Babcary is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Babcary

There are great places to visit near Babcary 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.

The area around Babcary features a number of interesting cities including Bath, and Wells.

Babcary's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

There are a several good towns in the Babcary area like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Ancient Sites to visit near Babcary include Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

The area close to Babcary boasts some of the best hills including Glastonbury Tor.

Glastonbury Abbey is a great place to visit close to Babcary if you like ruins.

Don't miss Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross's historic monuments if visiting the area around Babcary.

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Babcary.

There are a several good villages in the Babcary area like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

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

There are a several good beaches in the area around Babcary like Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Islands to visit near Babcary include Knightstone Island.

River Axe is one of Babcary's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Babcary.

Cheddar Gorge is one of Babcary's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Babcary.

There are a number of caves near Babcary including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Babcary History

There are some historic monuments around Babcary:

• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Ponter's Ball linear earthwork
• Moated site at Hinton Farm
• Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
• The Tribunal
• Linear earthwork in Butleigh Wood
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm
• Glastonbury Abbey
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor
• Pill Bridge
• Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• Roman villa at Lufton
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Bineham City deserted village
• Ilchester Roman town
• Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
• West Mudford medieval settlement, 500m south west of West Mudford Farm