American Museum & GardensQuality Assessed

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"The permanent displays in the main house are unique, providing visitors with a material, almost experiential insight into American history."

Overview

The American Museum & Gardens, the only museum outside the US to showcase the American decorative arts, takes you on a journey through the history of America. Its unique collection is displayed in original period rooms from the US, set within a fine Georgian manor house on the edge of Bath. With New American Garden and the transformed Mount Vernon garden, the Museum now also boast the largest collection of American horticultural features in the UK.

Ratings & awards

VisitEngland Quality Assessed

Our assessor loves...

Unique attraction - House, Gallery and gardens offering plenty to see

Cafe - Onsite cafe with Anglo American menu

Estate grounds - Play area, wildlife walk and arboretum as well as the formal gardens

Parking - Odd road parking provided

Weddings - Unique wedding venue

Features

Children
Suitable for children of all ages

Facilities
Parking onsite
Cafe

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Location

Claverton Manor, BATH, Somerset, BA2 7BD

About the area

Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer.