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.

Bath, and Wells are some of Lydford-on-Fosse best cities to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare's towns if visiting the area around Lydford-on-Fosse.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are some of Lydford-on-Fosse best ancient sites to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse.

Lydford-on-Fosse is near some unmissable hills like Glastonbury Tor,

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

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are great places to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse if you like historic monuments.

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 several good villages in the Lydford-on-Fosse area like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Don't miss Bristol Airport's airports if visiting the area around Lydford-on-Fosse.

Beaches to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Islands to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Knightstone Island.

River Axe is a great place to visit close to Lydford-on-Fosse if you like rivers and streams.

The area around Lydford-on-Fosse's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

There are a several good caves in the Lydford-on-Fosse area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Lydford-on-Fosse History

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

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