All Places in Somerset

Clevedon Bay beach is a sand, pebble and rocky beach to the side of Clevedon pier. Facilities include parking, promenade, pier, shops, cafe, pubs. Read more…

Combe Sydenham is a 15th century manor house and Grade I listed building. Combe Sydenham Hall was the home of the Sydenham family from the fourteen hundreds to the mid 18th century. In 1585, Francis Drake married Elizabeth Sydenham, the only child of Sir George Sydenham, who was the High Sheriff of Somerset. Drake and Elizabeth Sydenham were to be Read more…

Fyne Court is a National Trust owned nature reserve and visitor centre set in parkland which was originally the pleasure grounds of a large house belonging to pioneer 19th-century electrician, Andrew Crosse. The house burnt down in 1898. Much of the landscaping, including an arboretum created in 1780, has become overgrown and now provides varied habitats including broadleaved woodland, ponds Read more…

Glastonbury Tor dominates the surrounding countryside. The hill is 158m (518ft) above the surrounding flat land and on a clear day, you can get tremendous 360-degree views over the counties of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. At the hill’s summit, excavations have revealed the plans of two superimposed churches of St Michael, of which only a 15th-century tower remains today. There Read more…

The Holburne Museum of Art is an art collection situated in Sydney Gardens in central Bath, Somerset. Housed in a grade I listed building designed by Charles Harcourt Masters, the museum showcases a large collection of 18th century portraits from English artists, including Gainsborough, Turner and Stubbs. The collection was originally started by Sir William Holburne in the late 19th Read more…

Dyrham Park, late 17th-century mansion, garden and deer park. Managed by the National Trust. Read more…

Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier on the English side of the Severn Estuary. The landing stage at the end of the pier is occasionally used by ships and is a popular spot for angling. There is a cafe at the pierhead, and a souvenir shop at the toll house. Clevedon Pier was opened on 29 March 1869, partially constructed Read more…

Burnham pier in Burnham-On-Sea Pier is one of the UK’s oldest illuminated seaside piers, built between 1911-1914. It is Britain’s shortest pier and could better be described as an Edwardian pavilion on concrete piles, although the claim can be outdone by Weymouth’s bandstand pier that was shortened rather than purposely build short. The pier sits in the centre of the Read more…

Greenaleigh Sand beach is sandy beach with a pebble bank at high tide mark and backed by wooded hills. The beach is accessible only on foot and is 1½ miles along the coast path from Minehead. The beach has no facilities and as you need to walk means it is usually deserted. Read more…