Festivals and Events

19th September- 4th October 2020

This autumn, Somerset Open Studios goes online with an exciting new look as well as a special event programme featuring artists’ films, podcasts, interviews and live streaming. An enhanced digital guide will give audiences the opportunity to visit artists’ work spaces with links to artists’ pages on the Somerset Art Works website as well as to their own social media channels and websites.

Open-Up is a brand new series of outdoor artworks commissioned by Hestercombe Contemporary Art Gallery in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Opening Hours - Monday to Saturday, 10.30 am until 4.00 pm

Museum & DVD admission charge - £4.00 per adult, £2.00 per child

Willow Sculpture Trail - bring the children to enjoy finding all the sculptures in our woodland trail - £2.50 per child to include a prize at the end!  No need to book.

Opening Hours - Monday to Saturday, 10.30 am until 4.00 pm

Museum & DVD admission charge - £4.00 per adult, £2.00 per child

Willow Sculpture Trail - bring the children to enjoy finding all the sculptures in our woodland trail - £2.50 per child to include a prize at the end!  No need to book.

Opening Hours - Monday to Saturday, 10.30 am until 4.00 pm

Museum & DVD admission charge - £4.00 per adult, £2.00 per child

Willow Sculpture Trail - bring the children to enjoy finding all the sculptures in our woodland trail - £2.50 per child to include a prize at the end!  No need to book.

It is the social event of the year and you are all invited. Magnus Winchester loves his money and wants to show all of society just how rich he is. However something isn’t quite right with all that are attending and one of the guests has a sinister motive for being at the Masquerade Ball.

Stuck for something to do on a rainy day?
Ditch the brolly, we're completely undercover!
With four large halls filled with the best bits of British naval aviation history, including full sized aircraft, there's plenty of places to explore.

Radstock Museum announces that it will re-open on Sunday 16th August (2pm) and then on Wed and Sun afternoons 2.0 until 5.0.
The Museum has been treated using Virus Shield wherever possible and is regularly re-treated in high contact areas. We regret that we are not yet able to reopen the Shop or the Buffet facilities.

Please help us to maintain it virus-free by sticking to the following guidelines:

Please SOCIALLY DISTANCE – 2 metres from other groups

Only ONE FAMILY GROUP IN FOYER at any time, you will be called through to admissions when it is ready

Please HAND SANITISE on entry and, unless exempt, WEAR A FACECOVERING.

CARD PAYMENTS ONLY – please use contactless if possible

Please give your CONTACT DETAILS when requested, as required by the government for track and trace

Please follow the MARKED ROUTE (clockwise)

Please try to AVOID TOUCHING exhibits/cabinets etc

Only LIMITED TOILET FACILITIES will be available

The Arborealists are a group of professional artists, from across southern England, who share the rich and versatile subject of the tree. Over the past two years they have been visiting ancient woodland sites on Exmoor and Dartmoor to produce works in response to the landscape. More than 50 artworks will be on display.