Cranmore is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Cranmore

There are great places to visit near Cranmore 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 Cranmore best cities to visit near Cranmore.

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

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are great places to visit near Cranmore if you like towns.

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

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

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Cranmore.

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

Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare are some of Cranmore best lakes to visit near Cranmore.

Don't miss Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole's villages if visiting the area around Cranmore.

Cranmore is near some unmissable airports like Bristol Airport,

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

Islands to visit near Cranmore include Knightstone Island.

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

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

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

Cranmore History

There are some historic monuments around Cranmore:

• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Kingsdown camp, Mells Down
• Bell barrow south of Blackwell Tyning Plantation
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• The tithe barn
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Round barrow on Beacon Hill
• Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm
• Group of three bowl barrows and one long barrow 90m northeast of Barrow House Farm
• Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill
• Long barrow 230m east of Chewton Plot
• Long barrow 180m north of Lime House
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Brownes' Hole
• Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill
• Two round barrows on Beacon Hill
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Medieval and post-medieval coal mining remains in Harridge Wood and Edford Wood South
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• Market cross in the market place
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Bowl barrow 100m north east of Home Farm Cottage
• The Round House
• Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
• Maesbury Castle small multivallate hillfort
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Bowl barrow 120m north west of Burnt Wood
• Bowl barrow 250m south east of Redhill Farm
• Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Nunney Castle
• Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
• Medieval wayside cross at Bodden
• Bowl barrow 300m north east of Whitnell Corner
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Lime Kiln Hill Quarry Cave
• Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross