Banwell

Worth seeing in and around Banwell

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Banwell Castle

   Banwell Castle is a Victorian Gothic Revival mansion in Banwell, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   800 m · castle in Banwell, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Locking Castle

   Locking Castle was a castle that once stood on Carberry Hill near the site of RAF Locking in Locking in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.

   4 km · castle in Locking, North Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Andrew, Banwell

   The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building. The body of the church has a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles and a rather short chancel, considering the proportions of the rest of the church.

   100 m · church in Banwell, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Andrew, Compton Bishop

   The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3.6 km · Grade I listed church in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Mary, Christon

   The Church of St Mary in Christon, North Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman structure has a three bay nave with a south porch and chancel.

   2.6 km · church in Christon, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St James, Winscombe

   The Church of St James in Winscombe, Somerset, England, has 12th- or 13th-century origins but the present building dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

   2.7 km · church in Winscombe, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Banwell Caves

   Banwell Caves are a 1.7-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Banwell, North Somerset, England notified in 1963. The site comprises two caves, called 'Banwell Bone Cave' and 'Banwell Stalactite Cave', which lie within the grounds of a large house, at the western end of Banwell Hill.

   1.6 km · cave in the UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

   Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill is a 332.2 hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the western end of the Mendip Hills, Somerset. The line of hills runs for approximately 5 kilometres from west to east and includes: Crook Peak, Compton Hill, Wavering Down, Cross Plain and Shute Shelve Hill.

   3.7 km · geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of All Saints

   All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Sandford, Somerset, England. Designed by Hans Price and William Wooler, it was built in 1883–84 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1983.

   2.3 km · church in Sandford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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