CASTLE CARY MUSEUM

The museum is located within the historic Market House, a distinctive mid-Victorian building in the centre of Castle Cary. We have a large collection of domestic and agricultural implements, archaeological and historical information and artefacts. Displays include our geology section showing that this area of Somerset was once under the sea; the life of diarist Parson James Woodforde; Douglas Macmillan, the founder of Macmillan Cancer Support; T S Donne's Rope and Twine Works; and John Boyd's Horsehair Weaving factory... Castle Cary and District Museum and Preservation Society, Somerset A museum with exhibits of the domestic, agricultual and industrial history of the area. Area dedicated to Parson Woodforde.

Primary location: Castle Cary United Kingdom