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Recommended Towns & Villages near Othery

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

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE)

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

Bridgwater

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (6.2 miles, 10.0 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 (8.5 miles, 13.7 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.....

The Parish Church at Martock, Somerset

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.1 miles, 14.6 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...

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.4 miles, 21.6 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...

Wells Cathedral

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (13.6 miles, 21.9 km, direction NE)

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

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction N)

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

Doe and fawn.

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Holford, Quantock Hills

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.1 miles, 24.4 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...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction SE)

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

Sherborne Castle across lake

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (18.5 miles, 29.7 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 (19.2 miles, 30.8 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 (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction S)

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St Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction S)

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A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (21.0 miles, 33.7 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..

Crossing by the Brush Works

Axminster (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Devon (21.2 miles, 34.1 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...

The Drewe Arms, Broadhembury

Broadhembury (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Devon (24.2 miles, 38.9 km, direction SW)

Broadhembury is an idyllic village which is an oasis of calm and beauty lying at the edge of the Blackdown Hills...

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (24.2 miles, 38.9 km, direction SE)

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The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (25.5 miles, 41.0 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...

Recommended attractions near Othery

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 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.....

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 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)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 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)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction E)

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

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW)

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

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 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.....

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SE)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 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.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NE)

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

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction NE)

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

Amur leopard

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

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 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.....

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 25.0 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)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

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

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction S)

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Quantock Hills

Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction NW)

This beautiful range of hills is a part of England where stags and deer can still be seen roaming freely. In many ways the.....

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 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)

(19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SE)

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)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction SW)

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