Bruton

Worth seeing in and around Bruton

10 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
   Church of All Saints, Castle Cary

   All Saints Church in Castle Cary in the English county of Somerset dates from 1470 and is notable for its high steeple. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5.4 km · church in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Peter

   The Church of St Peter in Evercreech, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and is a Grade I listed building. The three-stage tower has set-back buttresses ascending to pinnacles, with a very tall transomed two-light bell-chamber with windows on each face The embattled parapet has quatrefoil piercing, with big corner pinnacles and smaller intermediate pinnacles.

   5 km · parish church in Evercreech, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bruton Dovecote

   The Bruton Dovecote is a limestone tower that was built between the 15th and 17th century in Bruton in the English county of Somerset. The structure was once used as a dovecote, and may have been a watchtower or prospect tower prior to this.

   600 m · limestone tower in Bruton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Bow Bridge

   Bow Bridge is a 15th-century packhorse bridge over the River Brue in Plox, Bruton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument.

   200 m · packhorse bridge in Bruton, Somerset, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sexey's Hospital

   Hugh Sexey's Hospital in Bruton, Somerset, England was built around 1630 as almshouses. The West Wing and chapel have been designated as a Grade I listed building.

   200 m · Grade I listed building in South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Andrew

   The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5 km · church in Ansford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Nicholas

   The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5 km · church in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Market House

   Castle Cary Market House, also known as Castle Cary Town Hall, is a municipal building in the Market Place in Castle Cary, Somerset, England. The structure, which accommodates the offices of Castle Cary Town council as well as the Castle Cary and District Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

   5 km · market hall in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Mary and St John

   The Anglican Church Of St Mary and St John in Lamyatt, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.6 km · church in Lamyatt, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bruton Abbey

    Bruton Abbey in Bruton, Somerset was founded as a house of Augustinian canons in about 1127, and became an abbey in 1511, shortly before its dissolution in 1539. It was endowed with manors, churches and other properties in the area and also in Normandy in France.

    300 m · abbey in Bruton, Somerset, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bruton

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 35 km · Cardiff (CWL), 70 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 144 km

Stations

Castle Cary railway station, 5.2 km · Bruton railway station, 400 m

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  157 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · £17–22
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