Robin Hood's Hut is a small pavilion in the grounds of

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, Goathurst,

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, in the west of England. It was built between 1740 and 1760 by Sir Charles Kemeys-Tynte. It had three rooms: an earth-floored hermit's room, a kitchen and a "china room" used for dining. It is fronted by an umbrello which is open to the elements. When the

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started restoration work in 1997, with grants from

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and the Heritage Lottery, the structure had neither roof nor windows, had lost much of its plasterwork and its umbrello was almost gone. Robin Hood's Hut was commended in the Building Conservation category of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors awards 2005, and is a Grade II*

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. The building was acquired by the

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in 2002 and is available as a holiday let.{{cite web, url=https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/robin-hoods-hut-11228/?ZJjYEWg8T5Uilneb2kJmmS/wLBbpScPDodtIJb5iyBMCUg1+ilN6cWV+rns4LqPudWgiMmWb4TpkRqxpn0Wst81+2KAmydZUPzujEoF2OhqQ5Q77WSnMpO5fGrW0uzyInzuelT3FgviEVCQmrb4VkRcAN6a9AfluxkNYxibGAvc=#Overview, title=Robin Hood’s Hut, publisher=Landmark Trust, access-date=15 August 2021

References

External links

Robin Hood’s Hut at the Landmark Trust
Houses completed in 1760 Houses in Somerset Grade II* listed buildings in Sedgemoor Landmark Trust properties in England Grade II* listed houses in Somerset