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The Laxey train en route to Snaefell

Laxey

in the county of Isle of Man

Pictures of Kilve

in the county of Somerset

About Kilve

The coastal village of Kilve sits below the lush landscape of the Quantock Hills. It is an area of crumbling cliffs and vast mud flats where sea-birds congregate. The springy turf above the cliffs forms part of the West Somerset Coastal Path joining Kilve to Minehead. From the path walkers enjoy good views of Kilve Beach, the sea beyond and rolling Somerset countryside.

The village has a threadwork of delightful lanes studded with attractive cottages and houses, amongst these is The Hood Arms, a 17th-century coaching inn which still retains many historical features and exhudes the atmosphere of a by-gone age.

The region is much enjoyed by walkers and nature lovers, the cliffs conceal rare plants and wildlife whilst a little inland there is an intricate network of canalised rivers, streams and ditches, and drained areas reclaimed from the sea.

Kilve is within easy reach of Bridgewater, a flourishing town that in the 18th-century was a busy port.

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Holford, Quantock Hills

Holford (4 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km of Kilve)

Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast...

Minehead, Somerset

Minehead (148 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W of Kilve)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.....

Selworthy

Selworthy Green (30 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W of Kilve)

Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside...

A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

Winsford (3 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction W of Kilve)

One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book..

Porlock.

Porlock (52 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Somerset

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction W of Kilve)

Once, long before the 11th-century when the sea receded the village of Porlock was a Port....

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Quantock Hills

Quantock Hills (216 Pictures)

(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction W)

This beautiful range of hills is a part of England where stags and deer can still be seen roaming freely. In many ways the.....

Halsway Manor Children's Festival

Halsway Manor (4 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SW)

Halsway Manor is unique residential Folk Centre set on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset. Set in.....

Dunster - Village & Castle (1) - June 2003

Dunster Castle & Garden (46 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

The high walls of Dunster Castle look down over the quaint village of Dunster from its imperious setting atop of a classically.....

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

The turbulent past of historic Taunton Castle, is masked by its transformation into a luxurious comfortable hotel with an award.....

Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction NE)

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Snowdrops at Otterhead. The Blackdown hills in the county of Somerset, England

The Blackdown Hills (21 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction S)

Fascinating scenic area where you can enjoy an extraordinary variety of scenery ranging from tiny coppices to vast woodlands, all.....

Tarr Steps, Dulverton, Somerset, dating from 1000 BC

Tarr Steps (9 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction W)

A Prehistoric bridge dating from 1000 BC. The bridge crosses the river Barle with some of its stones weighing 5 tonnes, and said.....


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