King John's Hunting Lodge
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Overview
Nothing to do with King John or with hunting, this jettied and timber-framed house was built around 1450. It gives a good indication of the wealth of the merchants of that time and is now a museum of local history, with old photographs, paintings and items such as the town stocks and constables' staves.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open Apr-Oct, daily 1-4 (last admission 3.40)
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
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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