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The American Museum

The American Museum
Claverton Manor
Bath

BA2 7BD

tel: 01225 460503
fax: 01225 469160

Area: Somerset
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The American Museum -- Somerset
Visitor Information www.americanmuseum.org
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The American Museum
Somerset
All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008
Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Opening Days and Hours

15th March - 2nd Nov; Tues - Sun & BH Mons; 12 noon - 5pm. Open Mondays in August.
Christmas Opening: 22nd Nov - 14th Dec; Tues - Sun; 1pm - 4.30pm (last entry 4pm)

Parties / Coaches: Yes
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: No
All Groups need to book. Please call 01225 823019 or email groupvisits@americanmuseum.org

House Open for Viewing: Yes

National Garden Scheme days: No
Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring or June
To see:
 Admission Prices
Exhibition & Gardens: Adult £5; Child £3; Over 60s £4.
Museum, exhibition & Gardens: Adult £7.50; Child (5-16) £4; Over 60s £6.50
Group of 15 or more £5pp
Afternoon tour £2.50pp + other charges - min. 20 people.
Evening tour £6pp + other charges - minimum charge £120 per group - max. 40 people.
 Onsite Facilities
Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes
Other Facilities:
Garden Tours by prior booking. Access to grounds for disabled is limited due to slope of the garden
American plants will be available for sale from late May in the Herb shop which produces the Tussie mussie posies from flowers raised within the grounds.
2007 Exhibition: Dollar Princesses: American Heiress to Peeress in late Victorian & Edwardian England
 Garden Features
Replica of the garden at Mount Vernon - George Washington's house in Virginia, USA. Arboretum of North American trees and shrubs.
18th Apr - 11th July Garden Design Course with Simon Woolen (Head Gardener who won Gold at Hampton Ct. Flower Show 2006).
Historical re-enactments and a Vintage Garden Machinery Show.
2008 Exhibition: TITANIC: The ship that shook America
English Heritage Garden Grade: II
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer: Lanning Roper
The Museum grounds comprise of 120 acres of which 40 are open to the public. The house is surrounded to the East and South by a large lawn. On the south side of the house there is a curtain wall fronted by a herbaceous border. Further to the south there is a replica of one part of the upper garden at Mount Vernon, George Washington's house on the Potomac river, showing how it would have looked in the late 19th century. There is a unique Lewis & Clark collection celebrating the botanical discoveries of the first expedition across the west. There are also a small colonial vegetable and dye plant border, colonial herb garden and 18 acres of historical park land. There is an arboretum of North American trees and shrubs, including a Californian Redwood tree.
 History of Garden
Claverton Manor was built in 1820 on a greenfield site. In the early twentieth century, there was a large flower garden and conservatory on the site of the present day Mount Vernon garden. However apart from a number of specimen trees the present garden contains very little that pre-dates the arrival of the Museum in 1960.
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Hotels & Accommodation:
Restaurants:
Inns & Pubs:
Hope & Anchor Inn, Midford
Wheatsheaf, Combe Hay
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