Visit South Somerset - Museums
Bruton Museum
Museums
Bruton Museum, Bruton, BA10 0AA
01749 813772
https://www.brutonmuseum.org.uk/
Bruton museum tells the story of Bruton’s past and present through the display of artefacts from the Jurassic, Roman, Saxon and medieval times, along with more contemporary displays.
Castle Cary & District Museum
Museums
Castle Cary & District Museum, Castle Cary , BA7 7AH
Castle Cary Museum offers a slice of local town and country life, run by enthusiastic volunteers. See a large collection of domestic and agricultural implements, archaeological and historical information and artefacts.
Chard and District Museum
Museums
Godworthy House, Chard, TA20 1QB
01460 65091
https://www.chardmuseum.co.uk/
Chard and District Museum exists to help today's community uncover yesterday's heritage, history and hidden stories. It opened in 1970 and is housed in a converted 16th century thatched, listed building.
Crewkerne & District Museum & Heritage Centre
Museums
Crewkerne & District Museum & Heritage Centre, Crewkerne, TA18 7LP
01460 77079
https://www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk/
Crewkerne has a long and interesting history. It once had the status of being a Saxon royal mint, was an important stopping place for travellers and its thriving textile industry brought prosperity. Founded in 1988, the museum illustrates these things, but equally shows how ordinary local people lived and worked at various periods.
Dawe's Twineworks
Museums
94A High Street , Yeovil , BA22 9AU
01935 862938
http://www.westcoker.net/home-page/ropewalk/
The only surviving Victorian Twineworks with original working machinery.
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Museums
RNAS Yeovilton , Yeovil , BA22 8HT
A major attraction in South Somerset and a great place for a day out. You'll fly by helicopter to the replica of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.
Haynes Motor Museum
Museums
Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford, BA22 7LH
01963 440804
https://www.haynesmuseum.org/
Explore the UK's largest collection of cars and motorbikes from around the world. Packed with over 400 beautiful and historic supercars.
Ilchester Museum
Museums
Ilchester Museum, Yeovil, BA22 8NQ
01935 841247
A small museum showing the fascinating life and history of this important Roman town and once county town of Somerset.
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.
Somerset Brick & Tile Museum
Museums
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, Bridgwater, TA6 4DB
The Museum tells the story of brick and tile making, one of the many labour-intensive industries once found in Somerset. At the heart of the Museum is one of the only traditional brick kilns to survive in southern England. It was one of six at the former Barham Brothers’ Yard in East Quay, Bridgwater, and was last fired in 1965. Bridgwater produced an impressive variety of bricks, tiles, terracotta plaques and other wares that created the look of many Somerset towns. The kiln is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and was saved from destruction in the 1990s.
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.
