Historic houses · South West England
King John's Hunting Lodge
In or near Axbridge.
King John's Hunting Lodge — museum in Axbridge, Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 9.0 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit King John's Hunting Lodge, the nearest railway station is Puxton Park, located 9 km away. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is BS26 2AP.
About
King John's Hunting Lodge is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Managed by English Heritage. Address: BS26 2AP. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Axbridge, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2872°, -2.8185°.
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Summary from the official site
King John's Hunting Lodge is an early Tudor timber-framed wool merchant's house dating back to around 1500. It serves as a local history museum, offering insights into the area's past and showcasing its medieval character.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. It is a jettied timber-frame building of three storeys, occupying a corner plot on the town square. The building has served a variety of purposes with shops on the ground floor and workshops and living quarters on the first and second floors. At one time part of the building was occupied by the King's Head Inn; a sculpture of a king's head, which acted as a sign for the pub, is preserved within and a replica is attached to the outside. The lodge was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1971, and repairs were undertaken to reverse significant deterioration to the building. The house is leased by the National Trust to Axbridge and District Museum Trust, who operate it as a local museum which includes exhibits relating to local geology and history from the Neolithic to World War II. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
In 1340 the site of the present building was occupied by a building belonging to John Oldeway. It contained shops and was called "the stockhouse". In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the building housed a succession of shops and underwent various changes which contributed to its physical decline. A Miss Ripley bought the building in 1930, and used it to store her collection of antiques until 1968, allowing the public to see her collection once a year. She bequeathed it to the National Trust in 1971, who undertook the works necessary to make it fit for visitors and saved it from probable destruction. In overhauling the structure of the premises, the National Trust restored its…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2872, -2.8185
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Axbridge
- Postcode
- BS26 2AP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Established
- 1468
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 9 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15238528 (CC0)
- wikipedia: King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: King John's Hunting Lodge, Axbridge.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King John's Hunting Lodge?
- King John's Hunting Lodge is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS26 2AP), in the parish of Axbridge.
- What is King John's Hunting Lodge?
- King John's Hunting Lodge — museum in Axbridge, Somerset, England, UK.
- How do I get to King John's Hunting Lodge?
- The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, about 9.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS26 2AP.
- When was King John's Hunting Lodge built?
- Built or established in 1468.
- Who owns King John's Hunting Lodge?
- King John's Hunting Lodge is owned by National Trust and operated by English Heritage.
- Is King John's Hunting Lodge a listed building?
- King John's Hunting Lodge is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is King John's Hunting Lodge a protected site?
- Yes — King John's Hunting Lodge is part of the MENDIP National Nature Reserve and the Mendip Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to King John's Hunting Lodge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS26 2AP. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.