Pitminster is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Pitminster

There are great places to visit near Pitminster 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 Pitminster include Bath, and Wells.

Don't miss Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Pitminster.

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

There are a several good ancient sites in the Pitminster area like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

There are a several good hills in the area around Pitminster like Glastonbury Tor.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Pitminster like Glastonbury Abbey.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Pitminster area like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are great places to visit near Pitminster if you like villages.

Pitminster is near some unmissable airports like Bristol Airport,

Beaches to visit near Pitminster include Weston-super-Mare Beach.

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

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Pitminster include Cheddar Gorge.

There are a number of caves near Pitminster including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Pitminster History

There are some historic monuments around Pitminster:

• Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School Farm
• Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church
• Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge
• Norton Camp large univallate hillfort
• World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm
• Two bowl barrows, one 380m west and one 685m north west of Beech Croft
• Roman villa N of Whitestaunton
• Poundisford Park pale
• Two bowl barrows 210m and 600m north west of Brown Down Cottage
• Two bowl barrows 300m north west of Northay Farm
• Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform
• Bradford Bridge
• Two World War II air traffic control buildings, 620m west and 560m WSW of Whitewall Corner, on the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm
• Two crosses in St Mary's churchyard
• Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren