Binegar

SOMERSET OPEN STUDIOS – Annually in September

August 15, 2019

Somerset Open Studios returns! It’s the opportunity for SAW Artist Members to open their studio doors to allow a glimpse into often-private spaces and workshops, alongside pop up venues, where audiences can meet the artist, see work in progress and visit the creative source. Somerset Art Weeks alternates each autumn between Open Studios and Exhibitions + Events. After the…

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Autumn Festivals 2025 in Wells in Somerset

July 30, 2019

Somerset is home to an amazingly wide selection of festivals. These range across art, media, literature, live comedy, food and film. The magnificent historic city of Wells is host to a number of these. I particularly want to draw your attention to two outstanding autumn festivals; the Wells Food Festival and the Wells Festival of…

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Wells in Somerset – England’s Smallest City

June 13, 2019

A visit to Wells during your holiday in the Beanacre Barn should be at the top of your list! The cathedral city of Wells, England’s smallest city is a historical gem! With a population at the last count of just over 10,000, Wells is the smallest city in England. Roman & Medieval City The city…

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Somerset – A wealth of National Trust!

April 5, 2019

Seeing this beautiful image of the bluebells on Brean Down reminded me of the great number and diversity of fascinating National Trust properties within easy reach of the Beanacre Barn here in Binegar, Somerset. As you can see from the map on this linked page, these include the house and majestic gardens at Stourhead, home…

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A Brief History of Binegar in Somerset

December 31, 2018

As this is the first post in the Beanacre Blog I thought it might be appropriate to provide a brief history of our village of Binegar Medieval Village The early name of the village was Begenhangra, in a charter of 1065, which probably meant the “slope where beans are grown”. We adopted the early meaning…

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