Bruton is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Bruton

There are great places to visit near Bruton 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.

There are a number of cities near Bruton including Bath, and Wells.

There are a number of historic buildings near Bruton including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

There are a several good ancient sites in the Bruton area like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is one of Bruton's best, nearby hills to visit in Bruton.

Bruton is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are great places to visit near Bruton if you like historic monuments.

The area around Bruton features a number of interesting lakes including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

The area around Bruton features a number of interesting villages including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bruton is near some unmissable airports like Bristol Airport,

There are a number of beaches near to Bruton including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

There are a number of islands near to Bruton including Knightstone Island.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Bruton including River Axe.

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

Caves to visit near Bruton include Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Bruton History

There are some historic monuments around Bruton:

• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Village cross
• Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
• Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill
• Kenwalch's Castle: a large univallate hillfort on Pen Hill
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• The tithe barn
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Nunney Castle
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Motte and bailey castle in Cockroad Wood
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Market cross in the market place
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• 'Jack's Castle'
• Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• The Round House
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Medieval wayside cross at Bodden
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary