Burtle

Worth seeing in and around Burtle

5 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
   Polden Hills

   The Polden Hills in Somerset, England, are a long, low ridge, extending for 10 miles, and separated from the Mendip Hills, to which they are nearly parallel, by a marshy tract known as the Somerset Levels. They are now bisected at their western end by the M5 motorway and a railway, the Bristol and Exeter Railway, part of the Great Western Main Line.

   3.7 km · small hill range in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Mary

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

   3.8 km · church in Cossington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Chilton Priory

   Chilton Priory is a Grade II listed folly, later extended to become a country house prominently located on Polden Hill, overlooking Bath Road, close to Chilton Polden, Parish of Polden Wheel, Somerset. The tower was erected in 1838 for William Stradling, deputy lieutenant of Somerset and a descendant of the local Stradling family who date back to the fourteenth century.

   3.2 km · folly tower and mansion in Chilton Polden, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Shapwick Manor

   Shapwick Manor at Shapwick in the county of Somerset, England, is a medieval manor house, largely remodelled in the 19th century by Henry Strangways on his return from South Australia in 1871. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   4 km · manor house in Shapwick, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Peter, Catcott

   The Anglican Church of St Peter in Catcott, Somerset, England dates predominantly from the 15th century, but still includes some minor 13th century work, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was formerly one of the Polden Chapels held under Moorlinch, it was adjudged in 1548 to have been a chantry chapel and thus liable to closure and sale by Edward VI's commissioners.

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

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Getting to Burtle

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 26 km · Cardiff (CWL), 41 km · Birmingham (BHX), 162 km

Stations

Shapwick railway station, 3 km · Cossington railway station, 3.6 km

• Cardiff → Burtle

  40 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £10–14
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• London → Burtle

  194 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · £21–28
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Burtle

  159 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · £18–24
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