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Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury
Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury

Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey is a Grade I listed building in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

Avoncliff Aqueduct
Avoncliff Aqueduct

Edstone Aqueduct: Stratford-upon-Avon Canal: The longest aqueduct in England, crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway, and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway.

Bishop's Palace, Wells
Bishop's Palace, Wells

The Bishop's Palace and accompanying Bishops House at Wells in the English county of Somerset, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

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Black Down, Somerset
Black Down, Somerset

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley. The summit is marked with an Ordnance Survey trig point, the base of which has been rebuilt by the Mendip Hills AONB authority.

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Blagdon Lake
Blagdon Lake

Blagdon Lake lies in a valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, close to the village of Blagdon and approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water (Bristol Waterworks Company as it was known then), when it dammed the River Yeo, starting construction in 1898, to designs by Charles Hawksley, and completing this in 1905.

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Burrow Mump
Burrow Mump

Burrow Mump and St Michael's Church Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with the ruined church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building.

Cadbury Castle, Somerset
Cadbury Castle, Somerset

Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the civil parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and has been associated with King Arthur's legendary court at "Camelot".

Chalice Well
Chalice Well

The Chalice Well, also known as the Red Spring, is a well situated at the foot of Glastonbury Tor in the county of Somerset, England. The natural spring and surrounding gardens are owned and managed by the Chalice Well Trust (registered charity no. 204206), founded by Wellesley Tudor Pole in 1959.

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Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.

Cheddar Reservoir
Cheddar Reservoir

Cheddar Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in Somerset, England, operated by Bristol Water. Dating from the 1930s it has a capacity of 135 million gallons (614,000 cubic metres). The reservoir is supplied with water taken from the Cheddar Yeo river in Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Yeo
Cheddar Yeo

The Cheddar Yeo is a small river in Somerset, England. Beneath the limestone of the Mendip Hills it forms the largest underground river system in Britain. After emerging into Cheddar Gorge it flows through the village of Cheddar, where it has been used in the past to power mills.

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Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake

Chew Valley Lake is in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, surrounded by meadows and woods and close to the villages of Chew Stoke, Chew Magna and Bishop Sutton.

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East Somerset Railway
East Somerset Railway

The East Somerset Railway is a preserved Steam Railway running through the Mendip hills near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, UK. You can enjoy a meal on the Mendip Belle Wine & Dine trains, try driving a steam engine or visit one of our events.

Ebbor Gorge
Ebbor Gorge

Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge in Somerset, England, designated and notified in 1952 as a 63.5-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Mendip Hills. It was donated to the National Trust in 1967 and is now managed by Natural England as a National Nature Reserve.

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune working as a steward to John of Gaunt.

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Fleet Air Arm Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum

UK Tax Payers - Make a Gift Aid Donation and benefit from an annual return to the Museum and visit as many times as you like within 12 months. Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year.

Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th.

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Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor

From Glastonbury Tor, a 500 foot climb, the views over the surrounding country on all sides are very fine, as the Tor rises from the flat plain, and the only hills that could mar the view are the low ridge of the Poldens.

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Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth

In 1977 the firm merged its operations with Hauser Art Glass Company, established in Winona, Minnesota, in 1946, which led to the formation of Willet-Hauser Architectural Glass.

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Haynes International Motor Museum
Haynes International Motor Museum

The prestigious Haynes International Motor Museum, at Sparkford in Somerset offers an excellent day out for everyone. With more than 400 cars and bikes displayed in stunning style, dating from 1885 to the present day, it is the largest international motor museum in Britain.

Hope Nature Centre
Hope Nature Centre

Hope Nature Centre, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 4.3K likes. A nature centre set 15 acres of land with alpacas, donkeys, chickens, rabbits, pigs & other...

Iford Manor
Iford Manor

Iford Manor (grid reference) is a manor house near Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire. It is a Grade II* listed building sitting on the steep, south-facing slope of the Frome valley. It is known for its Peto Gardens and as the venue of the annual Iford Arts Festival. The origins of the house may be as early as late 15th century.

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King Alfred's Tower
King Alfred's Tower

King Alred's Tower. The tower is a 160ft (59m) high folly designed by Henry Flitcroft for Henry Hoare II in 1772, on the site where it's believed that King Alfred the Great rallied his troops. It commands spectacular views over the three counties of Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset. Please look at the Stourhead pages for opening times.

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King Arthur's Tomb
King Arthur's Tomb

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th.

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Longleat
Longleat

Fantastic place to stay massive rooms/everything clean and tidy / swimming pool & games room added bonus if weather dreadful / good location for Longleat & Chedder gorge days out. Definately worth staying here..

