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King John's Hunting Lodge is a timber-framed merchant's house of around 1460 on the Square in Axbridge, a small market town in Somerset. The house is owned by the National Trust and run as a local museum by a team of volunteers. Its name is older than its history: the building has no real connection with King John, and the carved head on its front may refer to an inn that once occupied part of it. The rooms tell the story of Axbridge and the surrounding villages, covering local geology, history and community from early times through to the Second World War. Visitors can also see a temporary display on Axbridge in the 1950s and 1960s, which may appeal to grandparents and older children. The upper floors are reached by a spiral staircase, so the visit suits families whose children can manage stairs. It works as a short, indoor stop alongside a walk around the town.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Hand sanitiser
- Bum bag
- Hair bobbles
- Audiobook or story CD
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- I-spy book
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