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.

There are a several good cities in the Castle Cary area like Bath, and Wells.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Castle Cary area like 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.

Don't miss Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well's ancient sites if visiting the area around Castle Cary.

Hills to visit near Castle Cary include Glastonbury Tor.

The area around Castle Cary's best ruins can be found at Glastonbury Abbey.

Historic Monuments to visit near Castle Cary include Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

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

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

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

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.

Places near Castle Cary feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

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

Castle Cary History

There are some historic monuments around Castle Cary:

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