King John’s Hunting Lodge
King John's Hunting Lodge is a wool-merchant's house built c. 1468, long after the death of King John in 1216, in Axbridge, a town in the English county of Somerset.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Axbridge, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “King John’s Hunting Lodge Museum”, “King John’s Hunting Lodge, Axbridge”, and “King John’s Hunting Lodge;King John’s Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to The Corner House The Stores and Church of St John the Baptist.
The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to The Corner House The Stores
Hotel
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lamb Inn, incorporating an entrance to The Corner House The Stores is a hotel.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
The Church of St John the Baptist in Axbridge, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. Work on the current building began in the early 15th century, and grew from an earlier building dating back to about 1230. Church of St John the Baptist is situated 330 feet northeast of King John’s Hunting Lodge.
Axbridge railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axbridge railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Axbridge, Somerset. Axbridge was one of the principal stations for the transport of strawberries, which led to the line's alternative name as The Strawberry Line. Axbridge railway station is situated 530 feet northeast of King John’s Hunting Lodge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axbridge and Cheddar.
Axbridge
Town
Photo: Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057.
Cheddar
Photo: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheddar is a large village, with the largest gorge and caves in Britain. It has a population of around 5,800. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese.
Winscombe
Village
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles southeast of Weston-super-Mare and 14 miles southwest of Bristol. Winscombe is situated 2 miles north of King John’s Hunting Lodge.
King John’s Hunting Lodge
- Categories: house, local museum, inn, tourism, historic site, historic house, and tourist attraction
- Location: Axbridge, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.28713° or 51° 17′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.81763° or 2° 49′ 4″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3V75PJ+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 474832927OpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15238528
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In Other Languages
“King John’s Hunting Lodge” goes by many names.
- French: “King John’s Hunting Lodge, Axbridge”
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