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Market cross, Martock, Somerset. Erected in 1741

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NW)

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...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (7.5 miles, 12.0 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..

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

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction NW)

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

Sherborne

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (8.7 miles, 14.0 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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E)

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

Netherbury Church of St Mary theVirgin

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction S)

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A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction SW)

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Donyatt Halt

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SW)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Minterne House and Gardens

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction SE)

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Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction N)

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.....

Sydling church in Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (13.8 miles, 22.2 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

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction SE)

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

Monument at Buckydoo square, Bridport, Dorset

Bridport (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (15.1 miles, 24.2 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...

Beach at Seatown, Dorset

Seatown (33 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction S)

Seatown is a small Hamlet along Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast and is popular with fossil hunters. It has a clean and quiet shingle beach (no dogs allowed) and is a good location.....

West Bay

West Bay (147 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

West Bay nestles at the western end of spectacular Chesil Beach whose billions of pebbles have been a constant source of fascination for centuries...

Charmouth in Dorset

Charmouth (102 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Dorset (16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction SW)

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.....

Crossing by the Brush Works

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction SW)

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

Burton Bradstock

Burton Bradstock (56 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

This in one of the most enchanting villages to be found along the sweeping Dorset coast. It has gorgeous little lanes where there are eye catching thatched cottages with walls.....

Higher Maunsell

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (17.7 miles, 28.4 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...

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction E)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Recommended attractions near Montacute

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

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

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)

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

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 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......

Amur leopard

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

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)

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Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)

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)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)

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)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

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

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

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.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)

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

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction W)

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

The Nine Stones, Stone Circle in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset

The Nine Stones (1 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction S)

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction N)

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

Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum (2 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

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A view of the Marine Aquarium on the old Cobb with Lyme regis, Dorset, in the background.

Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

Where better to see and learn about the creatures of the deep than in an aquarium suite set tantalizingly beside the sea. Well,.....

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

Loughwood Meeting House (13 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction SW)

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

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction N)

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


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