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Secret Somerset Episodes

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    Glastonbury鈥檚 Iron Age lake village

    Remains from a 2000-year-old settlement on the Avalon Marshes are in the town's museum.

  2. Glastonbury鈥檚 550 year old pub

    The George and Pilgrims Inn claims to be the oldest purpose-built pub in the South West

  3. From Exmoor to Australia: The oldest ringing church bell

    How a 16th century bell that chimed in Upton ended up in an rainforest wedding chapel.

  4. Exploring Frome鈥檚 Grade I listed Almshouse

    The current Blue House in Frome was built in the 1700s but is in need of some repair.

  5. Did King George III鈥檚 secret son live in Somerset?

    Frederick Blomberg was adopted and raised by the King and Queen in 1765.

  6. Did a tsunami flood Somerset in 1607?

    Hundreds died after 'mighty hills of water' swept in from the Bristol Channel.

  7. Dead Woman鈥檚 Ditch

    The chilling story of where a woman's body was discovered in 1789.

  8. Chard鈥檚 hanging tree

    A hanging tree once stood between Tesco and B&Q in the town.

  9. Celebrating 50 years of the West Somerset Railway

    Staff and volunteers are recreating the first journey on 28 March 1976.

  10. Building Somerset's giant Gigafactory

    The new factory near Bridgwater will make batteries for electric cars.

  11. Building Brunel鈥檚 lost railway

    Yeovil Railway Centre's volunteers are trying to raise 拢100k pounds for the project.

  12. Britain鈥檚 only horse milk farmer

    Frank Shellard who owns a farm in Combe Hill near Bath, sells milk from his 14 horses.

  13. Brean Down: from the Iron Age to WWII

    The land has seen an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman temple and a Victorian folly.

  14. Black dogs on the Quantocks?

    Dan Broadbent from the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme recounts mythical tales.

  15. A Somerset garage frozen in time

    Jack Tucker's garage was moved from Wedmore to the National Motor Museum in Hampshire.

  16. 80 years of Calverts in Taunton

    The family-run furniture shop was established in 1944.

  17. 127 years of The Langport Stores

    John and Jason have owned The Langport Stores for 12 years but it first opened in 1898.

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