Combe Down is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Combe Down postcode: BA2 5JP

Retail in Combe Down

There are great places to visit near Combe Down 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 some of Combe Down best cities to visit near Combe Down.

Don't miss Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Combe Down.

Towns to visit near Combe Down include Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

There are a number of ancient sites near Combe Down including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is a great place to visit close to Combe Down if you like hills.

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

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

There are a number of lakes near Combe Down including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Villages to visit near Combe Down include Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

There are a number of airports near to Combe Down including Bristol Airport.

The area close to Combe Down boasts some of the best beaches including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

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

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

The area close to Combe Down boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are some of Combe Down best caves to visit near Combe Down.

Combe Down History

There are some historic monuments around Combe Down:

• Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument
• Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970m west of The Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm
• The Monk's Well conduit house 280m WNW of Monkton Farleigh Manor House
• Hinton Priory
• Slight univallate hillfort 190m north west of Westleigh
• The Devil's Bed and Bolster long barrow
• Bath City Walls
• Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn
• Multi-span bridge called Bathford Bridge
• Lock Up, Mill Lane
• Iford Bridge
• Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Manor House
• Murhill tramway and wharf
• Roman villa at Upper Hayes
• Two round barrows N of Blathwayt Arms
• Farleigh Hungerford Castle
• The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath
• Monastic grange at Barton Farm
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 530m north west of Park Farm
• Culverhay Castle
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285m north west of Manor Farm
• Dundas aqueduct
• Slight univallate hillfort called Bathampton Camp
• Part of a linear boundary 590m north of Noade's Leaze Farm
• Site of correrie or lower house to Hinton Priory
• Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument
• The Falconry, Farleigh Hungerford
• Stoney Littleton long barrow
• Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage
• Castle (remains of)
• Roman villa 500m south east of Hill House Farm
• Limpley Stoke Bridge (or Stokeford Bridge)
• Round House
• Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm
• Lansdown camp
• Kingsdown camp, Mells Down
• Dovecote 220m north of St Philip and St James's Church
• Roman camp 405m west of The Bungalow
• The Eastgate, Bath
• Roman villa NW of Port Way