Historic sites

Arlington Court and the Carriage Museum

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Arlington Court and the Carriage Museum
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A Regency house in a wooded valley on the edge of Exmoor, filled with the collections of Rosalie Chichester, who lived here until 1949: model ships, shells and curiosities from her travels. The stables hold the National Trust's collection of horse-drawn carriages.


Walk through the woods to the lake and its heronry, and look out for bats, which roost in the house.

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