Moated site at Hinton

The site shows the mill and fish pond - necessary for the strict Catholic diet at the time. We will be showing some of the carved stones and tiles from the house. The late Mick Aston visited the site and was shocked by the quality of its construction and size, with roof tiles bought all the way from Cornwall. It was described as a palace not a manor house.
The Courtenays were cousins of Henry VIII and fell due yo their objection to the divorce, The King had the Earl and his son imprisoned in the Tower of London and confiscated the title and estates.
You will be able to walk the site and try to imagine the building as home to a cousin of King Henry VIII, see and walk in the deep moat - now dry and work out where the chapel, Great House, Stables Barn, and Dovehouse may have stood.

Timings

Saturday 12 September:

1000-1630

Sunday 13 September:

1000-1630

Tuesday 15 September:

1000-1630

Wednesday 16 September:

1000-1630

Thursday 17 September:

1000-1630

Friday 18 September:

1000-1630

Saturday 19 September:

1000-1630

Sunday 20 September:

1000-1630

Location & directions

Hinton Farm, Hinton, Mudford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8BA

Directions:

Follow signs for Red Barn Farm shop - same location.

Contact on day:

Stephen Bartlett

Telephone number:

+447974125785

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Suitable clothing for out doors.

Additional information

Max number of people:

10

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s)

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