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American Museum and Gardens

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Built in 1820, Claverton Manor has housed the American Museum since the 1950s. 18 period rooms document the development of American decorative arts from the 1680s to the 1860s. Folk and Native American art, and an extensive collection of quilts. North American gardens.
Garden: Homesick for American landscapes? Or curious about the flora of the New World? The gardens at the American Museum are home to a collection of North American trees and shrubs, as well as a recreation of the garden at Mount Vernon, Virginia home of George Washington.
Claverton Manor, Bath, Somerset, England, BA2 7BD

About American Museum and Gardens
Attraction Type: Museum
Location: 2 m SE of city centre
Website: American Museum and Gardens
Email: info@americanmuseum.org
Phone: 01225 460 503
Fax: 01225 469 160
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Bridge Cottage - 3.3 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £280

The Conker Store - 5.7 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset Sleeps: 2 Stay from: £250

Brooklands Annexe - 9.3 miles from American Museum and Gardens Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire Sleeps: 2 Stay from: £210

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Combe Grove Manor Hotel - a Paramount Signature Hotel - 1.3 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset Stay from: £103.00

B&B at Hunters Spinney - 1.3 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bathwick, Somerset Stay from: £75.00

Manor House Bath - 1.5 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset Stay from: £95.00

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Lindisfarne Guest House - 1.1 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset From: £70.00

Lynwood House - 1.7 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset From: £45.00

Pulteney House - 1.8 miles from American Museum and Gardens Bath, Somerset From: £100.00

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