carnivalsGlastonbury Guy Fawkes Carnival
The finale of the Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnival circuit, with spectacular illuminated floats, costumed performers, and marching bands closing out the season.
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Allerford Museum (West Somerset Rural Life Museum)
Allerford, Somerset
A charming rural life museum in the historic village of Allerford near Minehead, housed in the old village school. Displays of Victorian schoolroom, domestic and agricultural bygones, and West Somerset country life.
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Ashton Windmill
Chapel Allerton, Somerset
A restored 18th-century windmill on the Somerset Levels near Wedmore. One of the few surviving stone tower mills in the West Country, with original machinery and displays on milling history.
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Bishops Lydeard Mill
Bishops Lydeard, Somerset
A restored working watermill in the village of Bishops Lydeard near Taunton. See traditional milling in action, explore the rural life displays and enjoy the riverside garden.
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Longleat
Warminster, Wiltshire (near Somerset border)
The UK's original safari park and one of the West Country's most famous family days out — drive through the safari, see lions, tigers, giraffes and rhinos, then explore the grounds, hedge maze, Adventure Castle, Jungle Kingdom and the magnificent Longleat House. A full day out for all ages.