Willow & Wetlands Visitor Centre
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Overview
The Willow & Wetlands Visitor Centre is owned and run by the Coates family who have been growing willow and basketmaking here for nearly 200 years. Guided tours are available to show visitors how the willow is harvested, processed and used to make baskets and coffins. There are some lovely walks by the river and through the willow beds. Refreshments and light lunches are available at The Lemon Tree. Basketware is on sale at the shop. Other outlets are also on site.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year including BHs, Mon-Sat 9.30-5. Optional guided tours are available weekdays (not BHs) at 11 & 2.30 (charged). Lemon Tree Coffee House open Mon-Sat 10-4.30
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
About the area
Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer.
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