Crewkerne and District Museum, Crewkerne

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Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room. ()

Established: 2000 (24 years ago)Coordinates: 50°53'6"N, 2°47'42"W

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Market SquareCrewkerne TA18 7LP United Kingdom

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+44 1460 77079

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Nearby attractions include: Montacute House, Huish Park, Barrington Court, Forde Abbey.

5.8 miNE
Elizabethan country house with gardens
Montacute House, Yeovil
148 min walk • Montacute House, nestled in the quaint village of Montacute near Yeovil, United Kingdom, is a remarkable example of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture. This majestic mansion, constructed of local Ham Hill stone, exudes the grandeur of a bygone era and invites...
6.9 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Huish Park, Yeovil
177 min walk • Huish Park is a football stadium located in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The stadium has been home to Yeovil Town F.C. since its completion in 1990, following their relocation from Huish.
5.9 miNW
Historical place, Garden, Vernacular architecture
Barrington Court, Ilminster
151 min walk • Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court, situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England.
5.9 miSW
Historical place, Garden, Park
Forde Abbey, Chard
150 min walk • Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England, with a postal address in Chard, Somerset. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre estate is farmed to provide additional revenue.
5.6 miNE
Church
St Catherine
143 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Catherine at Montacute within the English county of Somerset was first built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Montacute has had religious significance since the discover of a stone crucifix in 1035.
5.9 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, Ilminster
150 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Ilminster, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.2 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
108 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt around 1510. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Restoration was undertaken by Henry Wilson in 1894 and again in 1904.
2.3 miNW
Church
St George
59 min walk • The Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt,. The four-stage tower is dated to 1485–95.
5.7 miS
Forts and castles
Pilsdon Pen
145 min walk • Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. It is Dorset's second highest point and has panoramic views extending for many miles. It was bequeathed to the National Trust by the Pinney family in 1982.
4.5 miN
Church
Coke Memorial Methodist Church, South Petherton
116 min walk • Coke Memorial Methodist Church is a Methodist church in South Petherton, Somerset, England. Designed by Alexander Lauder, it was built in 1881-82 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1988.
4.9 miNE
Archaeological site
Ham Hill
125 min walk • Ham Hill is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, Scheduled Ancient Monument, Iron Age hill fort, Roman site, Local Nature Reserve and country park, to the west of Yeovil in Somerset, England.