Attraction in Hartpury

Historic Hartpury and Bee Shelter
Hartpury Church
Hartpury
Gloucestershire

GL19 3DE
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Unique bee shelter.  Built to house straw bee skeps by Cotswold quarry master/stonemason Paul Tuffley in about 1840. The Tuffley family were leading stonemasons who supplied stone for the rebuilding of the houses of Parliament. Disabled Access: Easy access OpeningTimes: Always open

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