Mendips & North Somerset Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions, amusements, antique centres, theme parks, steam railways, factory shops, zoos & wildlife centres, country parks, etc in Mendips & North Somerset ...
This page covers general tourist attractions, including amusement parks, boat trips, steam and miniature railways, theme parks, specialist shops, factory shops and outlet villages, guided walks, country parks, viewpoints, zoos and wildlife parks, etc.
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Mendips & North Somerset Tourist Attractions
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 | WOOKEY HOLE CAVES LTD | Tourist Attraction |
| Wookey Hole, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1BA | |
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 | Britain's most spectacular caves and legendary home of the infamous Witch of Wookey. Wander through the prehistoric valley of the Dinosaurs featuring King Kong and relax in our magical fairy garden. The 19th Century Paper Mill houses a variety of fascinating attractions including Victorian Penny Arcade, Magical Mirror Maze, Hall of Crazy Mirrors, Cave Museum and Pirate Zap Zone. Come and visit the Wookey Bear Collection and watch your own bear being made in our Bear factory. The World of Miniature - The Circus Model Room and also our new Clown Museum. Wookey Hole Circus Shows are on weekends and school holidays. We've transformed the place. Of course we've kept the best - the caves themselves, the wonderful old paper mill, the Kidz Play Area's and the Magical Mirror Maze, but there's so much more we've done to make Wookey Hole a great family destination for a wonderful day out What Ever The Weather. Wookey Hole is open every day of the year except Christmas Day & Boxing Day. |
| JANE AUSTEN CENTRE | Tourist Attraction |
| 40 Gay Street, Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2NT | |
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 | Discover more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work. "The perfect starting point to an exploration of Jane Austen's Bath". This permanent exhibition has been created with the guidance of authorities from the Jane Austen Society. There is also a Centre shop which offers an unrivalled selection of Jane Austen related books, walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, cards and specially designed gifts. |
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Animal Farm Adventure Park
Red Road, Berrow, Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8
2RW
Tel: 01278 751628
E-mail:
info@animal-farm.co. uk
Web:
www.animal-farm.co.uk
Stay & play all day at Somerset's biggest all
weather family day out. Cuddle pets & baby
animals, mega play barn with three levels of
action packed fun and Somerset's BIGGEST indoor
slides, toddlers play zones and for the older
children a new air cannon arena! Outside there's
ride on tractors, trampolines, diggers, acres of
friendly animals to meet and feed, farm walks,
massive play park, free train rides & lots, lots
more! Delicious family lunches and tasty cream
teas are served.
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Mendips & North Somerset Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, etc
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| BREAN LEISURE PARK | Theme Park |
| Coast Road, Brean Sands, Somerset, TA8 2QY | |
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 | Brean Leisure Park is the Southwest's largest fun park, situated on the Somerset coast at Brean Sands near Burnham On Sea and Weston Super Mare we are only 5 miles from the M5 motorway. Over 30 rides and attractions. The fun park has rides for everyone from slides and roundabouts for the younger ones to roller coasters and a log flume for those a little older. Supersaver wristbands allow you to ride all day long. Swimming pool complex with 4 waterslides with indoor and outdoor pools. Fast food outlets, amusement arcades, restaurants and bars are also available. During the main season there is a car boot sale on Sundays and a market on Mondays. The Tavern is a cabaret venue catering for nights out with top class entertainment and food. Ideal for family meals, company nights out. Also very popular Christmas party nights are available. Also available for private hire for birthdays, wedding receptions, conferences, trade shows and much more! |
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Mendips & North Somerset Preserved Railways, Steam, Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways
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East Somerset Railway
Cranmore Railway Station, Cranmore, Shepton
Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4QP
Tel: 01749 880417 Fax:
01749 880764
E-mail:
info@eastsomersetrailway.com
Take a trip back in time along the delightful
Strawberry Line through the Mendip Hills. The 2
1/2 mile line has one of the steepest gradients
of a preserved line with a gradient of 1 in 56
which makes the steam engines work hard. We have
a loco shed, museum, art gallery, shop,
restaurant, video shows, and play area . Access
for the disabled has been improved with a new
ramp to the platform.
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Mendips & North Somerset Antique Centres, Factory Outlets, Specialist retailers
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Mendips & North Somerset Country Parks, Walks & Viewpoints
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| BREAN DOWN | Walks & Viewpoints |
 | Promontory of land with dramatic cliffs and Victorian fort. Brean Down, rich in wildlife and history, is one of the most striking landmarks of the Somerset coastline, extending 1½ml into the Bristol Channel. At its most seaward point a Palmerston Fort, built in 1865 and then re-armed in World War Two, provides a unique insight into Brean’s past. |
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Glastonbury Tor
nr Glastonbury, Somerset
Tel: 01985 843600 Fax:
01934 845100
E-mail:
glastonburytor@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Glastonbury Tor - Photo:
Pam Brophy
CCL |
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Prominent hill overlooking the Isle of Avalon,
Glastonbury and the Somerset Levels.
The dramatic and evocative Tor dominates the
surrounding countryside and offers spectacular
views over Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire.
At the summit of this very steep hill an
excavation has revealed the plans of two
superimposed churches of St. Michael, of which
only the 15th-century tower remains.
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Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tel: 08459 335577
E-mail:
helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Web:
www.countrywalks.defra.gov.uk
A guide to rural walks in north Somerset.
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Mendips & North Somerset Zoos and Wildlife Parks, Birdwatching, Rescue Centres
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Animal Farm Adventure Park
Red Road, Berrow, Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8
2RW
Tel: 01278 751628
E-mail:
info@animal-farm.co. uk
Web:
www.animal-farm.co.uk
Stay & play all day at Somerset's biggest all
weather family day out. Cuddle pets & baby
animals, mega play barn with three levels of
action packed fun and Somerset's BIGGEST indoor
slides, toddlers play zones and for the older
children a new air cannon arena! Outside there's
ride on tractors, trampolines, diggers, acres of
friendly animals to meet and feed, farm walks,
massive play park, free train rides & lots, lots
more! Delicious family lunches and tasty cream
teas are served.
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