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Longleat Hedge Maze
Longleat Hedge Maze

Longleat Hedge Maze is located in the garden of the English stately home of Longleat, situated adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster in England. Designed and laid out in 1975, the maze has pathway length of 2.72 kilometers, sprawled out over 1.5 acres, and is made up of 16,000 English yews.

Longleat Safari Park
Longleat Safari Park

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Lytes Cary Manor
Lytes Cary Manor

Summer is a great time to visit Lytes Cary Manor - explore the woodland and walk amongst mature leafy trees, cool off by the River Cary, or relax in the garden amongst the sensuous floral borders.

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Mendip Hills
Mendip Hills

The Mendip Hills (commonly called the Mendips) is a range of limestone hills to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. Running east to west between Weston-super-Mare and Frome, the hills overlook the Somerset Levels to the south and the Chew Valley and other tributaries of the Avon to the north.

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Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Welcome to the Mendip Hills AONB This is one of England’s most special places – the limestone Mendip Hills with the lakes of the Chew Valley is a stunning landscape of steep slopes and undulating plateau punctuated by spectacular gorges and rocky outcrops.

National Trust - Great Chalfield Manor and Garden
National Trust - Great Chalfield Manor and Garden

Explore the garden at Great Chalfield Manor National Trust Images / Andrew Butler Guided tours of the manor Entrance to the manor is by guided tour only. To discover the beautiful interiors pick up a ticket at visitor reception. Tours take place from Tuesday to Thursday at 11am, 12, 2, 3 and 4pm and hourly on Sunday from from 2-4pm. Each tour takes 45 minutes.

Nunney Castle
Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle Nunney Castle is a small, French-style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built for Sir John Delamare in 1373, and said to have been based on the Bastille in Paris, and shows a strong awareness of contemporary French practice.

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Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve
Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve

Friends of Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve added 2 new photos. · 28 May at 01:16 · SOMERSET SMALL MAMMAL GROUP ran a training workshop on Shapwick on saturday night/ sunday morning, setting a series of longworth traps in different habitats across the reserve.

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Shearwater
Shearwater

A Manx shearwater breeding on Copeland Island, Northern Ireland, is currently (2003/2004) the oldest known wild bird in the world: ringed as an adult (at least 5 years old) in July 1953, it was retrapped in July 2003, at least 55 years old.

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Somerset Rural Life Museum
Somerset Rural Life Museum

The Somerset Rural Life Museum is situated in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. It is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed in buildings surrounding a 14th-century barn once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.

Stanton Drew Stone Circles
Stanton Drew Stone Circles

The village is most famous for its prehistoric Stanton Drew stone circles, the largest being the Great Circle, a henge monument consisting of the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury). The stone circle is 113 m in diameter and probably consisted of 30 stones, of which 27 survive today.

Stoberry Park
Stoberry Park

Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates: ... These establishments are linked with Stoberry Park School, URN: ... Mendip Ward: Wells St Thomas'

Stourhead
Stourhead

Stourhead (/ ˈ s t ɑːr h ɛ d /) is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England.The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland.

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The Shoe Museum
The Shoe Museum

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The Tribunal, Glastonbury
The Tribunal, Glastonbury

The Tribunal in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century as a merchant's house. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

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The White Spring
The White Spring

The caves of the Mendip Hills are ... green, and orange to pure white. ... high white pillar as well as one of the finest crystalline gour floors in Great Britain .

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Vicars' Close
Vicars' Close

Vicars‘ Close, in Wells, Somerset ... Bristol and Wells on the edge of the Mendip Hills, ... (GB)Fantastic quality breakfast and the coffee was out of this world ...

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Wells and Mendip Museum
Wells and Mendip Museum

From local history and archaeology to geology and natural history, Wells & Mendip Museum is your gateway to Wells and the Mendip region.

Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral

Wells (/ w ɛ l z /) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2011 census was only 10,536, and with a built-up area of just 3.245 square kilometres, Wells has had city status since medieval times, because of the presence of Wells Cathedral.

Westbury White Horse
Westbury White Horse

The Westbury or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Located on the edge of Bratton Downs and lying just below an Iron Age hill fort, it is the oldest of several white horses carved in Wiltshire.

Westwood Manor,
Westwood Manor,

The best way to see Westwood Manor as a group is on a private tour National Trust Images / Arnhel de Serra Group visits If you want to visit Westwood Manor with more than 8 people please contact the tenant on 01225 863374 to arrange a private tour outside normal opening hours.

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Wookey Hole Caves
Wookey Hole Caves

Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both biological and geological reasons.

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