English Heritage sites near Ilminster Parish
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
8 miles from Ilminster Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
BLACKBURY CAMP
17 miles from Ilminster Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
18 miles from Ilminster Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
18 miles from Ilminster Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
18 miles from Ilminster Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
21 miles from Ilminster Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
Churches in Ilminster Parish
The Minster - The Blessed Virgin Mary
Silver Street
Ilminster
01460 57811
http://ilminsterpc.org.uk
The Minster has Morning and Evening services every
Sunday, and many activities during the week.
http://ilminsterpc.org.uk
Pubs in Ilminster Parish
Bell Inn
Crown Inn
Dolphin
22 Silver Street, Ilminster, TA19 0DR
(01460) 57904
dolphinilminster.co.uk
George
Royal Oak
The Cross, Ilminster, TA19 0EH
(01460) 53366
royaloakilminster.co.uk
Shrubbery Hotel
Station Road, Ilminster, TA19 9AR
(01460) 52108
shrubberyhotel.com
Stonemasons
Harts Close, Ilminster, TA19 9DJ
(01460) 57816
stonemasonspub.co.uk