Pitcombe is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Pitcombe

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

The area around Pitcombe features a number of interesting historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

The area around Pitcombe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Pitcombe include Glastonbury Tor.

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

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

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

Pitcombe's best nearby villages can be found at Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

There are a number of airports near to Pitcombe including Bristol Airport.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is a great place to visit close to Pitcombe if you like beaches.

Pitcombe is near some unmissable islands like Knightstone Island,

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

Pitcombe is near some unmissable hiking areas like Cheddar Gorge,

There are a several good caves in the Pitcombe area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Pitcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Pitcombe:

• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• The Round House
• Market cross in the market place
• The tithe barn
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Village cross
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Maperton medieval settlement
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge