River Cary
Bridgewater Bruton •
Barwick & Stoford Where there is Barwick House with strange follies, plus Jack the Treacle Eater and the Fish Tower, arranged at the four points of the compass.
Wambrook, Whitestaunton &
Combe St Nicholas Neighbours to the Blackdown Hills AONB, with Buckland St Mary and the Neroche Forest.
Chiselborough & the Chinnocks Both are picturesque Ham Stone villages. East Chinnock church is famous for its windows, made by German prisoners. Bridge Farm Cider is nearby, and on the outskirts of the village is West Coker Fen, a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
Crewkerne Tere is something of interest for all, with the fine old buildings, a magnificent 15th century church, a Heritage Centre, art galleries, bookshops and antiques. You can swim at the Crewkerne Aqua Centre or visit the lovely Bincombe Beeches nature trail.
Dowlish Wake Te home of Perry’s Cider Mills and Rural Museum, John Hanning Speke’ s (discoverer of the source of the River Nile) burial site and also a pottery and craft shop.
East Coker Boasts picturesque 16th and17th century houses, historic Coker Court and the birthplace of William Dampier, the first Englishman to set foot in Australia. Te resting place of T.S. Elliot can also be visited and within walking distance is the Sutton Bingham reservoir, beyond which is the Pen Wood nature trail.
Wellington
Whitestaunton •
Hinton St George A beautiful Ham Stone village with cottages dating from the 14th century, where Henry Fowler lived while compiling the Oxford English Dictionary. When in need of food or a room, Patrick and Claire at the Helyar Arms offer all the comforts of home.
Martock Home to the Martock Gallery, the 13th century church, with one of the finest carved tie beam roofs in Somerset, and the Town Tree Nature Gardens.
Lopen Site of ‘Te Lopen Roman Mosaic’ discovery, a replica panel of part of the mosaic is on view at the parish church along with information about the find.
•Combe ST Nicholas •Illminster
Chard •Winsham
•Dowlish Wake •Barrington
South Petherton •
•Brewham •Hardway
•Castle Cary •North Cadbury Taunton •Langport •Ilchester •Martock Chiselborough • •Lopen Crewkerne
•Barwick & Stoford
•Tintinhull •Montacute
•Yeovilton •Sparkford
•South Cadbury
•Marston Magna
Milborne Port
• Henstridge •
Wincannton •
Shepton Beauchamp An attractive place to visit with a summer ‘maze of maize’, and home to the Dennis China Works.
Montacute Home to Montacute House, a beautiful late Elizabethan mansion with impressive garden.
South Petherton Known for a church with an octagonal central tower housing twelve bells, and the David Hall Arts Centre.
The Hamdons
Tese villages contain the Hamdon Priory and Ham Hill, the starting point of Te Liberty Trail and part of a four acre park.
Tintinhull Boasts a National Trust Manor House and garden designed by Phyllis Reiss.
Winsham
Close to the Cistercian monastery with extensive gardens, and Forde Abbey, where there is a little church and fruit farm.
BLACKMORE VALE & CAMELOT COUNTRY
Templecombe Te church of St Mary at Abbas has a medieval portrait of Christ, closely resembling the face on the Turin Shroud.
Brewham, Border & Hardway Tese hamlets are in a wooded river valley, with Kingsettle Hill and the 164 feet Alfred’s Tower at the starting point of the Leland Trail.
Henstridge Here Sir Walter Raleigh reputedly first smoked tobacco at the aptly named Virginia Ash Inn.
Marston Magna Te local church has traces of Saxon herringbone work and a Norman font.
Milborne Port When it had its own mint this was one of the most important towns in Somerset. Attractive local old buildings include the market hall, Guildhall, the church and Fives wall.
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Stowell & Charlton Horethorne Tese villages nestle in undulating countryside.
North Cadbury Home to stone cottages, the handsome Elizabethan Cadbury Court and a fine collegiate church, built in 1470 with bench-end carvings from 1538.
South Cadbury
Tis small village sits at the foot of Cadbury Castle, reputedly King Arthur’s Camelot; legend is that on midsummer’s eve Arthur and his knights are visible.
Sutton Montis, Compton
Pauncefoot & Blackford Tese delightful villages all have historic churches.
Pen Selwood A well wooded parish bordering Dorset and Wiltshire, with lanes and paths leading to the Stourhead estate.
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Queen Camel An attractive village with Blue Lias stone and thatched buildings, plus a church tower containing the heaviest peal of six bells in the World.
West Camel Te cruciform church here dates mostly from 15th century and there is a Norman font.
Wincanton Impressive to visit, with its interesting Museum, busy country market, elegant Georgian houses, coaching inns, and the Discworld Emporium, stocking all of the late T. Pratchet works. For the sports minded there is Wincanton Races, racquet sports, the sports centre’s pool (open to visitors), 9 and 18 hole golf courses and fishing in lakes and rivers. If you are a keen
cyclist, you can explore the South Somerset countryside, and it is just a short drive to the Moldrams Nature Reserve.
Bayford, Stoke Trister & Cucklington
Delightful parish villages, each with incredible panoramic views.
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