Exford is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Exford

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

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

Exford has some unmissable towns nearby like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

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

Places near Exford feature a number of interesting hills including Glastonbury Tor.

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

There are a number of historic monuments near Exford including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

There are a number of villages near Exford including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Airports to visit near Exford include Bristol Airport.

Places near Exford feature a number of interesting beaches including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

The area close to Exford boasts some of the best islands including Knightstone Island.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Exford include River Axe.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Exford like Cheddar Gorge.

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

Exford History

There are some historic monuments around Exford:

• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe Plantation
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
• Barle Bridge
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• Agnes Fountain
• Black Barrow
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill
• Cow Castle
• Two round barrows on Culbone Hill
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
• Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north
• Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Linear barrow and cairn cemetery on Cosgate Hill, circa 240m north-west of County Gate Visitor Centre
• Landacre Bridge
• Incised stone W of Stent Hill
• Brightworthy Barrows on Withypool Common
• Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200m south west of Three Combes Foot
• Trout Hill 2: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 610m south of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge
• Malmsmead Bridge
• Beckham stone alignment and mound, 450m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe
• Round barrows and two standing stones near Withycombe Ridge Water
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Tarr Steps
• Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire Cross
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Allerford New Bridge
• Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
• Two round barrows on West Anstey Common
• Road Castle
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Katherine's Well
• Brewer's Castle
• Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Round barrow on East Anstey Common
• East Pinford: a stone alignment on the west side of East Pinford 700m west of Long Combe sheep pen
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow
• Standing stones on Manor allotment
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Two standing stones and a mound 200m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe
• Stone circle on Badgworthy Lees
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Trout Hill 1: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 550m south west of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Round barrow on Great Tom's Hill
• Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Oldberry Castle
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Old Burrow
• Swap Hill standing stone 200m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Oare Bridge
• Trout Hill 3: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 850m SSW of the foot bridge over Badgeworthy Water
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon