Wanstrow is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Wanstrow

There are great places to visit near Wanstrow 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.

There are a several good cities in the Wanstrow area like Bath, and Wells.

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

The area around Wanstrow boasts some of the best towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

There are a number of ancient sites near Wanstrow including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

The area around Wanstrow's best hills can be found at Glastonbury Tor.

Wanstrow is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

Don't miss Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross's historic monuments if visiting the area around Wanstrow.

Wanstrow's best nearby lakes can be found at Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Wanstrow's best nearby villages can be found at Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

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

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

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

River Axe is a great place to visit close to Wanstrow if you like rivers and streams.

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

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are great places to visit near Wanstrow if you like caves.

Wanstrow History

There are some historic monuments around Wanstrow:

• Wadbury camp
• Lime Kiln Hill Quarry Cave
• Witham Priory
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Kenwalch's Castle: a large univallate hillfort on Pen Hill
• Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
• Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Pen Pits quern quarries N of Combe Bottom
• Murtry Old Bridge
• Nunney Castle
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Bristol High Cross
• Orchard Castle
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill
• Marston Moat
• Park Hill camp
• The tithe barn
• Ballands Castle
• Motte and bailey castle in Cockroad Wood
• Whatley Combe Roman villa
• Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross
• Brownes' Hole
• Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Kingsdown camp, Mells Down
• Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Fussell's Lower Works: an iron edge tool works, 210m south east of Wadbury
• 'Jack's Castle'
• Medieval and post-medieval coal mining remains in Harridge Wood and Edford Wood South
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Tedbury camp
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington Bridge