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A Red Admiral

Whaley Bridge in the county of Derbyshire

Minterne House and Gardens

Minterne Magna in the county of Dorset

Recommended Towns & Villages near High Ham

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

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction S)

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 (6.6 miles, 10.6 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.....

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction S)

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 (8.7 miles, 14.1 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...

The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NE)

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The Bishops Palace

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (12.0 miles, 19.4 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...

jacobs ladder view, Cheddar

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction N)

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

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SE)

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

Frost

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.0 miles, 25.8 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...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.3 miles, 27.9 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..

Thatched houses in the village of Holford on the edge of the Quantock hills, Somerset

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (17.7 miles, 28.5 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...

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (19.6 miles, 31.6 km, direction S)

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Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

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

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Crossing by the Brush Works

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (21.7 miles, 34.9 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 picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (21.9 miles, 35.2 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..

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (22.1 miles, 35.6 km, direction SE)

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The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SE)

This is a particularly scenic village lying deep in a chalk-stream valley between open downs. Every approach to it is beautiful, whether crossing the hills from Cerne Abbas or Maiden Newton, or coming up the waters of the River Cerne between meadows flooded with spring lambs and ponies...

Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (23.9 miles, 38.4 km, direction SE)

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

Recommended attractions near High Ham

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 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)

(6.7 miles, 10.9 km, direction NE)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SE)

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

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)

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

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 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.....

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SE)

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

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 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.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 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)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 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)

(12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NE)

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

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 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.....

Amur leopard

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

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction S)

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Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SE)

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)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

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

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction S)

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 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)

(19.7 miles, 31.8 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.....

Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction N)

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