Alcombe is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Alcombe postcode: TA24 6BD

Retail in Alcombe

There are great places to visit near Alcombe including some great cities, historic buildings, towns, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, villages, airports, beaches, islands, rivers and streams, hiking areas and caves.

Bath, and Wells are great places to visit near Alcombe if you like cities.

The area around Alcombe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are some of Alcombe best towns to visit near Alcombe.

Alcombe's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

There are a number of hills near to Alcombe including Glastonbury Tor.

The area close to Alcombe boasts some of the best ruins including Glastonbury Abbey.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Alcombe area like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Alcombe's best nearby lakes can be found at Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

The area around Alcombe boasts some of the best villages including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is one of Alcombe's best, nearby airports to visit in Alcombe.

Alcombe is near some unmissable beaches like Weston-super-Mare Beach,

Knightstone Island is a great place to visit close to Alcombe if you like islands.

Places near Alcombe feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Axe.

The area around Alcombe's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

There are a several good caves in the Alcombe area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Alcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Alcombe:

• Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
• Holy well at St Pancras Chapel
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Katherine's Well
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Four medieval fish weirs 500m east of the Harbour
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Leather Barrow
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• St Leonard's Well
• The Yarn Market
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge
• Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Huish Champflower Barrow
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm
• Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• World War II pillbox at Vale House, 120m north east of Glasses Farm
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Ralegh's Cross
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet
• Bowl barrow 260m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Gallox Bridge
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church