Lydford-on-Fosse is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Lydford-on-Fosse

There are great places to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse 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.

Cities to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Bath, and Wells.

The area around Lydford-on-Fosse boasts some of the best historic buildings including 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 Lydford-on-Fosse if you like towns.

The area around Lydford-on-Fosse boasts some of the best ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

The area around Lydford-on-Fosse's best hills can be found at Glastonbury Tor.

There are a number of ruins near to Lydford-on-Fosse including Glastonbury Abbey.

Lydford-on-Fosse's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

There are a number of villages near Lydford-on-Fosse including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Airports to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Bristol Airport.

There are a number of beaches near to Lydford-on-Fosse including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Places near Lydford-on-Fosse feature a number of interesting islands including Knightstone Island.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Lydford-on-Fosse like River Axe.

Lydford-on-Fosse is near some unmissable hiking areas like Cheddar Gorge,

There are a number of caves near Lydford-on-Fosse including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Lydford-on-Fosse History

There are some historic monuments around Lydford-on-Fosse:

• Tithe barn
• Linear earthwork in Butleigh Wood
• The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm
• Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
• Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• Ponter's Ball linear earthwork
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Bineham City deserted village
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Ilchester Roman town
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• The Tribunal
• West Mudford medieval settlement, 500m south west of West Mudford Farm
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Pill Bridge
• St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor
• Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood
• Glastonbury Abbey
• Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
• Moated site at Hinton Farm