Somerset Rural Life Museum
The Somerset Rural Life Museum is situated in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. It is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed in buildings surrounding a 14th-century barn once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Grade I listed local museum in Glastonbury, United Kingdom
- Address: Glastonbury, BA6 8BE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glastonbury Abbey and Glastonbury Tor.
Glastonbury Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. Glastonbury Abbey is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Glastonbury Tor
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church, a Grade I listed building.
Chalice Well
Spring
Photo: Rbe2057, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chalice Well, also known as the Red Spring, is a well situated near the summit of Chalice Hill, a small hill next to Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Chalice Well is situated 1,100 feet east of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Street and West Pennard.
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury. Street is situated 1½ miles southwest of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
West Pennard
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Pennard is a village and civil parish east of Glastonbury, situated at the foot of Pennard Hill, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Coxbridge and Woodlands. West Pennard is situated 2½ miles east of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Walton
Village
Photo: Graeme Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walton is a village and civil parish on the Polden Hills in Somerset, England, 1.5 miles west of Street. The parish includes the hamlet of Asney. Walton is situated 3 miles southwest of Somerset Rural Life Museum.
Somerset Rural Life Museum
- Categories: local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.14409° or 51° 8′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.7109° or 2° 42′ 39″ westOperator
South West Heritage TrustOpen location code
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7559906
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