In between London and Cornwall

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Does anyone know of anywhere we can stop about half way between London and Cornwall? Somewhere we can spend a couple of hours. It will be pouring with rain.

Thanks for any ideas!

To add, we have NT and EH passes.

Bath? Lots to see there in the rain.

Bath is a good shout!

Where abouts in Cornwall? It's 1.5 hours from the Tamar to Land's End so your final destination affects the 1/2 way point quite a lot.

Tyntesfield is a National trust places with lots of grounds to run around in just south of Bristol on the M5.

Are you doing M4 or A303?

East Cornwall but it doesn't have to be exactly half way, I just mean between really.

I prefer A303 but flexible

Will have a look, thanks

There are a few NT places off the A303 as well like Lytes Carey Manor, Montecute and Barrington Court.

Wookey Hole might not be that far a detour either.

If you want something a bit different, Haynes Motor Museum and Fleet Air Arm Museum aren't far off the A303,

Tempted by Wookey Hole but it's quite expensive...

Agreed!

Stonehenge! There's a Harvester on the nerby Solstice Shopping park for a quick meal too.

We stop at Darts Farm for food, small play area and a little petting zoo thing. It’s lovely but maybe a bit too far from London. Also depends on age of kids.

IKEA Bristol 😂

Wookey Hole is really not worth the money. Tyntesfield or Montacute are both great if you like NT properties. Alternatively, shopping at Cribb’s Causeway (just outside Bristol)? There’s also a bowling alley, cinema, various restaurants etc there.
Exeter’s also nice for a mooch about.

I'd plan for two stops on a journey that long.

I'd also just stop for the loo, stretch of legs and food or drink. Not stop and spend hours at an attraction or wandering around a city as presumably you want to reach your destination in one day?

Dyrham Park? It' NT and off the M4 - it has a cafe at the bottom and a bus back if you can't face walking up!

We’ve stopped at Stonehenge when going M4/M5 route but have also gone the south route and stopped at Salisbury once and Winchester another time. We were going to do either Wookey or Cheddar Gorge when we went this Easter but the weather was so bad we didn’t stop except for fuel and loo breaks!

If the weather isn’t too bad the Hawk Conservancy

I was going to say Haynes Motor Museum or the Fleet Air Arm, especially if it's tipping it down. Stonehenge you can see from the road 😁

It's ok we go every year so very used to the journey, just looking to break it up with somewhere different this year.

I agree that Stonehenge is only worth a look from the road. The Fleet Air Arm Museum is brilliant, both boys enjoyed it so much when we visited.