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Recommended Towns & Villages near Burnham-on-Sea

The marina

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction S)

Bridgwater emerged from a village of the Middle Ages to become a prosperous river-port. Later, it became known as the place where Monmouth proclaimed himself King...

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)

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

Holford, Quantock Hills

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SW)

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...

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction E)

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Glastonbury High Street

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SE)

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.....

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction E)

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

City of Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)

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

Langport in Somerset. All Saints church on the hill overlooking the town

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

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

Blue Anchor, Somerset

Blue Anchor (23 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.9 miles, 28.9 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.....

Cardiff city hall fronted by its lawn

Cardiff (154 Pictures)

in the county of Glamorgan (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NW)

Cardiff, vibrant capital city of Wales is located on the banks of the beautiful, meandering River Taff. It is an ancient city with an amazing history and strong maritime connections...

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (21.1 miles, 33.9 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...

St Michael's Church on North Hill, Minehead, Somerset

Minehead (148 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset (21.3 miles, 34.3 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.....

Looking down to the road.

Bristol (311 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction NE)

Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame..

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (28.1 miles, 45.2 km, direction SE)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (29.0 miles, 46.7 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...

Recommended attractions near Burnham-on-Sea

Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction N)

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A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)

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

Quantock Hills

Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 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.....

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SW)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SE)

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

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction E)

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

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

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

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SE)

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

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.9 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.....

The beach at Barry Island, South Wales, seen in 2001.

Barry Island Pleasure Park (7 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction NW)

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Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)

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

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (9 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction NW)

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Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle (36 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NW)

Resting two miles up the River Taff from the Severn estuary, the majestic sight of Cardiff Castle gives little hint of its.....

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 31.9 km, direction SE)

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

Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.1 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.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction S)

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

View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction NE)

Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(21.8 miles, 35.0 km, direction S)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(22.0 miles, 35.4 km, direction SE)

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


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