Venues
MONKS YARD
Monks Yard has been the home of Ilminster Literary Festival since its inception in 2016. It offers conferencing and events facilities, business spaces, a photography venue, and a local café, with on-site parking. Accessibility: the Festival conference and events rooms on the first floor are accessible by lift; there is disabled WC provision on the ground floor and disabled parking is available close by with level access to the venue.
Directions to Monks Yard: from the roundabout junction between the A358 (from Taunton) and the A303, take the exit by the Little Chef/Shell petrol station, signposted to Chard. After 600 yards, take the right-hand turn at the bend in the road and the Monks Yard complex is clearly visible on the left.
The café at Monks Yard provides light meals, home baking and hot and cold drinks. As there is likely to be some pressure on the kitchen at busy lunchtimes, why not pre-order your food before attending one of the Festival events?
ADDRESS:
Monks Yard, Horton Cross, Ilminster TA19 9PY
Telephone: 01460 200020
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FACILITIES
– Disabled access
– Onsite Parking
– Café
ARTS CENTRE
ILMINSTER ARTS CENTRE is a thriving arts hub located in the centre of Ilminster in a converted chapel. It is a live music venue featuring regular jazz, classical, vocal,and tribute band performances. Art classes are also offered which include painting, calligraphy, lino cutting and glass fusion. There is also a gift shop selling art and craft items by local makers, an art gallery, and café. Accessibility: there is on-site parking and there is level access to the venue. Ramped access to a disabled WC is provided on the ground floor. The gift shop, first floor gallery and café are not wheelchair accessible.
ADDRESS:
The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster,
Somerset TA19 0AN
Telephone: 01460 54973
What3words: ///sped.lecturers.extension
FACILITIES
– Small Amount of parking
– Disabled access