find the house still retains many of its original features, including exposed wooden floors, antique paintings and roaring log fires, all artfully combined with stylish modern furnishings, fabrics and finishes.
Sea Life Centre
Marine Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS231BE
Sea Life Centre - Amusement Park in Weston-Super-Mare, Avon. Contact venue on telephone number 01934613361 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
American Museum
Claverton Manor, Bath, BA27BD
These are a subtle blend of both the remnants of the old manorial pleasure grounds and parkland landscape. Much dates from the 1820s containing period features such as the grotto, the balustrade and curtain walling as well as ornamental stone work.
Georgian House
7 Great George Street, Off Park St, Bristol, BS15RR
This historic Georgian townhouse can be found just off bustling Park Street, near the Cabot Tower, and provides a fascinating insight into the day to day existence of master and servant!The Georgian House is an exquisite example of Bristol's 18th century heritage, illustrating how the city profited from being one of England's premier trading ports. It featured in the BBC TV production of A Respectable Trade, Philippa Gregory's novel about slavery in the 1790s.
Hadspen House and Nursery
Hadspen House, Castle Cary, BA77NG
The garden and nursery are closed for the whole of 2006. They will reopen 10am - 5pm Thursday to Sunday and bank holiday Mondays from March 1st to September 30th, 2007.
Haynes Motor Museum
A359 towards Castle Cary, Sparkford, BA227LH
Travel through motoring history at Britain's most spectacular international collection of historic cars from around the world. You've loved them, you've loathed them, or you've lusted after them - now they're all under one roof.
Lytes Cary Manor
, Kinsdon, TA117HU
The house with its 14th-century chapel and 15th-century Great Hall was much added to in the 16th century. In the 20th century it was rescued from dereliction by Sir Walter Jenner who refurnished the interiors in period style.
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, BA228HT
In 1912 a Royal Navy aircraft took off from a platform built for the purpose over the forecastle of HMS HIBERNIA in Weymouth Bay, the first time an aircraft had ever taken off from a ship under way at sea. Since then, the Royal Navy has operated airships, seaplanes, flying boats and tens of thousands of aeroplanes and helicopters.
Stourhead Garden and House
Estate Office, Stourhead House, Stourhead, Wiltshire, BA126QD
An outstanding example of the English landscape style, this splendid garden was designed by Henry Hoare II and laid out between 1741 and 1780. Built in the 1720s the mansion was home to the Hoare family, owners of Britain's only independent private bank surviving to the present.
The Shoe Museum
C&J Clark Ltd, High St, Street, BA160YA
Shoes and related exhibits from Roman times to the present day. Documents and photographs tell the history of shoemaking in 19th century Street.
Glastonbury Abbey
Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, BA69EL
For centuries travellers and pilgrims have visited this sacred site, situated in the heart of the beautiful county of Somerset. Traditionally the seat of Christianity in England and steeped in legend, Glastonbury Abbey attracts visitors from across the globe, who come to marvel at these romantic ruins.
Sherborne Museum
Abbey Gate House, Church Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT93BP
The museum houses an excellent collection of items based on local history, with a large archive collection of photographs, pictures and drawings relating to the town, its environs and characters. Permanent displays include Roman history and earlier; the Abbey from 705; Sherborne Old Castle from 1136; Sheborne Castle from 1594, the Civil War 1642-1649 the Silk Industry in the 18th & 19th Centuries and a fine Victorian Dolls' House.
The Bishops Palace
Henderson Rooms, Wells, BA52PD
More than simply an historic house and garden, this splendid medieval Palace has been the home of the Bishops of Bath and Wells for 800 years. There are 14 acres of gardens including the springs from which the city takes its name.
Sherborne Castle
New Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT95NR
Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594, Sherborne Castle has been home of the Digby family since 1617. Set in 40 acres of glorious 'Capability' Brown landscaped gardens and grounds around his 50 acre lake, the Castle contains a splendid collection of art, furniture and porcelain.
Wells and Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, BA5 2UE
The Balch Room houses a unique collection of artefacts, the bulk of which were collected on and around Mendip. The collection includes the skull of a brown bear discovered at Wookey Hole, a large number of stone-age tools, and an impressive collection of Iron Age artefacts discovered by Balch during his many years of excavation at Wookey Hole caves.
Nunney Castle
Nunney, BA114LW
Nunney Castle is a castle in Nunney, Somerset, England.Nunney Castle Nunney Castle showing collapsed wall Nunney Castle showing above the trees and villageIt is a small, French-style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built for Sir John Delamare in 1373.
