Portbury is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Portbury

There are great places to visit near Portbury 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.

Portbury has some unmissable cities nearby like Bath, and Wells.

There are a number of historic buildings near Portbury including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

Portbury has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is one of Portbury's best, nearby hills to visit in Portbury.

Places near Portbury feature a number of interesting ruins including Glastonbury Abbey.

The area around Portbury features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

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

Don't miss Bristol Airport's airports if visiting the area around Portbury.

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

There are a several good islands in the area around Portbury like Knightstone Island.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Portbury include River Axe.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Portbury including Cheddar Gorge.

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

Portbury History

There are some historic monuments around Portbury:

• Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill
• Churchyard cross in St Mary and St Peter's churchyard
• Elms Colliery
• Clifton Down camp, Clifton
• Long barrow 350m south-west of Cornerpool Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Bridget's churchyard, Chelvey
• The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill
• Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court
• Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross
• Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well
• Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar Farm
• Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm
• Duck decoy, 250m south of Black Rock Villas
• King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury
• Moated site 230m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church
• Druid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke Bishop
• Roman settlement, part of an associated field system and earlier Iron Age settlement remains at Gatcombe Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort, two avenues, saucer barrow, regular aggregate field system and associated earthworks on Walton Common
• Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Cadbury Camp, a small multivalate hillfort on Cadbury Hill
• Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae
• Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth
• Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill
• Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
• Deserted medieval settlement 300m ESE of Wraxall House
• Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard
• Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage
• Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm
• Relict Seawall alongside Collister Pill Reen
• Manorial settlement at Weston Manor
• Stokeleigh Camp: a promontory fort in Leigh Woods
• Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort 150m east of Cleeve Court
• Oval barrow on Felton Hill 100m east of The Round House
• Chapel at Lower Court
• Nailsea Glassworks