Meare Fish House (English Heritage)

The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbott of Glastonbury's water baliff, also used for fish-saliting and drying.
The fish house stood on the South West of Meare pool which had a circumference of five miles. Today only the faint outlines of the fish ponds remain around this building after the pool was drained in the late 16th Century.

Web Site

www.english-heritage.org.uk/visits

Pricing Information

Free - unmanned site

Opening Dates/Times

External access at any reasonable daylight hour. Key to the Fish House may be obtained from Manor Farm, near the church.

Additional Information

Families

There is no on-site parking nor toilet facilities. Nearest facilities are at The Peat Moors Centre, Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve.

Contact Details

Meare
Glastonbury
Somerset

How to Find Us

Situated on the B3151 in the village of Meare.

OS Grid Reference: ST 458 417

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