Rex the Mouse

There's a life-sized mouse sculpture standing in Langport that stops you in your tracks. Rex the Mouse - named after a local character - has become one of those oddball landmarks that people either drive past without noticing or seek out specifically because they've heard it's properly bizarre.

The sculpture itself is a solid piece of work, the sort of thing that makes you wonder how long it's been there and why nobody told you about it sooner. It's the kind of stop you make when you're between places, when someone spots it from the car and suddenly everyone's got their phones out. Kids find it funny. Adults find it slightly surreal. That's its charm.

If you're staying at Thorney Lakes Caravan & Camping Park or Esme's Escape just outside Langport, this is barely a detour - it's the sort of thing you'd fit in on the way to get supplies or grab lunch in town. You're not going to spend hours here, but it's worth the five minutes it takes to get a photo and work out what it's actually supposed to be.

There's no admission fee that we're aware of, no opening hours to worry about - it's just there. Go whenever. The real value is as a conversation starter and a marker of the slightly wonky charm that Somerset does so well. Not essential, but thoroughly Somerset.