Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Somerton Attractions

By Name - By Distance - By Type

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset

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

Information about Lytes Cary Manor | Pictures (42) | Add to favourites

Mapperton House & Gardens, Dorset

Mapperton House & Gardens, Dorset

One of the finest attractions in Dorset, Mapperton House & Gardens was 2020 winner of the Historic Houses ‘Garden of the.....

Information about Mapperton House & Gardens | Pictures (62) | Add to favourites

Mendip Hills, Somerset

Dramatic gorges, distinctive peaks and ancient woodland rising above the Somerset Levels...

Information about Mendip Hills | Add to favourites

Montacute House, Somerset

Montacute House, Somerset

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

Information about Montacute House | Pictures (68) | Add to favourites

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle, Somerset

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

Information about Nunney Castle | Pictures (8) | Add to favourites

Pilsdon Pen, Dorset

Pilsdon Pen, Dorset

Pilsdon Pen is a hill in the North end of the Marshwood Vale, Dorset, 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. It is topped by an ancient.....

Information about Pilsdon Pen | Pictures (5) | Add to favourites

Priest's House, Somerset

Late medieval hall house in a picturesque village, which was built by Muchelney Abbey in 1308 for the parish priest...

Information about Priest's House | Add to favourites

Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve, Somerset

Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve, Somerset

"Shapwick Heath NNR is a major wetland reserve forming a large part of the Avalon Marshes. It boasts a wide variety of habitats,.....

Information about Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve | Pictures (6) | Add to favourites

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

Sherborne Abbey, Dorset

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

Information about Sherborne Abbey | Pictures (7) | Add to favourites

Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Sherborne Castle, Dorset

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

Information about Sherborne Castle | Pictures (80) | Add to favourites

Stembridge Tower Mill, Somerset

Stembridge Tower Mill, Somerset

The last remaining thatched windmill in England, dating from 1822 and in use until 1910...

Information about Stembridge Tower Mill | Pictures (1) | Add to favourites

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory, Somerset

14th/15th-century farm buildings, formerly a priests' residence...

Information about Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory | Pictures (6) | Add to favourites

Stourhead, Wiltshire

Stourhead, Wiltshire

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

Information about Stourhead | Pictures (94) | Add to favourites

Taunton Castle, Somerset

Taunton Castle, Somerset

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

Information about Taunton Castle | Pictures (1) | Add to favourites

The Blackdown Hills, Somerset

The Blackdown Hills, Somerset

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

Information about The Blackdown Hills | Pictures (21) | Add to favourites

The Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset

The Chalice Well Gardens, Somerset

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

Information about The Chalice Well Gardens | Pictures (11) | Add to favourites