Montacute House
Montacute, Taunton, TA156XP
Magnificent Elizabethan stone-built house, with fine collections, garden and park. Built in the late 16th century for Sir Edward Phelips, Montacute glitters with many windows and is adorned with elegant chimneys, carved parapets and other Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork, chimneypieces and heraldic glass.
Radstock Museum
Waterloo Road, Radstock, Bristol, BA33EP
Run by a team of dedicated volunteers who have searched history books, archives and memories of local people, the Museum has been described as the jewel in the West Country's crown.Radstock Museum celebrates the lifestyle of the typical Somerset coalminer.
East Lambrook Manor Garden
, East Lambrook, TA135HH
Welcome to East Lambrook Manor Gardens, the 'Home of English Cottage Gardening'. The garden at East Lambrook Manor is recognised throughout the world as the 'Home of English Cottage Gardening', having been created in the 1940's, 50's and 60's by the late gardening icon, Margery Fish.
Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden
Park Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP78JR
Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden is set on the site of Saxons England's foremost Benedictine nunnery founded by King Alfred in 888ADThis Abbey was to act as the catalyst for the prosperity of the town and surrounding area for over 650 years. The excavated foundations of this once important and influential Abbey lie in a peaceful walled garden - a lasting reminder of the Abbey's eventful past.
Tintinhull House Garden
.5m South off A303, Tintinhull, BA229PZ
Created last century around a 17th-century manor house, the garden features small pools, varied borders and secluded lawns, all neatly enclosed within walls and clipped hedges. There is also an attractive kitchen garden.
Barrington Court Garden
Barrington, TA190NQ
Jekyll-inspired garden, working kitchen garden and Tudor manor house. The enchanting formal garden, influenced by Gertrude Jekyll, is laid out in a series of walled rooms, including the White Garden, the Rose and Iris Garden and the Lily Garden.
Minterne Gardens
Minterne Magna, Dorset, DT27AU
The Minterne Valley, landscaped in the manner of Capability Brown in the 18th Century, has been the home of the Churchill and Digby families for 350 years. The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams.
Crewkerne Heritage Centre
Market Street, Crewkerne, TA187JU
Crewkerne Heritage Centre is a museum set in the picturesque South Somerset Town of Crewkerne.Crewkerne Heritage Centre opened in 2000 with the aid of Heritage Lottery funding and is run by volunteers.
King Johns Hunting Lodge
The Square, Axbridge, BS262AP
King John's Hunting Lodge is the oldest house in the rare, unspoilt medieval village of Lacock at the edge of the Cotswolds. The main part of the lodge, dating back to the 13th century, still has much of the original cruck beam structure, whilst the rear of the building was added to in Tudor times.
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
, Farleigh Hungerford, BA27RS
Farleigh Hungerford was begun in the 1370s by Sir Thomas Hungerford, Speaker of the Commons, and extended in the 15th century by his son Walter, Lord Hungerford, Agincourt veteran and distinguished medieval statesman. The remains of their fortress, built in the most up-to-date and fashionable quadrangular style of the time, include two tall corner towers, along with a walled outer court incorporating a complete castle chapel and attendant priest's house.
Much Wenlock Priory
Much Wenlock, TA36HS
Much Wenlock Priory is the ruins of a large Cluniac priory are owned by the immense Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, part of a Europe-wide network. The ruins include a lavabo and decorative chapter house.
Old Wardour Castle
Old Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP36RR
One of England's most romantic castles, in a secluded lakeside setting Built in the late 14th century for John, fifth Lord Lovel, this unusual six-sided castle was unique in medieval English architecture. An audio tour brings the long history of this fascinating castle to life.
Prior Park Landscape Garden
Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, BA25AH
Created in the 18th century by local entrepreneur Ralph Allen, with advice from 'Capability' Brown and the poet Alexander Pope, the garden is set in a sweeping valley with magnificent views of the city of Bath. There are many interesting features, including the majestic Palladian bridge, one of only four in the world.
Thermae Bath Spa
The Hetling Pump Room, Hot Bath Street, Bath, BA11SJ
Welcome to Thermae Bath Spa where past, present and future join for a special spa experience. Now in the World Heritage city of Bath you can enjoy Britain's only natural thermal waters as the Celts and Romans did over 2000 years ago.
