Porlock is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Porlock

There are great places to visit near Porlock 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.

The area around Porlock boasts some of the best cities including Bath, and Wells.

There are a number of historic buildings near Porlock 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 Porlock if you like towns.

Porlock's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Porlock is near some unmissable hills like Glastonbury Tor,

The area around Porlock's best ruins can be found at Glastonbury Abbey.

The area around Porlock boasts some of the best historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

There are a number of lakes near Porlock including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

The area around Porlock features a number of interesting villages including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Porlock if you like airports.

Porlock is near some unmissable beaches like Weston-super-Mare Beach,

There are a number of islands near to Porlock including Knightstone Island.

River Axe is one of Porlock's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Porlock.

The area close to Porlock boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

Porlock has some unmissable caves nearby like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Porlock History

There are some historic monuments around Porlock:

• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Two standing stones and a mound 200m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• Landacre Bridge
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200m south west of Three Combes Foot
• Allerford New Bridge
• Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Katherine's Well
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Agnes Fountain
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Two round barrows on Culbone Hill
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Incised stone W of Stent Hill
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Road Castle
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Black Barrow
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn