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Recommended Towns & Villages near Castle Cary

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S)

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

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction E)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Exterior of Sherbourne Abbey

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction S)

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...

Glastonbury Hill and Tor

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)

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.....

Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NW)

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

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NW)

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Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW)

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

Market cross, Martock, Somerset. Erected in 1741

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction SW)

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...

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

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)

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

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SE)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction S)

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

Shearwater Lake near Warminster

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

A Dorset Garden, Shillingstone.

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

jacobs ladder view, Cheddar

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction NW)

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

Minterne House and Gardens

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction S)

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Place Farm, Tisbury

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction E)

Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere...

Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction S)

Famous for its huge chalk 'rude' giant, Cerne Abbas is a lovely ancient village in Dorset...

Recommended attractions near Castle Cary

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

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

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction E)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NW)

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

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.4 km, direction NW)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NW)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction S)

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NW)

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

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

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

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction NW)

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

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SW)

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

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction NE)

In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction S)

This magnificent figure cut into the turf of a chalk hillside is best viewed from the north of the village. He is known as "The.....

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction NE)

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Prior Park, Bath 2005

Prior Park (18 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.9 km, direction N)

Capability Brown had a hand in establishing the stunning landscape of Prior Park. His services, together with the advice of.....


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