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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bridgwater

A sign post in the village of Holford on the edge of the Quantock hills in somerset

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast...

Langport

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

This old town cradled at the heart of the Somerset Levels, sits bounded by the soft rolling Somerset countryside...

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)

This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.....

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction NE)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...

The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

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Market cross, Martock, Somerset. Erected in 1741

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction SE)

The interior of Martock's Ham-stone church is perhaps the grandest in all Somerset, the startling effect of the golden stone against the most lavishly decorated of the county's great tie-beam roofs is simply overwhelming...

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction NE)

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...

Wells, Somerset

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...

Blue Anchor, Somerset

Blue Anchor (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction W)

Blue Anchor in Somerset is a village dominated by the bay in which it is named after, and by the Hoburn Holiday Park, a quiet well kept park for holiday makers that sits just.....

Frost

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Minehead Station.

Minehead (148 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (21.4 miles, 34.5 km, direction W)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.....

Broadhembury Post Office and Village Store, Devon

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SW)

Broadhembury is an idyllic village which is an oasis of calm and beauty lying at the edge of the Blackdown Hills...

Sherborne Castle across lake

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (24.7 miles, 39.7 km, direction SE)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (25.1 miles, 40.4 km, direction SE)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Recommended attractions near Bridgwater

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SW)

The turbulent past of historic Taunton Castle, is masked by its transformation into a luxurious comfortable hotel with an award.....

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)

Halsway Manor is unique residential Folk Centre set on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset. Set in.....

Quantock Hills

Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction W)

This beautiful range of hills is a part of England where stags and deer can still be seen roaming freely. In many ways the.....

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction E)

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction E)

There are many associations with Chalice Well covering countless centuries; it is a timeless and sacred place, full of legend,.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction SE)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction E)

Swirling mists rise over the Somerset Levels, where approaching the town of Glastonbury, suddenly above the mist you catch a.....

Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction NE)

The mile or so of pale-grey limestone cliffs rising above the winding road through Cheddar is awesome in its untamed beauty, it.....

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

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Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction NE)

These dazzling show caves offer a glittering experience in floodlit chambers deep underground. This is the spiritual home of the.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction E)

Wells Cathedral is the most perfect example of an ecclesiastical city from the days when the order of life was God, King and.....

Reflection of the Gatehouse in the moat. The Bishops Palace, Wells.

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

The Bishop's Palace in the enchanting tiny cathedral city of Wells where there is a predominance of beautiful buildings, is.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SE)

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction SW)

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Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SE)

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

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Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction W)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction S)

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