Castle Cary is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Castle Cary

There are great places to visit near Castle Cary 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 Castle Cary features a number of interesting cities including Bath, and Wells.

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

Don't miss Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare's towns if visiting the area around Castle Cary.

Castle Cary has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Castle Cary include Glastonbury Tor.

Glastonbury Abbey is one of Castle Cary's best, nearby ruins to visit in Castle Cary.

Castle Cary's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Lakes to visit near Castle Cary include Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Castle Cary's best nearby villages can be found at Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Castle Cary if you like airports.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is a great place to visit close to Castle Cary if you like beaches.

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

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

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

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves's caves if visiting the area around Castle Cary.

Castle Cary History

There are some historic monuments around Castle Cary:

• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Village cross
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• Tithe barn
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• The Round House
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• The tithe barn
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond