Visits Archive
Chalke Valley History Festival 2019
Date: Monday 24 June 2019
Visit the Chalke Valley History Festival, the largest festival dedicated entirely to history in the UK, which runs from Monday 24th June to Sunday 30th June 2019
Ven House and gardens
Date: Saturday 15 June 2019
A visit to one of the finest privately owned Grade 1 listed buildings in Somerset
Hatch Court, Jordans and Rowlands: Georgian elegance and eccentricity
Date: Wednesday 29 May 2019
A visit to three Georgian houses in Somerset which exhibit both elegance and eccentricity
Traditional Crafts of the Somerset Levels
Date: Tuesday 14 May 2019
A visit to the Somerset Levels to savour some of the traditional crafts of the area
Museum of Rural Life (Glastonbury) and Shoe Museum (Street)
Date: Wednesday 1 May 2019
A visit to the Museum of Somerset Rural Life in Glastonbury and the Clarks Shoe Museum in Street
Chawton and Selborne
Date: Thursday 21 June 2018
Visit the homes of two iconic 18th century figures: Jane Austen, revered as the greatest English female novelist; and the Rev. Gilbert White, pioneering bird watcher and naturalist
Mells village trail and Nunney
Date: Tuesday 22 May 2018
Explore the historic village of Mells (“Home of our delight”) on a guided 2.5 mile village trail walk, followed by a visit to the village of Nunney
Greenway House and Dartmouth
Date: Thursday 26 April 2018
A visit to Agatha Christie's country home, Greenway House, and Dartmouth
Dulverton and Knightshayes
Date: Tuesday 5 September 2017
A visit to Dulverton, gate to the Exmoor National Park, and Knightshayes Court in the Exe Valley
Tudor Manors of East Devon
Date: Wednesday 5 July 2017
A visit to the Manors of Sand and Cadhay in East Devon
Salisbury and Mottisfont
Date: Wednesday 24 May 2017
A visit to Salisbury and Mottisfont, an Elizabethan Manor
Wells and Cheddar
Date: Wednesday 12 April 2017
A visit to Wells and Cheddar, including the Cheddar Cheese Factory
A Day in Chichester
Date: Monday 5 September 2016
A day in Chichester including guided tours of the Cathedral and City
Hidden Gems of Sherborne School 2
Date: Wednesday 17 August 2016
A visit to historic Sherborne Boys School
Hidden Gems of Sherborne School 1
Date: Tuesday 16 August 2016
A visit to historic Sherborne Boys School
Bournemouth and Breamore
Date: Thursday 26 May 2016
A visit to the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth and Breamore House
A Day in Gloucester
Date: Wednesday 27 April 2016
A day in Gloucester including guided tours of the Cathedral and City
Dunster Castle and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Cottage
Date: Thursday 10 September 2015
Visits to Dunster Castle, and gardens, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Cottage
Romsey Abbey and Edmonsham House
Date: Wednesday 12 August 2015
Romsey Abbey and the historic town of Romsey together with a personal tour of Edmonsham House near Cranborne Chase
