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Recommended towns & villages near Quantock Hills

St Etheldreda or St Audries Church, West Quantoxhead

West Quantoxhead

(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)

The parish of West Quantoxhead lies on the northern slopes of the Quantock Hills, approximately ¾ mile from the Bristol Channel. It sits on the A39 road from Bridgwater to.....

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Holford, Quantock Hills

Holford

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction E)

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...

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Blue Anchor, Somerset

Blue Anchor

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)

Blue Anchor in Somerset is a village dominated by the bay in which it is named after, and by the Hoburn Holiday Park, a quiet well kept park for holiday makers that sits just.....

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Pooltown near Kingsbridge, Somerset

Pooltown

(9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

A small hamlet near Luxborough, Somerset. The name 'Pooltown' comes from the large number of pools found there along the Washford River...

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Minehead

Minehead

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.....

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The marina

Bridgwater

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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...

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Burnham beach.

Burnham-on-Sea

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction E)

This invigorating Somerset coastal resort offers visitors a variety of experiences. It has a rich expanse of sand covering almost seven miles of coast, making it an idyllic resort for families with children...

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Selworthy

Selworthy Green

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction W)

Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside...

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Luccombe village, Somerset

Luccombe

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe....

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A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

Winsford

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction W)

One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book..

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Recommended attractions near Quantock Hills

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction S)

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

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Bakerlite Museum Williton, Somerset

Bakelite Museum

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction W)

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Coleridge Cottage, Nether Stowey

Coleridge Cottage

(4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE)

Home of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge...

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Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

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Dunster Watermill

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

Fully restored 18th century working watermill...

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Twisted roots

Fyne Court

(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)

Nature reserve and visitor centre. Headquarters of the Somerset Wildlife Trust...

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Bishops Lydeard Station.

West Somerset Railway

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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Burnham-on-Sea Lighthouse

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NE)

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Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)

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

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The beach at Barry Island, South Wales, seen in 2001.

Barry Island Pleasure Park

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction N)

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