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About Somerset

The County of Somerset can be located in the South-West of England. Somerset boasts some beautiful market towns and villages. Taunton, the county town offers both beautiful countryside and excellent shopping and leisure facilities and is known to hold one of the largest cattle markets in the country. The small yet thriving market town of Glastonbury, famous for its annual pop festival - 'Glastonbury Festival' has a wide range of facilities and attractions including the remains of one of the greatest Abbeys in England, Glastonbury Abbey is set in 37 acres of beautiful parkland. The very unique 'Cheddar gorge', britains largest gorge, is steeped in fascinating historical and archeological
facts such as the discovery of a 9000 year old skeleton, Britain's oldest complete skeleton. Minehead, Somerset's largest seaside resort is set on the edge of Exmoor National Park and is a perfect place to visit for traditional seaside family fun. Somerset is also home to the smallest city in England - Wells, which has one of the most beautiful cathedrals in England.
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Bath
Welcome to Bath - A city famous for it's fascinating history, it's beautiful Georgian architecture and it's Roman remains. The...
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Bristol
Bristol Zoo is not this great city's only claim to fame, although it is today an immensely popular tourist attraction for people...
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Cheddar
Each year, thousands of visitors are drawn to Chedder and the wild beauty of the magnificent hills through which this famous...
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Ilminster
Charmingly set in the favoured Somerset countryside is the pleasant little town of Ilminster. The town has a fine parish church...
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Luccombe
There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe with its wealth of attractive cream-washed,...
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Oare
When I first chanced upon this little village it was snow covered and the grey clouds above were closing fast on the weak winter...
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Selworthy Green
Blessed with a wealth of superb thatched cottages and a beautiful old church, Selworthy Green is the very epitome of an English...
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Winsford
One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book
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Withypool
R.D.Blackmore wrote part of Lorna Doone in the bar of the Royal Oak in Withypool and the famous artist Alfred Munnings had a...
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Wookey
Wookey is a village lying some two miles to the west of Wells, at the foot of the Mendip Hills. It is a pleasant resort village...
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