Obviously the performance of a solar thermal system will vary depending on the location of the home, the insulation of the property, and your own hot water requirements. Solar thermal panels are capable of providing all of your hot water requirements from April to September. They will still make a contribution to your hot water needs for the rest of the year, but in general you will need a backup system to further heat the water in the colder months.
Badminton
Badminton (population 271) is a village and also civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It includes Great Badminton and Little Badminton. In 1612 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, purchased from Nicholas Boteler his manors of Great as well as Little Badminton, called Madmintune in the Domesday Book while one century earlier the name Badimyncgtun was recorded, held by that household since 1275. The town houses the Fight it out of Beaufort's home, Badminton House, which has been the major seat of the Somerset family since the late 17th century. Badminton House additionally provides its name to the sporting activity of badminton. The village is renowned for its steed trials, which happen in very early May every year in the grounds of Badminton House.