Top Things to do in Somerset
Top 10 Specialty Museums in Somerset, England
Discover the best top things to do in Somerset, United Kingdom including Museum Of Memories, John Boyd Textiles Limited, Gartell Light Railway, Saltford Brass Mill, No. 1 Royal Crescent, Chard & District Museum/Heritage Centre, Bridgwater Blake Museum, The Helicopter Museum, The Museum of Bath at Work, Castle Cary Museum.
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1. Museum Of Memories
2. John Boyd Textiles Limited
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Horsehair fabric weavers since 1837 using original historic looms. Visits to the factory Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays by appointment only. The minimum no of people for a tour is 10 and the maximum 25. Please ring to make a booking.
3. Gartell Light Railway
4. Saltford Brass Mill
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Jon_Godfrey - Saltford, United Kingdom
Saltford Brass Mill represents the very start of the industrial revolution. It's run by a set of keen volunteers and is only open for part of the year - check before you go. Dating back to the very early 17th century Saltford Brass Mill was part of a chain on logistics involving coal, copper, brass and other commodities. Based in the prettiest of rural locations its amazing to this this was at the start of the industrialisation on the UK.
5. No. 1 Royal Crescent
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,826 reviews
Step into the past at one of England's finest Georgian townhouses. * 10 display rooms * Upstairs and downstairs * Georgian shop * Free info room with introductory video * Disabled access * Kids explorer packs * Friendly room guides * 'Women's Suffrage 100: Freedom and Fight in Bath' is the exhibition theme in 2018. The website has an Access section which has details of nearest car-parks, floorplans, facilities and information specifically for our visitors with access needs.
Reviewed By Alliemac308
Brilliant to see the house as it would have been in Georgian times, with each room explained by a knowledgeable and welcoming volunteer. Great value for money - a couple of hours flew by!
6. Chard & District Museum/Heritage Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 100 reviews
7. Bridgwater Blake Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
8. The Helicopter Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 576 reviews
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare is the largest dedicated Rotorcraft Collection in the world, with over 80 helicopters displayed inside the museum's iconic hangar! Favourites include two of the Queen’s Royal Flight helicopters, the world speed record holder G-LYNX (400 km per hour!), the Vietnam Veteran Huey and the Hind Russian Gun Ship. Explore the old airfield's restored Pilots Block where you will find the ‘Weston Aviation Exhibition’ telling the story of Weston-super-Mare’s famous aviation past. Outside on the old taxiway visitors will be wowed by the 30 foot ‘Bristol Bloodhound’ Missile - the rockets of which were made just down the road in Banwell shortly after WW2. You don’t have to be an aviation buff to enjoy the museum and there’s plenty for kids to do - interactive zone, film theatre and ‘Play Copter’ are all family favourites! Regular open cockpit days give you a chance to climb aboard, have the controls explained to you by an expert and pose for a photo!
Reviewed By dawnlW5459EQ - Lincoln, United Kingdom
A lovely museum who have put a fantastic one way system in place to help social distancing, if you gift aid you ticket you get a free return within the year
9. The Museum of Bath at Work
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
The Museum of Bath at Work is the city’s local history museum telling the tale of 2000 years of the city’s development. It features displays on Bath Stone, Bath Chairs and Bath Buns, and all other ways in which Bath people have earned a living since Roman times. Exhibitions include a complete reconstruction of a Victorian engineering and soft drinks making factory, an Edwardian ironmonger, a cabinet maker’s workshop, a Bath Stone mine and the famous Horstmann car of 1914. A lively programme of temporary exhibitions, events and activities run throughout the year. We have a separate wheelchair entrance that gives access to about ninety percent of the museum, but ring beforehand to learn where it is. The museum receives no income from central, regional or local government, and is a charity set up as an Educational Trust. It has one paid employee supported by an enthusiastic team of museum friends and volunteers.
Reviewed By carriehill77 - Bath, United Kingdom
Fascinating view of our industrial heritage in Bath In a building tha was once an indoor tennis court
10. Castle Cary Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
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