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Recommended Towns & Villages near Curry Rivel

Langport

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (5.7 miles, 9.2 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...

Higher Maunsell

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction NW)

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...

Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

Donyatt Halt

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction NE)

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Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (15.9 miles, 25.5 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..

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

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Market day in Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction NE)

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

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction E)

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...

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (16.3 miles, 26.3 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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction E)

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

Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

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Crossing by the Brush Works

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction S)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon...

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 (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

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...

A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

Charming village in the Devonshire countryside with a wonderful old thatched pub serving excellent food and a fantastic church. Well worth a look..

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction N)

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

Charmouth, Dorset

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (19.8 miles, 31.8 km, direction S)

This pretty resort grew up in a gap of cliffs overlooking picturesque Lyme Bay. In the days prior to the motor car it was a fashionable coaching stop. One illustrious visitor of.....

A picture of Bridport

Bridport (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction S)

Bridport can be classed as having everything to please the holiday maker, it has a strong nautical atmosphere born of its long association with the sea, and its history as a flourishing rope making town during the great age of sailing ships...

Sunset

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction S)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth...

Recommended attractions near Curry Rivel

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 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.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.6 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.....

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction E)

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)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

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Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction NE)

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)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction NE)

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)

(11.2 miles, 18.1 km, direction NE)

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

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction S)

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction NE)

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)

(16.3 miles, 26.1 km, direction NE)

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

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction E)

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

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction E)

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

Field with Black Down Hills, Devon

Black Down Hills (8 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

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Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NW)

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

Loughwood Meeting House, Dalwood, Near Axminster, Devon. Owned by the National Trust

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

17th-century thatched Baptist meeting house, constructed approx 1653...

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction N)

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


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