Bristol Airport 36 min
Glastonbury Tor (19 min) Church ruins & sweeping area views are the highlights at this lush, terraced hilltop. Wells Cathedral (7 min) 12th-century building with 300 sculptures on the West Front, a clock made in 1390 and regular tours. Ebbor Gorge National Nature Reserve (15 min) Nature preserve featuring a limestone gorge, caves & trails, plus Neolithic & Bronze Age remains. Bishop's Palace (10 min) 13th-century palace with a moat and bell-ringing swans, plus 14 acres of gardens with well pools. Cheddar Gorge (26 min) Deep limestone ravine with hiking trails, viewpoints & underground stalactite/stalagmite caves. Chalice Well (16 min) Sacred well more than 2,000 years old, in gardens and orchards hosting events and retreats. Shepton Mallet Prison (6 min) Somerset Rural Life Museum (16 min) Timbered museum outlining rural lives since the 19th-century with an abbey barn built around 1370. Wookey Hole Caves (12 min) Extensive network of limestone caves to explore with an on-site paper mill and family attractions. Kilver Court (7 min) Glastonbury Abbey (16 min) Fabled remains of a wealthy monastery with links to King Arthur and Guinevere and a visitor centre. Chew Valley Lake (25 min) Scenic rural 1,200-acre reservoir & swan-watching & angling spot looped by a trails with a café. Nunney Castle (20 min) Picturesque ruins of a small 14th-century castle, with 4 round corner towers & a moat. Gough's Cave (27 min) Cave system stretching over 2km with exhibitions about their formation and historic inhabitants. Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (21 min) These notable limestone hills draw hikers & spelunkers with its many caves & ancient historic sites. |