Lytes Cary, Yeovil

Name: Lytes Cary
Address: Lytes Cary Manor Near Charlton Mackrell, Yeovil, TA11 7HU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1458 224471

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Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries. "Yet all parts blend to perfection with one another and with the gentle sunny landscape that surrounds them," comments Nikolaus Pevsner. The House is listed as Grade I by English Heritage. ()

Coordinates: 51°2'11"N, 2°40'2"W

Address

Lytes Cary Manor Near Charlton MackrellYeovil TA11 7HU United Kingdom

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Lytes Cary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester Museum, Tintinhull Garden.

1.9 miSE
Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovil
48 min walk • The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships, and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation.
2.5 miS
Church
Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester
65 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary Major in Ilchester, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.6 miS
Museum
Ilchester Museum, Ilchester
66 min walk • Ilchester Museum is a small local museum in Ilchester, Somerset, England. The museum is housed within the Ilchester Town Hall, which was built between 1812 and 1816, incorporating parts of a 17th-century building on the same site.
4.6 miSW
Garden, Park
Tintinhull Garden, Yeovil
118 min walk • Tintinhull Garden, located in Tintinhull, near Yeovil in the English county of Somerset, is a small 20th century garden surrounding a 17th-century Grade I listed house. The property is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is visited by around 25,000 people per year.
4.8 miSW
Church
Church of St Margaret
122 min walk • The Church of St Margaret in Tintinhull, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. There was a church in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building.
4.4 miE
Museum
Haynes International Motor Museum
113 min walk • Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford near Yeovil in Somerset, England, contains over 400 cars and motorcycles and a collection of other automobilia. The museum was established in 1985 by John Harold Haynes OBE. It is a registered charity under English law.
2.9 miNW
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels
75 min walk • The Church of St Michael and All Angels in Somerton, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.8 miSE
Church
Church of St Mary
123 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Mudford, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339. The interior includes a Jacobean pulpit and a stone font from the 15th century.
2.4 miS
Church
Church of St Bartholomew
60 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew in the parish of Yeovilton, Somerset, England, was built around 1300. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church became the property of Montacute Priory and then part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
6.4 miSW
Church
Church of All Saints, Martock
163 min walk • The Church of All Saints in Martock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was acquired by the Treasurer of Wells Cathedral in 1227 and he became the rector and patron of the church. He lived in the Treasurer's House.
2.2 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of St Andrew, Ilchester
56 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Andrew, Northover, in Ilchester, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Today it is part of the parish of Ilchester with Northover, one of the three parishes which constitute the Ilchester District Churches.