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

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction S)

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...

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (6.4 miles, 10.3 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.....

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction N)

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The Bishop's Palace, Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (11.3 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

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

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction SE)

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

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction N)

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...

Alms Houses, Sherborne

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (12.1 miles, 19.5 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...

The marina

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (12.8 miles, 20.6 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...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (14.2 miles, 22.9 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..

Cheddar gorge from Jacob's Ladder. Cheddar, Somerset

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction N)

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

Bumble on Common Cat's Ear.

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SW)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Netherbury

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction S)

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Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction E)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

A panoramic view of Pilsdon Pen.

Pilsdon (8 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction S)

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Minterne House and Gardens

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction SE)

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Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction E)

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Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (20.5 miles, 32.9 km, direction SE)

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

The Sydling Valley, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (20.5 miles, 33.0 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...

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (20.8 miles, 33.4 km, direction SE)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Recommended attractions near Somerton

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SE)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 9.9 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)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 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)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction N)

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

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)

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

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.8 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.....

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

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

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 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)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction SE)

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

Amur leopard

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

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 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.....

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

Forde Abbey (12 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction SW)

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Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)

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

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction E)

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

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction NE)

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

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 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.....

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

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction W)

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


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