Somerset Rural Life Museum

The Somerset Rural Life Museum sits in Glastonbury and tells the story of how people actually lived and worked in the countryside over the past couple of centuries. You're looking at farm tools, domestic kit, old photographs, and reconstructed cottages that give you a proper sense of what rural existence was really like - not the romanticised version.

It's the sort of place where you'll spend a good hour or two if you're genuinely interested in social history and agricultural life. Kids under ten might find it a bit slow unless they're already keen on that sort of thing. Adults who grew up around farms, or anyone curious about how Somerset communities functioned before the modern era, will get real value from it.

The museum is free to enter, which is a proper bonus. Allow two to three hours if you want to read the displays properly, or just under an hour if you're moving through quickly. It's worth visiting on a rainy afternoon rather than burning a sunny day on it.

If you're based at one of the nearby campsites - Old Oaks Touring and Bobsfield are both within walking distance - this makes a solid wet-weather backup plan. Wells Touring Park, further out near Wells, would make this a decent stop-off if you're moving between the cathedral city and Glastonbury's other attractions. It won't thrill everyone, but it's genuinely educational and absolutely costs nothing.