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About Ilminster

Charmingly set in the favoured Somerset countryside is the pleasant little town of Ilminster. The town has a fine parish church that houses many treasures, it also contains the tomb of the family that gave their name to Wadham College, Oxford. The church has a Perpendicular tower and is well worth a visit. Another building worth seeing is the old grammar school, now a school for girls, and dates from 1586. The town has several other interesting buildings and offers a nice variety of shops for the visitor to explore.

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A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NE of Ilminster)

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...

Axminster, Devon

Axminster (43 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S of Ilminster)

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

East beach, Charmouth, Dorset

Charmouth (102 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction S of Ilminster)

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.....

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction E of Ilminster)

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

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis (276 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction S of Ilminster)

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...

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Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction NE)

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

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction S)

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Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction E)

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

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction W)

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

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

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.4 km, direction NE)

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


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