2013
ST4343 : Sweet's Tearoom and Museum, Westhay
taken 11 years ago, near to Westhay, Somerset, England

Sweet's Tearoom and Museum, Westhay
This small museum of the peat industry has in recent years added a flourishing tearoom Link
Catering for birdwatchers, cyclists and others, it is one of several in the area around the three National Nature Reserves.
It is run by the family of Ray Sweet, who discovered the Sweet Track while cutting peat in 1970. The Sweet Track was laid out across the marshland in 3807 BC and is one of Europe's oldest roadways. Details of the Sweet track are at Link
(Archive Link
) . and a reconstruction can be seen locally ST4240 : Reconstruction of the Sweet Track
Compare this 2013 view with ST4343 : Museum, taken in 2006. Things have changed.

It is run by the family of Ray Sweet, who discovered the Sweet Track while cutting peat in 1970. The Sweet Track was laid out across the marshland in 3807 BC and is one of Europe's oldest roadways. Details of the Sweet track are at Link


Compare this 2013 view with ST4343 : Museum, taken in 2006. Things have changed.