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.

Pitcombe's best nearby cities can be found at Bath, and Wells.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are some of Pitcombe best historic buildings to visit near Pitcombe.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are great places to visit near Pitcombe if you like towns.

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

There are a number of hills near to Pitcombe including Glastonbury Tor.

Ruins to visit near Pitcombe include Glastonbury Abbey.

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

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Don't miss Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole's villages if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Airports to visit near Pitcombe include Bristol Airport.

Don't miss Weston-super-Mare Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Islands to visit near Pitcombe include Knightstone Island.

Don't miss River Axe's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

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:

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