American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park

Name: American Museum in Britain
Address: Claverton Manor, Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#61 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

Museum, History museum

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American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park

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The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its world-renowned collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon. ()

Established: 1961 (63 years ago)Coordinates: 51°22'36"N, 2°18'40"W

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Claverton ManorCotswold Water Park United Kingdom

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American Museum in Britain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundas Aqueduct, Claverton Pumping Station, Sham Castle, Browne's Folly.

1.1 miS
Outdoor activities, Canal
Dundas Aqueduct, Bath
27 min walk • Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Wessex Main Line railway from Bath to Westbury. The aqueduct is near Monkton Combe, Somerset, and is about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of the city of Bath.
0.4 miE
Museum, Historical place, Science museum
Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park
11 min walk • Claverton Pumping Station in the village of Claverton, in the English county of Somerset, pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the River Avon.
1.2 miW
Forts and castles
Sham Castle, Bath
31 min walk • Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is a screen wall with a central pointed arch flanked by two 3-storey circular turrets, which extend sideways to a 2-storey square tower at each end of the wall.
1.3 miNE
Tower
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
34 min walk • Browne's Folly is a folly tower on the Farleigh Rise near the village of Bathford in Somerset, England. The Folly was designated a Grade II listed building in 1988.
0.4 miE
Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park
11 min walk • The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles, made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal.
0.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park
23 min walk • Bathampton Down is a flat limestone plateau in Bathampton, Somerset, England, overlooking the River Avon and the city of Bath. There is evidence of man's activity at the site since the Mesolithic period including Bathampton Camp, an Iron Age hillfort or stock enclosure.
1.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
31 min walk • Brown's Folly or Brown's Folly is a folly tower sitting within a 39.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bathford in Somerset, notified in 1974: the site itself is known as the Farleigh Down Stone Quarry, and is managed as a nature reserve by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Bath and North East Somerset, Bath
26 min walk • Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset.
0.6 miW
Universities and schools
University of Bath, Bath
16 min walk • The University of Bath is a public research university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood
Warleigh Weir, Bath
12 min walk • Warleigh Weir is a river structure located on the River Avon in Somerset, near Bath. The weir was originally built to supply a head of water to a grist mill in Claverton.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
North Road Quarry, Bath
29 min walk • North Road Quarry, Bath is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to Sham Castle in the city of Bath, Somerset, notified in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to American Museum in Britain?

Nearby attractions include Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park (11 min walk), Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park (11 min walk), Warleigh Weir, Bath (12 min walk), University of Bath, Bath (16 min walk).

How to get to American Museum in Britain by public transport?

The nearest stations to American Museum in Britain:

Bus

The Avenue • Lines: U18 (16 min walk)
Arrivals Square • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (17 min walk)