Visit South Somerset - Heritage & Culture
Perry's Somerset Cider & Rural Museum
Museums
Perry's Somerset Cider & Rural Museum, Ilminster, TA19 0NY
01460 55195
https://www.perryscider.co.uk/
Small museum housed in original 16th century cider barn where the company first started. The barn is stocked to the roof full of old cider making and farming equipment, as well as two hydraulic presses used every autumn until 2013.
Shakspeare Glass & Arts
Arts & Crafts
Shakspeare Glass & Arts, Langport, TA10 9RB
01458 252477
https://shakspeareglass.co.uk/
Will Shakspeare is one of the country’s best known glass blowers. Will set up Shakspeare Glass over 25 years ago and has supplied many galleries and well-known stores in that time. Wide range of Shakspeare Glass on display in the gallery as well as work from selected other British makers including jewellery.
Somerset and Dorset Family History Society
Family Ancestry
Broadway House , Yeovil , BA20 1PN
01935 429609
http://www.sdfhs.org
Extensive library and helpful volunteers to research your Somerset and Dorset ancestors.
Somerset Arts Week
Arts & Crafts
Somerset Art Works, Langport, TA10 9PR
Somerset Open Studios and Festival Events are annual countywide celebrations of the variety and quality of contemporary visual art and craft that can be found in Somerset.
South Somerset Heritage Collection
Museums
7 Artillery Road, Yeovil , BA22 8RP
01935 462855
A collection of 30,000 objects and 6,000 photographs reflecting the heritage of Yeovil and South Somerset.
St Michael's Hill Tower (National Trust)
Heritage Sites, Churches, Follies
St Michael's Hill Tower, Montacute, TA15 6UA
Follow the footpath from Ham Hill or through the landscaped parkland of Montacute House to St Michael’s Hill. Climb the hill to St Michael’s Hill Tower, where you can enjoy extensive views of the surrounding countryside.
Yandles Woodworking, Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts
Yandles Woodworking, Arts & Crafts, Martock, TA12 6JU
01935 822207/822571
https://www.yandles.co.uk/
Yandles was founded in 1860 by Henry Yandle. Visit the sawmill, woodworking centre, gallery, arts and crafts store and gifts and home store with beautifully crafted gifts and artwork by local artists
