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About Timberscombe

The village of Timberscombe in Somerset is situated on the River Avill and takes its name from the wooded valley surrounding it. Timberscombe is situated within the Exmoor National Park, 2.5 miles south west of Dunster and 5.5 miles south of Minehead.
The population at the time of the last census, in 2001, was 476.
The village amenities include Timberscombe First School and Pre-School, a large Play Area, a thriving Village Hall, The Lion Inn, a Post Office, a Methodist Chapel and St Petrock's Anglican Church.

Timberscombe has many attractions including an Iron Age Fort, the lost village of Clicket and Cowbridge Sawmill, which has been restored as a working vintage sawmill . The village is a popular tourist area and provides ample bed and breakfast accommodation and holiday lets. The beautiful countryside makes it particularly popular with walkers, horse riders and cyclists.
Farming is an important part of its economy and the many farmsteads surrounding the village all lend to its lovely surroundings. There is a diversity of products and resources provided by parishioners who run their own businesses.

To find out more about Timberscombe go to the village website at www.timberscombevillage.com

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One of the many eateries along the main street.

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(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction N of Timberscombe)

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Selworthy Green (30 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NW of Timberscombe)

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Porlock (52 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction NW of Timberscombe)

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

Winsford (3 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SW of Timberscombe)

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Holford (4 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction E of Timberscombe)

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Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction E)

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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Exmoor National Park (107 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction W)

A castle perched high above the sea dominates the north-eastern corner of Exmoor. For hundreds of years Dunster Castle has stood.....

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SW)

A Prehistoric bridge dating from 1000 BC. The bridge crosses the river Barle with some of its stones weighing 5 tonnes, and said.....

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Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

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Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction E)

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(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction W)

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