Market House Museum

The Market House Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. The building on Market Street was constructed in 1820 on the site of the previous market house which had been demolished in 1805.

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Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:30 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Museum
Description: local museum in Watchet, Somerset, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Watchet Market House Museum” and “Watchet Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Cross Chapel and Watchet Harbour Lighthouse.

Holy Cross Chapel

Church

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Holy Cross Chapel is a church.

Watchet Harbour Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Watchet Harbour Lighthouse is a marine navigational aid marking the entrance to a Marina within the town of Watchet, in Somerset, England. Watchet Harbour Lighthouse is situated 670 feet northeast of Market House Museum.

Watchet Boat Museum

Museum

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Watchet Boat Museum is a small museum in Watchet, Somerset, England. It is housed in the 1862, Victorian, former railway goods shed of Watchet railway station, which is today located on the heritage West Somerset Railway. Watchet Boat Museum is situated 730 feet south of Market House Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washford and Old Cleeve.

Washford

Village

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Washford is a village on the Washford River in the civil parish of Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. The village is next to Cleeve Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England. Washford is situated 2 miles southwest of Market House Museum.

Old Cleeve

Village

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Old Cleeve is a village 5 miles south east of Minehead in Somerset, England, and also a civil parish. The civil parish of Old Cleeve covers an area of 2,092 hectares and includes the villages of Old Cleeve, Roadwater and Washford as well as hamlets such as Bilbrook, Chapel Cleeve, Golsoncott and Leighland Chapel. Old Cleeve is situated 2 miles southwest of Market House Museum.