Shapwick is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Shapwick

There are great places to visit near Shapwick 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.

Don't miss Bath, and Wells's cities if visiting the area around Shapwick.

Shapwick's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

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

Places near Shapwick feature a number of interesting hills including Glastonbury Tor.

Ruins to visit near Shapwick include Glastonbury Abbey.

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

Lakes to visit near Shapwick include Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Shapwick has some unmissable villages nearby like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is one of Shapwick's best, nearby airports to visit in Shapwick.

There are a number of beaches near to Shapwick including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Shapwick include River Axe.

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

The area around Shapwick boasts some of the best caves including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Shapwick History

There are some historic monuments around Shapwick:

• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm
• Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm
• Timber trackways 850m east of Catcott Burtle Farm
• Manor house at Mudgley
• Low Ham Roman villa
• The Abbot's Fish House and fishponds
• Timber trackway site, 700m west of Honeygar Farm
• Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm
• Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of)
• Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
• Lake villages NW of Oxenpill
• Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
• Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle Moor
• Blackford Manor House Moat
• Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor
• The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 240m south west of Sunnyside Farm
• Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon
• Duck decoy 1km south east of Manor Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House
• Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
• Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
• Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane
• Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge
• Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
• Melbury Roman villa
• Section of medieval road, south of Pomparles Bridge, north of Street
• Early Christian settlement and monastic site at Marchey Farm
• Duck decoy on Middle Moor
• Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm
• Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove
• Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge
• Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
• Village cross
• Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm