Visitor attractions and information - Chard
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Chard & District Museum, Godworthy House,
High Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1QL. Local history. Exhibitions
on powered flight. History of Artificial limbs. Archaeology,
Medicine, Music, Social History, Weapons and War. Wheelchair
access to some public areas. Location:
On the outskirts of Chard. |
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Forde
Abbey, Chard, Somerset. TA20 4LU. Tel: 01460 220231. Great Hall.
Monks Dormitory. Cloisters. Chapel. State Rooms. The Forde
Abbey tapestries were made in approximately 1620. The Oak Room
is dominated by the enormous four poster bed. The four poster
bed in The Bentham Room, with its red damask hangings was made
for the visit to the Abbey by Queen Anne in 1714. www.fordeabbey.co.uk. About 3 miles east of Chard. |
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Barrington Court, Barrington, nr Ilminster,
Somerset TA19 0NQ. Tel: 01460 241938. Jekyll-inspired garden,
working kitchen garden and Tudor manor house. Colourful layout
in a series of 'rooms'. Arboretum with vivid golden hues in Autumn.
Kitchen garden produce used in the restaurant. National Trust.
Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Neil Campbell-Sharp). www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 7 miles north of
Chard. |
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Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4DD.
Tel: 01460 30111. One of the top Wildlife Parks in the southwest.
One of its aims is to create environments in which animals can
behave as naturally as possible. Lemur, marmoset, monkeys, camel
deer, iguana and more. www.cstwp.co.uk.
About 3 miles east of
Chard. |
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Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, North Street, Stoke-sub-Hamdon,
Somerset TA4 6QP. Tel: 01935 823289. 14th/15th-century farm buildings,
formerly a priests' residence. The Great Hall is open to visitors.
National Trust. Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / John Bethell).
www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About
10 miles north east of Chard. |
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