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Recommended Towns & Villages near Sparkford

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction SE)

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

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction S)

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...

A picture of Martock

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SW)

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 church and cross

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

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.....

Langport

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

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

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NE)

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...

Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Vicars' Close, Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

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

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction E)

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Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction NW)

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Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

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

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (13.9 miles, 22.3 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...

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction S)

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Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists...

Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

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

Cottage Gardens

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

Sydling church in Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset

Sydling St Nicholas (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

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...

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction E)

East Knoyle is situated where the Wiltshire countryside blends into Dorset. The landscape is quite stunning, it has a dramatically changing face of sweeping pastures and hillsides...

Netherbury Church of St Mary theVirgin

Netherbury (6 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction SW)

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Cheddar

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NW)

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

Recommended attractions near Sparkford

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SW)

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)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction W)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 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)

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction S)

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

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SW)

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

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NW)

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

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NE)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 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)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction N)

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

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 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.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction N)

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

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 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)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction S)

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.....

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NE)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

Amur leopard

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

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction NW)

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)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction SW)

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Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.8 km, direction SE)

Athelhampton House is a fine example of a 15th Century house nestling in deepest Dorset...


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