Shoscombe is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Shoscombe

There are great places to visit near Shoscombe 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.

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

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Shoscombe if you like historic buildings.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are some of Shoscombe best towns to visit near Shoscombe.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are some of Shoscombe best ancient sites to visit near Shoscombe.

Glastonbury Tor is a great place to visit close to Shoscombe if you like hills.

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Shoscombe.

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are great places to visit near Shoscombe if you like historic monuments.

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

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

The area around Shoscombe's best airports can be found at Bristol Airport.

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

Islands to visit near Shoscombe include Knightstone Island.

Shoscombe is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Axe,

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Shoscombe like Cheddar Gorge.

There are a several good caves in the Shoscombe area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Shoscombe History

There are some historic monuments around Shoscombe:

• Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm
• Murtry Old Bridge
• Lime Kiln Hill Quarry Cave
• Dovecote 220m north of St Philip and St James's Church
• Bath City Walls
• Hinton Priory
• Tedbury camp
• Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm
• Whatley Combe Roman villa
• Saltford brass battery mill
• Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
• Roman villa at Upper Hayes
• Castle (remains of)
• Roman villa NW of Port Way
• Chewton Keynsham packhorse bridge
• Slight univallate hillfort called Bathampton Camp
• Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 530m north west of Park Farm
• Slight univallate hillfort 125m west of Tunley Farm
• Kingsdown camp, Mells Down
• Nunney Castle
• Brownes' Hole
• Lock Up, Mill Lane
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585m north of Tuckingmill Farm
• Stoney Littleton long barrow
• The Eastgate, Bath
• Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross
• Medieval and post-medieval coal mining remains in Harridge Wood and Edford Wood South
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420m south west of Barrowmead Cottage
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375m south east of Knowle Farm
• The Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath
• Culverhay Castle
• Fussell's Lower Works: an iron edge tool works, 210m south east of Wadbury
• Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm
• Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale
• Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke
• Wadbury camp
• Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285m north west of Manor Farm
• Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park
• Compton Dando Bridge
• Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments