St Mary’s in the village of Stogumber is around 600 years old with a tower built in the 14th Century. The 18th Century chandelier was...

Combe Sydenham Country Park has connections with Sir Francis Drake; his second wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter and heiress of Sir George Sydenham who owed...

An extremely rare find in All Saints Church in Monksilver is an Easter sepulchre. Resembling a tomb is no doubt how it came to be...

Parts of St John’s Church are 13th Century, including the unusually squat tower and the North aisle arcade. Some of the floor tiles under the...

Restored in the 1800s, the church of St George in the village of Bicknoller sits in a peaceful setting. The oldest parts of the building...

The museum relating to the County of Somerset has a huge variety of things on show. As well as coins, costumes, dolls and other toys,...

In the courtyard near Taunton Castle and the Somerset County Museum is a detached 16th Century almshouse. Quite often throughout the year, one of the...

The Church House, close to the parish church, is thought to be the oldest of its kind in England still used for its original purpose....

Possibly the only church in the country with this dedication, the Church of the Holy Ghost dates from 1226. Look for the Green Man carved...

Take the west road out of Crowcombe village and you’ll come upon the 14th Century market cross situated near the entrance to Crowcombe Court and...

The Bakelite Museum in Williton is tucked away in a historic watermill and is home to the largest collection of vintage plastics in Britain. You’ll...

Gaulden Manor is set in the valley between the Brendon and the Quantock Hills and was built in the 16th Century. The gardens – open...

Built in 1856, St Etheldreda’s Church in West Quantoxhead replaced an earlier, medieval one. The architect, John Norton, chose the late 13th Century Geometric style...

Torre Cider Farm offers a tour around the site to watch the traditional way cider is made, including a walk through the apple orchard and...

Cleeve Abbey in Washford, founded between 1186 and 1191 by William de Roumare, grandson of the Earl of Lincoln, was once inhabited by monks of...

The Jubilee Geological Wall was built by volunteers from a local centre which caters for adults with learning disabilities, under the guidance of Dr Eric...

St Decuman’s Church, which is mainly Perpendicular, was built up from the original 13th Century structure. A niche in the battlemented tower contains a figure...

St Decuman’s Holy Well is situated down the lane from the parish church in Watchet. A little way from the town centre, the well was...

There has been a port at Watchet for over a thousand years and the harbour was still used by commercial boats until 2000. It has...

Watchet Boat Museum focuses on the town’s maritime history and is housed in what used to be a West Somerset Railway goods shed. On display...