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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wincanton

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (5.4 miles, 8.8 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...

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction E)

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Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SW)

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 (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

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...

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)

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

Sturminster Newton in Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

East Knoyle Mill, East Knoyle, Wiltshire.

East Knoyle (9 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 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...

Stour Valley Autumn, Shillingstone.

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

Lakeside Slopes

Warminster (117 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)

This is a former wool and corn town with a fascinating history stretching back to Saxon times. It sits comfortably beneath the chalk downland of the Salisbury Plain at the head of the beautiful Wyle Valley...

The Bishop's Palace, Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)

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

Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury (103 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (14.6 miles, 23.5 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.....

Tucking Mill

Tisbury (98 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction E)

Tisbury is a picturesque village set amidst delightful Wiltshire countryside where you will find friendly villagers and a calm, peaceful atmosphere...

Hardy's Dorset

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

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

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

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The Ring o Bells Pub, Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction NW)

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Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction NW)

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

Market cross, Martock, Somerset. Erected in 1741

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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...

Bryanston, Dorset. Bryanston School buildings and surrounding area - taken from a model helicopter.

Bryanston (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction SE)

The town was initially the town of Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John...

Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas (68 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction S)

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

Milton Abbas, Dorset.

Milton Abbas (50 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction S)

Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England...

Recommended attractions near Wincanton

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE)

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

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)

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)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW)

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

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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

On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction NE)

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

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

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

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction W)

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

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 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)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction NW)

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

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NW)

Wells Cathedral is the most perfect example of an ecclesiastical city from the days when the order of life was God, King and.....

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 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.....

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

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 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.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NW)

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

Cerne Giant in Cerne Abbas, Dorset.

Cerne Abbas Giant (2 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 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.....

Westbury White Horse

Bratton Camp & White Horse (4 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NE)

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Fovant Badges, Wiltshire.  - Taken from the air in July 2006

Fovant Badges (6 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction E)

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Farleigh Hungerford Castle (24 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction N)

In 1383, the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford had to be pardoned for building Farleigh Hungerford.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 33.0 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.....

Athelhampton House, Dorset

Athelhampton House (10 Pictures)

(21.4 miles, 34.5 km, direction S)

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


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