St Mary’s in the village of Stogumber is around 600 years old with a tower built in the 14th Century. The 18th Century chandelier was re-hung in 1907 after being discovered in the Vicarage Brew House. The octagonal font is...

An extremely rare find in All Saints Church in Monksilver is an Easter sepulchre. Resembling a tomb is no doubt how it came to be missed by the Reformation despoilers. The pulpit is 16th Century, the screen is Jacobean with...

In the courtyard near Taunton Castle and the Somerset County Museum is a detached 16th Century almshouse. Quite often throughout the year, one of the museum’s Friends can be found dressed in medieval costume and showing visitors round the tiny...

The Bakelite Museum in Williton is tucked away in a historic watermill and is home to the largest collection of vintage plastics in Britain. You’ll find just about everything you can think of here, from radios, cameras and telephones to...

Possibly the only church in the country with this dedication, the Church of the Holy Ghost dates from 1226. Look for the Green Man carved onto bench ends and the 16th Century carvings of the men of Crowcombe fighting a...

Combe Sydenham Country Park has connections with Sir Francis Drake; his second wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter and heiress of Sir George Sydenham who owed the estate. The secluded park, with its fallow deer and abundance of other wildlife, covers...

The Church House, close to the parish church, is thought to be the oldest of its kind in England still used for its original purpose. As far as is known, the building dates from the 16th Century. The lower floor...

Take the west road out of Crowcombe village and you’ll come upon the 14th Century market cross situated near the entrance to Crowcombe Court and the Carew Arms. The manor was granted the right to hold a market in the...

The museum relating to the County of Somerset has a huge variety of things on show. As well as coins, costumes, dolls and other toys, fossils, silver and pottery, there is a large collection of archaeological items. There’s also a...

Restored in the 1800s, the church of St George in the village of Bicknoller sits in a peaceful setting. The oldest parts of the building can be dated from the 12th Century and the large square tower dominates the otherwise...

Parts of St John’s Church are 13th Century, including the unusually squat tower and the North aisle arcade. Some of the floor tiles under the altar are medieval, and the font is also old but reset on a newer base...