Somerset Rural Life Museum offers a vivid journey into the county’s farming and craft heritage, set on the historic former Abbey Farm beneath Glastonbury Tor. Explore galleries in the old farmhouse and cowshed, wander the traditional farmyard and orchard, and step inside the breathtaking 14th-century Abbey Barn, one of the West Country’s most remarkable surviving buildings. It’s an inviting, hands-on look at Somerset’s rural life from the 1800s onwards, perfect for families, history lovers and anyone curious about how the county was shaped.