Greinton is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Greinton

There are great places to visit near Greinton 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 Greinton area like Bath, and Wells.

Greinton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

Greinton's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

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

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

The area around Greinton features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Greinton has some unmissable lakes nearby like Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Greinton best villages to visit near Greinton.

Bristol Airport is one of Greinton's best, nearby airports to visit in Greinton.

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

Places near Greinton feature a number of interesting islands including Knightstone Island.

The area close to Greinton boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.

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

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are great places to visit near Greinton if you like caves.

Greinton History

There are some historic monuments around Greinton:

• Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
• Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle Moor
• Low Ham Roman villa
• Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge
• Melbury Roman villa
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House
• Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
• Anglo-Saxon occupation site and site of Athelney Abbey on Athelney Hill
• The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm
• Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove
• The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill
• Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
• Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge
• Duck decoy on Middle Moor
• Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm
• Duck decoy 1km south east of Manor Farm
• Timber trackways 850m east of Catcott Burtle Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
• Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm
• Manor house at Mudgley
• Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm
• The Abbot's Fish House and fishponds
• Timber trackway site, 700m west of Honeygar Farm
• Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
• Lake villages NW of Oxenpill
• Early Christian settlement and monastic site at Marchey Farm
• Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
• Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor
• Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 240m south west of Sunnyside Farm
• Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks